2021 KYC & CDD (half-day) Forum

Chris has over 20 years’ experience in international financial services, working both in the UK and offshore, for major financial institutions such as Barclays Wealth and Santander.

Formerly an International Investment Manager he advised both individuals and corporate entities on complex investment scenarios. He now specialises in delivering training in investment management, taxation and regulatory matters in international finance centres around the world.

Chris is a specialist chairman of a number of high-profile events, including conferences such as the Annual Compliance & Economic Crime Symposium and the International Taxation Conference. As an expert in the financial crime risks posed to international offshore financial centres, Chris was invited to speak at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) conference on the topic of ‘Understanding the Criminal Vulnerabilities of Offshore Products and Services’.

Tom is senior director at KYC Global, where he is responsible for the design and specification of the firm's award-winning AML software solutions, RiskScreen & Panoptic, and the management of key client relationships.

A regulatory lawyer by background, Tom was previously a partner at Stephen Platt & Associates LLP (SPA), a firm known for the rigour of its investigative work on behalf of financial regulators worldwide. With the continued strong growth of KYC Global, Tom moved in 2020 to a full-time role on the regtech side, bringing with him over a decade of experience of the most acute compliance challenges faced by regulated financial services business. He previously worked in M&A at Rothschild.

Through his work with SPA and KYC Global, Tom has become a recognised expert on the application of technology to regulatory challenges. He has advised and acted for regulators, tier one banks, challengers, investment funds, trust companies, stock exchanges, fund administrators, lenders, asset managers and professional bodies.

Chor has over 15 years of client relationship management experience across international financial services. He has extensive proven experience in Client Lifecycle Management, regulatory classification roll-out of several major programmes including Dodd-Frank, EMIR, FATCA/CRS and Variation Margin implementation and remediation. Chor served 15 years in JPMorgan, BNP Paribas, Standard Bank & Investec Bank, spanning across major systems improvement, offshoring, migration and change initiatives including driving efficiency and cost reduction.