John
Shoemaker
John Shoemaker currently serves as Vice President, Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer for Great-West Lifeco Inc. and is responsible for managing the global corporate anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, sanctions, fraud risk and anti-bribery and corruption programs for Great-West Lifeco Inc. and its subsidiaries primarily located in Canada, Europe and the United States, including Canada Life, Empower, Putnam and Irish Life.
Until February of 2017, John held the rank of Superintendent in the RCMP’s federal policing program as the officer-in-charge of Greater Toronto Area Financial Crime where he provided oversight and leadership of enforcement teams focused on organized large-scale money laundering, proceeds of crime, fraud, counterfeit currency and corruption investigations. John holds an MBA and is also a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist.