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      Maria is a subject matter specialist in Financial Crime, Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), Sanctions, Fraud Risk Management (FRM), and financial investigations. She has over 17 years of Financial Crime (FC) Compliance experience working with KPMG in Bermuda, KPMG UK, and a bank in Bermuda, including in-house experience as Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Compliance Officer, and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

      1. Areas of expertise

        Financial Risk Management

        Regulatory Risk

        Risk Consulting

      2. Education & qualification

        Executive Leadership, Yale, USA

        Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists, OFAC, USA

        International Compliance Association (ICA) Anti-Money Laundering Diploma, UK

        Induction of Finance and Accounting training, KPMG UK

        MA History of Arts, BA History of Arts, National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

      3. Accreditations

        Accredited Counter Fraud Specialist (ACFS), University of Portsmouth, UK