ACAMS Connect AMLA - Preparing for the Next Stage

David has extensive global financial crime risk mitigation experience within banks and, previously, government customs agencies. David was awarded the 2019 ACAMS® Career Leadership Award in recognition of his career-long commitment to the AML/CFT community and his significant role in leading, advising and counselling the global AML profession. David Clark most recent assignment was as a Senior Financial Crime SME & Change Manager at ING Bank. Prior to joining ING, David worked for Standard Chartered where he was the Financial Crime (FC) Surveillance Process Owner; as well as managing the Case Quality Control of the FC Analysts and Investigators. Additionally, David was the Head of FC Learning responsible for the AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption and Fraud Curricula, as well as the FC Compliance & Surveillance Academies. Previously David worked for GE Capital where he headed up the FC Risk Management function for EMEA and APAC, and for Barclays Wealth as the Head of FC Intelligence. Before Barclays, David had worked for ABN AMRO in their Global AML Advisory and Analysis team. Before switching careers to work in Financial Services, David had a 16-year Law Enforcement career as a Financial Investigator & Intelligence Officer which included 7 years seconded to a Crown Dependent Territory.

George is a global expert anti-financial crime at ACAMS and member of ACAMS' global SMEs team. He previously headed the Paris branch of a leading corporate intelligence consultancy and has strong credentials in corporate investigations and political risk analysis.

An ACAMS-certified global sanctions specialist (CGSS) and certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), he has expertise in the geopolitics, security and economics of wider Europe and the former Soviet Union. George has written extensively on international affairs and has published to date two books and hundreds of articles.