Imad
Habre, CAMS-Audit, CAMS-FCI
Imad Habre is Certified by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) as an Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) since 2012. He also holds two advanced certifications from the ACAMS in AML audit (CAMS-Audit) and financial crimes investigations (CAMS-FCI).
Imad holds a BS in Banking & Finance, a BS in Economics from the Lebanese American University, and an MBA in Finance from the American University of Science & Technology.
His professional career spans over 15 years in the fields of Financial Crimes, AML, Compliance and Risk Management. During this time, he assumed senior and managerial roles in several local and international organizations related to banking and money service businesses.
During his career, Imad was responsible for the implementation of major projects in several organizations such as Risk Based Approach, Risk Assessment, Risk Control and Self-Assessment, Sanctions framework, KYC cleansing, AML internal control framework and other projects.
He is a regular speaker and moderator at the ACAMS MENA annual conference and ACAMS webinars. He is also a Taskforce member with the ACAMS and is involved in several ACAMS projects including educational programs, certification exams development and other projects.
Imad is also a speaker and moderator with Bureau van Dijk (A Moody’s Analytics company) and other organizations on topics related to Financial Crimes, Compliance, AML, Sanctions, Tax Evasion and Risk Management.