High education / Experience

Educational Institutions, Degrees, Memberships

Member of ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists)

CKYCA (Certified KYC Associate)

CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist)

September, 2023 – March, 2026

Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL), Moscow, degree with honours: Master of Laws

March, 2023 – April, 2023

National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’, advanced training in Sanctions Compliance

December, 2021 – September, 2022

ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists), Course: CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist)

September, 2020 – January, 2021

ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists), Course: CKYCA (Certified KYC Associate)

May, 2020 – May, 2020

ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists), Course: KYC CDD

September, 2019 – September, 2019

Deloitte – Finance Course

June, 2019 – February, 2020

National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’, professional retraining in Business Analytics

September, 2004 – June, 2009

Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation, degree with honours: Business Management; English Translator

Foreign Languages

English, Spanish, French

Professional Activity

Specialization

Conducting checks to get an overview of the client's business:

Checking, analyzing and assessing the activities of clients (individuals and legal entities) and their counterparties for compliance risks, including sanctions risks. Risk management:

Developing and writing company policies, including:

• Compliance policies;
• Sanctions risk policies;
• Risk manuals;
• Risk matrices;

Interacting with foreign licensing and regulatory authorities in relation to:

• Provision of statistics and periodic reports;
• Replying to the correspondence;
• Participation in mandatory surveys;

Assisting clients in passing compliance checks performed by foreign banks (during the account opening and regular reviews of account holder information), including:

• Preparing analytical data on incoming/outgoing transactions as requested by the bank;
• Filling in compliance forms and preparing required documents;
• Communicating with a bank from the start to the completion of a review;
• Making reasoned objections to the bank’s comments (if necessary);

Interacting with GSL's foreign offices:

• Training the employees of foreign offices, assisting in preparation of various documents, assisting with and guiding through inspections carried out by foreign regulatory authorities;

Conducting Compliance training sessions and courses (for GSL employees and clients), in particular:

• KYC (Know Your Customer) – forming a general understanding of the subject and prerequisites for conducting customer due diligence;
• CDD&EDD – factors to consider when conducting CDD (Customer Due Diligence) or EDD (Enhanced Due Diligence);
• AML&CFT (anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism) policy;

Monitoring client bank accounts – assisting clients to comply with AML&CFT requirements in relation to their company accounts:

Projects completed

• Helping GSL’s foreign offices to pass compliance inspections (Seychelles, Hong Kong).
• Helping GSL Cyprus office to pass an inspection conducted by the licensing authority – Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).
• Taking part in developing operational algorithms for GSL Internal Control Department.
• Taking part in developing and implementing systems for checking clients and partners for compliance risks (including sanctions risks).
• Conducting compliance checks requested by clients (as part of transaction’s due diligence – assessment of potential risks in a transaction).