Compliance Leader of the Year

This award recognises an individual who has shown exceptional leadership in compliance over the past year. The winner will have guided their organisation through regulatory and business change, raised the profile of compliance and delivered pragmatic, impactful solutions. 

Judges will look for examples of thought leadership, stakeholder engagement and measurable improvements in compliance outcomes—alongside evidence of influence across teams, senior leadership and regulators.

Eligibility 

• This award is open to individuals leading a compliance function within a regulated business. 
• This category is not open to consultancy firms, outsourced compliance providers or external advisory services.
• Entries for this award must be nominated by a Manager, Stakeholder or Colleague – Self-nominations will not be accepted. 
• Entries must reflect achievements within the last 12–18 months.
• Nominees must be based in or operating within APAC or MENA.

All entries will be reviewed against the following criteria:

• Spirit
• Approach
• Outcome

You will be awarded a maximum of 10 points per section (30 points in total).  

Questions are suggested in each criteria section. These are prompts to help you think about the evidence that will help judges to best assess your entry. You do not need to address all questions, please use them as a guide.  

The 4th criteria section Validation is optional and is your opportunity to provide supporting documents to further demonstrate to judges why your submission should win - you can submit up to 3 supporting documents.