Santhosh Sebastian (CAMS,CFCS,CFE)

Santhosh Sebastian has over 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. In 2008, they began their career as a Compliance Officer at Barclays Corporate Banking. In 2012, they moved to ILC International Legal Consultants as a Legal Consultant (Regulatory Compliance). In 2013, they joined ALC, Apt Legal Consultants as a Senior Legal Consultant (Regulatory Compliance). After five years, they moved to Anil Associates in 2018 in the same role. In 2017, they were appointed as the Chief Compliance Officer at Azizi Bank. In 2019, they joined Standard Chartered Bank as an Associate Director (Financial Crime Compliance). In 2020, they moved to UHY James - Audit l Tax l Advisory l Risk l Technology as a Money Laundering Reporting Officer / Compliance Officer. In 2021, they were appointed as the Chief Compliance Officer at Crypto Bank. Currently, they are working as a DY.MLRO/Compliance Officer at EFG Hermes, where they are responsible for ensuring that the AML & compliance function is organized for effective management and control and, that it complies with applicable laws and regulations. Santhosh is also responsible for identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk and developing and implementing corrective action plans for the resolution of problematic issues.

Santhosh Sebastian has an extensive educational history. Santhosh earned their Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business from Edith Cowan University in 2008. Santhosh then obtained their Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Kerala in 2003. In 2004, they earned their Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the same university. In 2012, they completed an Introduction to the offshore world from Swiss Academy. In 2015, they obtained their Master of Social Work - MSW from Indira Gandhi National Open University and a Diploma in Cyber Law & Cyber Security from the University of Kerala. In 2016, they completed their Masters of Business Law from the University of Kerala. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) in 2019, ICA Specialist Certificate in Financial Crime Risk in Global Banking and Markets from the International Compliance Association in 2018, DIFC Rules and Regulations from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI) in 2018, CFCS (Certified Financial Crime Specialist) from the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists - ACFCS in 2017, and CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) from ACAMS in 2017. Santhosh also holds certifications in Certified Blockchain Expert, Certified Blockchain and KYC Professional, Global Financial Compliance, Global Securities Operations, Introduction to Securities & Investments (International), and Operational Risk from The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI).