Angela
Mele, CAMS-Audit
Angela Mele has over 25 years of international financial services experience, having worked at Leeds Management Services in Bermuda, then with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, and most recently, as Head of Compliance + Training of Citi Hedge Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd. Angela left her position with Citi to manage RiskPass Compliance+AML Ltd. in December 2007.
Angela is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and is a member of the International Compliance Association (MICA). In addition, she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Education from York University in Toronto, and received the designation of Certified Advanced AML Audit Specialist (CAMS-Audit) in January 2014.
Angela has experience running in-house compliance programs for financial service companies, performing internal AML/CTF/TFS/APF audits, and acting in the capacity of Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer, and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for relevant financial businesses across the industry in the Cayman Islands. In addition, she has extensive experience with the FATCA and CRS regimes and has designed and delivered industry specific written policies and procedures in keeping with relevant legislation and regulations.
As part of her practice, Angela delivers AML/CTF/TFS/APF training specific to various industries and jurisdictions both via live workshops and through her firm’s online platform. She has also delivered training sessions for industry associations and companies both locally and globally to such groups include the Association of Certified Anti-Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), the Caribbean Regional Compliance Association, GovRisk, Central Law Training (UK), the Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, and the Cayman Islands Fund Administrators Association (CIFAA).
From 2005-2007 Angela chaired the ACAMS Caribbean Task Force and since 2006 has served as the Secretary to CIFAA and is their immediate past Chair of the Educational Subcommittee.