(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Complinet, the leading provider of connected compliance solutions to the global financial services industry, today announced the winners of the 1st GCC Compliance Awards at the 4th Annual GCC Regulators Summit. The winners were presented with their trophies today at the awards ceremony held at The Ritz Carlton in Doha.
The winners include:
2010 Compliance Officer of the Year
Winner: Debra Neill, QInvest
Highly commended: Raed Ahbullah, Khaleeji Commercial Bank
2010 Chief Compliance Officer of the Year
Winner: Abdul Aziz Osman, Banque Saudi Fransi
Highly commended: Michael Matossian, Arab Bank
2010 Money Laundering Reporting Officer of the Year
Winner: Ghaus Bin Ikram, Doha Bank
Highly commended: Mohamed Al Haram, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
2010 Young Compliance Officer of the Year
Winner: Nezar Al-Kooheji, Gulf International Bank
Highly commended: A. Moniem Almayoof, Gulf Finance House
2010 Personality of the Year
Winner: H.E. Sultan Bin Nassar Al Suwaidi, Central Bank of UAE
Highly commended: Dr Nasser Al Saidi, Hawkamah
2010 Best Consulting Firm of the Year
Winner: Deloitte
2010 Effective Implementation of KYC Practices
Winner: Masood Safar Abdullah, Commercial Bank of Dubai
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Georges N. Djandji, Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB)
Leas Bachatene, Complinet's Managing Director for the Middle East & APAC region, said:
The awards ceremony is an initiative that was long due in the GCC and is a testament to the Compliance community's impact in the region. Complinet worked long and hard over the last two years to work out the awards process to ensure the judging panel is made up of senior executives with an expertise in compliance, regulation, and risk across the GCC. Now that the award ceremony has launched, we hope it will continue to play a role in shaping the industry and encourage building a compliance culture in all regulated firms.
About Complinet
Complinet is the leading online provider of connected risk and compliance solutions to the global financial services community.
Complinet's cost-effective range of compliance services includes a 'complete' service that delivers insight and interpretation of regulatory risks and developments. Our compliance portfolio also helps firms to screen their clients, manage their policies and train their staff.
Complinet was founded in 1997 and employs more than 200 people in its offices in New York, London, Sydney, Singapore and Dubai. Every day, industry professionals in more than 1,800 firms across 81 countries rely on Complinet as their partner for ongoing compliance analysis and solutions that help them keep pace with changing regulations.
