Kacper Strak Cams

Kacper Strak has extensive experience in the field of Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC). Kacper currently serves as the Executive Director - Head of FCC Operations at Manufacturers Bank, where they are responsible for executing financial crimes controls. Kacper manages a team of 40 FCC staff and has played a key role in remediating audit issues and enhancing the overall FCC program.

Prior to their current role, Kacper worked at Genpact as a Senior Advisory Lead - FCRM, where they provided advisory services to clients in the financial industry, including traditional financial institutions, virtual currency companies, and FinTechs. Kacper helped clients meet regulatory obligations and optimize their programs through assessments, process re-designs, and subject matter expertise.

Before that, Kacper worked at Mizuho as the Director - Head of AML Compliance, managing a team of 15 staff and overseeing KYC, Transactions Monitoring, and AML QA programs. Kacper was responsible for maintaining BSA/AML policies, completing risk assessments, and AML model validation.

Earlier in their career, Kacper served as an AVP - Financial Crimes Compliance at Commerzbank AG, where they led a team and performed Enhanced Due Diligence on bank customers. Kacper also drafted Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) as required.

Kacper's experience also includes working at HSBC as a Financial Crimes Due Diligence Analyst, where they performed Enhanced Due Diligence on the bank's foreign correspondent banking customer base. Kacper assisted in the implementation of an Enhanced Due Diligence questionnaire and determined the politically exposed person (PEP) status of customers and connected parties.

Kacper began their career as a KYC Analyst at Barclays Capital Inc, where they conducted Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on new and existing customers. Kacper compiled KYC profiles and conducted screening for negative news and PEPs.

Overall, Kacper Strak has a wealth of experience in the financial industry, particularly in the area of Financial Crimes Compliance. Kacper has held various leadership roles and has been instrumental in improving FCC programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and optimizing processes for their clients.

Kacper Strak, CAMS, has a well-rounded educational background in the field of finance and economics. Kacper obtained their Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree with a specialization in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business between 2015 and 2020. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies at Rutgers University from 2007 to 2011, earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a focus on Economics and Political Science.

In addition to their academic pursuits, Kacper Strak has also obtained a certification as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) from the ACAMS institution in February 2016.