
Vivian
Chen, CAMS
First Vice President & CCO
陳慧儀
(CAMS)
法遵長
First Bank New York Branch
Vivian brings over 18 years of regulatory compliance risk management experience to commercial retail and foreign wholesale banks. Her area of expertise: AML/BSA/OFAC and global sanctions, consumer and wholesale regulatory compliance, risk assessment, enterprise risk management, corporate governance, and Board of Directors reporting.
Professional Experience
- Expert knowledge of AML/BSA/OFAC regulations and retail/wholesale banking operations.
- AML/BSA, Compliance & Safety and Soundness Examination (OCC/FRB/FDIC/State/Taiwan FSC).
- Full scope consumer compliance risk management at a community bank in NYC.
- Litigation management at a foreign retail branch in NYC.
- BSA/AML and regulatory compliance management at two foreign wholesale branches in NYC.
- Various legal and compliance positions at an international commercial bank with multi-state cross-continent operation (NY/MA/CA/WA and oversea branches in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan).
Specific Skill Sets
- Enforcement action remediation (MOU/Cease and Desist Order).
- Turnaround AML/BSA/OFAC and compliance deficiencies.
- Tailoring and enhancing AML/BSA/OFAC and compliance programs.
- Training and presentations for all level of compliance audience, including Board of Directors.
- Enterprise risk management, including AML/BSA/OFAC and compliance risk assessments.
- Global syndication, commercial real estate lending, and construction lending.
- Merger and Acquisition related legal and compliance risk management.
Credentials/Professional Affiliations
- New York State Attorney
- Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager (CRCM)
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)