2026 Judges

The ICA Compliance Awards are judged by an independent panel of 70+ senior practitioners. 

Confirmed judges to date include:

Sam Ahangama

Deputy Head of Compliance
National Bank of Kuwait

Ndidi Ahiauzu

Risk and Compliance Director (DMLRO)
British Business Bank

Pedro Amaral

Head of Due Diligence
Banco BPI

Kash Baig

UK CCO & MLRO - International Compliance
Charles Schwab

Caroline Baker

Chief Compliance Officer
Castle Trust Bank

Sérgio Barata

Head of Transaction Monitoring
Banco BPI

Lisa Bennett

Legal Compliance Director
Mastercard

Addo Boadum

Head of Compliance & MLRO
Unison Global Markets (UGM) Ltd

Miloš Bogdanović

Head of Group Compliance
AikGroup

Cynthia Borg

Head of Financial Crime Compliance
APS Bank (Malta)

Caroline Braddock

Ethics and Compliance Officer
Rolls-Royce

Jim Bridges

Head of Risk and Compliance
Allsop LLP

Sarah Bullock FICA

Chief Compliance Officer
EY UK

Christian Captieux

Group Compliance Director
Loyal North Plc, and SMF16 and 17 for Fusion Asset Management

Warwick Carruthers

Global Head of Business integrity (Home care, Governance and Innovation)
Unilever

Rajendra Chokshi

Head of Legal and Compliance and MLRO
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank London

Allan Clare

Advisor, Mentor & Coach
Obsequella Ltd

Ashley Clarke

Senior Compliance Officer
Citi

Ben Crossland

Chief Compliance Officer, MLRO
Leerink Partners UK

Matthew Dalby

Sian Darlympe

Chief Compliance Officer
MaplesFS

Anthony Davies

Senior Compliance Manager
AXA Health

Katherine Delikoura

Chief Compliance Officer
Council of Europe Dvelopment Bank

Gregory Dellas

Chief Compliance and Innovation Officer
ECOMMBX

Ansie Delport

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solution - Director of Compliance
Sandvik

Sarah Diller

Melvyn Dillon

Head of Conduct & Compliance Monitoring
Sainsbury’s Bank

Jon Duffy

Senior Vice President, Corporate Assurance & Regulatory Affairs
Genting Casinos UK

Sophie Dupré-Echeverria

Head of Group Risk & Compliance International
Australian Super

Rebecca Edwards

MLRO
Travel FX

Adrianna Fabijanska

Global Head Financial Crime Compliance – Investment Banking
ING Wholesale Banking

Jermaine Frue

Vice-President of Anti Money Laundering operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Bank of America

Emily Gooday

Head of Compliance
Genistar

Tarek Howayek

Regional Head of AML and Compliance Policies
MENAT

Neil Jennings

Founder
GLF Strategic Compliance

Maryam Kamal

Head of Compliance & AML
The Benefit Company

Rezaul Karim

Ex-AVP, Financial Crime Investigations
HSBC

Sharon Keith

Head of Group Compliance
Arriva

Lance King

Head of Compliance & Deputy MLRO
Virgin Media O2

Shyam Kotecha

Chief Compliance Officer, MLRO & Director
M T Finance

Shivali Kukreja

Head of Risk & Compliance
nib New Zealand

Egidijus Kuslys

Head of Complex Products Monitoring & Market Surveillance
Danske Bank

Mickaël Latapie

Group Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Allwyn

Johanna Maria Leiner

Compliance Governance, Ethics & ESG Specialist and ICA Global Practitioner Technical Advisory Board
Global Practitioner Technical Advisory Board Member

Micaela Madureira

Head of Compliance
Banco Carregosa

Dr Therisa Mallia

Deputy MLRO and Head - Policy and Reporting
Bank of Valletta p.l.c.

Elizabeth Martine

Controls Design and Oversight Director
Close Brothers

Jason McKinney

CCO & MLRO
My EU Pay

Sanja Mijušković

Head of AML/CFT Department
HIPOTEKARNA BANKA

Natia Mikautadze

Chief Compliance Officer
JSC TBC Bank

Katherine Mills

Head of Compliance
Intesa Sanpaolo

Emma Mohan

Chief Risk Officer & MLRO
Chip Financial

Adam Moore

Head of Compliance
CreditSpring

Jeffrey Mugwagwa

Head Financial Crime Prevention
Standard Bank Offshore

Mark Nuttal

Executive Advisor & Strategic Deal Facilitator, Governance, Risk, AML & ESG Specialist

Chantelle Obatolu

Assistant Vice President, AML and Financial Crime
Global Bank

Ruta Osencoviene

Non-Executive Management Board Member
Phoenix Payments, UAB

Darek Paleczny

Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Worldline Merchant Services

Dane Pedro

Head of UK Compliance & MLRO
Mollie

Damiano Piazzolla

Executive Director - Head of EMEA Sanctions
JPMorgan Chase

Elizabeth Purdy

Senior Manager, CIB and LBCM Markets Shared Services CCOR, Markets, RISK
Lloyds Banking Group

Reica Rampersadh

Programs Director
The Linux Foundation, the Tazama Project

Chris Rulton

Head of Group Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Family Fund Trust, Family Fund Business Services

Michael Schweiger

Chief Compliance Officer
EEA Payments

Ashu Sharma

Chief Strategy Officer
Association of Corporate Investigators

Richard Taylor

Global Head Of Regulatory Change - Global Wealth and Personal Banking, HSBC
HSBC Holdings PLC

Mark Taylor

Global Head of Financial Crime and MLRO
CEX.IO

Xavier Varin

SVP, Ethics and Compliance
Sportradar

Sam Watson

Head of Financial Crime Compliance and MLRO
True Potential LLP

Ben Westwood

Head of Compliance & DPO
Motor Insurers Bureau