Samantha leads KPMG New Zealand’s financial crime consulting practice and has over 18 years of experience in regulatory compliance and risk management in the financial services and gambling sectors. She has worked as a consultant for KPMG since 2016 and since then has worked with multiple clients in both New Zealand and Australia to build a strong reputation on how financial crime risk management can be practical, compliant and effective. She has led KPMG teams in delivering comprehensive enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessments, banking financial crime target operating models, completion of large and complex AML/CFT audits within the regulatory timeframes as well as specialist advisory support to project initiatives.

Originally from the UK, Samantha’s commenced her career in financial services in Australia in 2006, working as a Client Services Manager in an ASX wealth management firm where she supported the implementation of Australia’s AML/CTF Act and Rules into the organisation. She moved to New Zealand in 2010 and worked in risk and compliance roles in JBWere’s (previously Goldmans Sachs JBWere) and OM Financial Limited (now Jarden) where she was responsible for both BAU and regulatory change initiatives.

Samantha holds both a Masters of Laws (LLM) in public International law and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB honours) with European Studies.