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Speakers
Robert McMillan
Head of Group Compliance Middle East
RBS
Leas Bachatene
Managing Director, Middle East & APAC
Complinet
Dr. Nasser Al Kaud
Director of Finance and Monetary Integration Department
GCC Secretariat General
Dr. Salim Al Gudhea
Head of Monetary Union Unit
GCC Secretariat General
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Barrak
Commissioner
Capital Market Authority
Martin Wheatley, JP
Chief Executive Officer
Securities and Futures Commission Hong Kong
Phillip Thorpe
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority
Paul M. Koster
Chief Executive
Dubai Financial Services Authority
Ryan Lemand
Economic Advisor, Head of Risk Management
Securities and Commodities Authority
Joy K. Smallwood
Attorney, Legal Department
International Monetary Fund
Yousif Hassan Yousif
Director, Retail Banking Supervision Directorate
Central Bank of Bahrain
Ahmed Al Sheikh
Head of Corporate Governance
Capital Market Authority, Saudi Arabia
Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi
Deputy CEO for legal affairs, Issuance and Research
Securities and Commodities Authority
Adrian Jossa
Executive Director, Head of Compliance
Goldman Sachs
Michael Matossian
EVP and Global Head of Group Compliance
Arab Bank plc
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Award winners
The 1st GCC Compliance Awards were organised by Complinet, the leading provider of dynamic and connected risk and compliance solutions to the global financial services industry, and recognise the contribution of risk and compliance professionals in their roles of keeping their companies at the forefront of the global financial services profession.
Complinet announced the winners of the 1st GCC Compliance Awards at the 4th Annual GCC Regulators Summit on 23 February 2010. The winners were presented with their trophies at the awards ceremony held at The Ritz Carlton in Doha.
The winners include:
Individual Awards
Compliance officer of the year
Debra Neill, QInvest - Winner
Raed Ahbullah, Khaleeji Commerical Bank - Highly commended
Chief compliance officer of the year
Abdul Aziz Osman, Banque Saudi Fransi - Winner
Michael Matossian, Arab Bank - Highly commended
MLRO of the year
Ghaus Bin Ikram, Doha Bank - Winner
Mohamed Al Haram, National Bank of Abu Dhabi - Highly commended
Young compliance officer of the year
Nezar Al-Kooheji, Gulf International Bank - Winner
A. Moniem Almayoof, Gulf Finance House - Highly commended
Personality of the year
H.E. Sultan Bin Nassar Al Suwaidi, Central Bank of UAE - Winner
Dr Nasser Saidi, Hawkamah - Highly commended
Effective Implementation of KYC Practices Masood Safar Abdullah, Commercial Bank of Dubai - Winner
Lifetime Achievement Award Georges N. Djandji, Gulf International Bank, B.S.C. (GIB) - Winner
Service Awards
Best consulting firm
Deloitte - Winner
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