Maria Elsa
Torres Bastida
AML and Sanctions specialist and experienced manager with more than 8 years at senior level with dynamic professional development in a competitive environment and a strong and complex business, as well as strong, such as Citigroup.
Regulatory Certification on Anti-Money Laundering / Terrorism financing issued by CNBV and Financial Intelligence Unit. The recognition encompasses all financial entities within Mexico. Experienced in know your customer (KYC), as well as follow-up in adherence to international corporate policies and local regulation. Lead advise to the business with a specific focus on mitigating potential risks of money laundering, during the on-boarding process and within periodic reviews.
Strong knowledge and management in Financial Intelligence and OFAC lists application.
Strong expertise in risk management within different legal entities and economic activities.
Internal Control and Risk Assessment strong expertise to ensure that business is conducted properly to guarantee integrity and transparency for an effective management.
Regulatory Risk Executive and Exam Management coordinator and on the point support for Senior Management and Board of Directors with regards to operational decision-making. High-end managing skills when legal risk and liabilities arise within entities. Advanced knowledge and practice within Corporate Governance, Internal Control, Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, Operational Risk among the principal. Elsa provides a competitive advantage through her firm experience in the financial industry, as she has implemented best practices within the banking sector. This has proven as a solid basis to further introduce innovations that benefit the operational, business and compliance elements of financial entities that perform cross business functions within banks, stock market, investment, pension and mutual funds and insurance markets.
As an eager and fast learner, she has become an executive that is able to adapt and execute with ease. Her people skills allow to create an environment where her technical, strategic and business savvy allow her to consolidate working groups and coordinate multidisciplinary training elements for local, regional and international groups.