Guillermo
Horta
Guillermo Horta. Financial Crimes Compliance Expert and former Head of Financial Crimes Risk Management and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Officer for Scotiabank IB. Before joining Scotiabank, Guillermo was the Head of Financial Crimes Compliance for UBS AG Americas. Previously, Guillermo held several positions with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, including Managing Director and Global Senior Executive of Financial Crimes Compliance, as well as Head of Financial Crimes Compliance for the Americas. Guillermo also held several positions within Citigroup’s Legal and Compliance Units, including Managing Director and Regional Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Economic Sanctions for Mexico and Latin America. Guillermo is constantly invited as key note speaker to AML related international forums and is an active member of several AML and banking associations. Guillermo is the Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee and member of the Board of Directors of the Financial and International Business Association (FIBA), former Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Committee of the Latin American Banks Federation (FELABAN), former Chairman of the Compliance Committee of the Mexican Banks Association (ABM) and former President of the Latin America Task Force of ACAMS. Guillermo has a J.D. degree in Law from the Universidad Iberoamericana and has postgraduate studies in Criminal Law and Telecommunications Law. Before his career in the financial system, Guillermo worked in a government agency involved in topics related to justice procurement and as an Associate in a prestigious international law firm in Mexico City.