Martha
Celedon
Martha Celedon is currently Western Union’s Leader of Compliance for the Americas Region Shared Services. In this capacity, she supports the Americas RVP with oversight responsibility for the Compliance Program of Western Union’s Authorized Delegates as well as ensuring the company adheres to all regulatory requirements in the respective countries. She has served in many roles including the Leader of the Agent Oversight for the Latin America and European region where she built the department with a team of 17 individuals, she also served as the regional Compliance Officer for the Caribbean/Central America region. Martha has been instrumental in the successful development and execution of sensitive regulatory projects and controls across the region. In addition, she was responsible for the implementation of the several requirements that originated from the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (AML and Anti-Fraud) with the DOJ and FTC which was fully completed in June 2020 and, several regulatory projects in the region.
Currently based in New Jersey, She has over 15 years of AML Compliance experience in the money transfer industry in the United States, Latin America, Caribbean, and Europe. Martha has successfully managed critical projects, including the implementation of global processes, and managed Agent/Government relationships in over 20 countries and continues to mitigate risk impacting Western Union. Martha holds a bachelor’s degree in Business from Devry University. Martha is also certified as an anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS).
On a personal side, Martha is originally from Colombia and speaks Spanish fluently. Martha is married and has an 8-year-old girl. Martha enjoys spending time with her family, outdoor activities, and travel.