Thomson Reuters Announces 11th Annual Compliance Awards Winners

Nov 06, 2015 17:40 JST

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Premier compliance industry awards recognise achievements of compliance professionals

LONDON, Nov 06, 2015 - (ACN Newswire) - Thomson Reuters today announced the winners of its 11th Annual Compliance Awards. The winners were presented with their trophies at The Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London on November 5th, 2015. Over 300 guests attended Thursday evening's event including leading compliance professionals and friends from related industries.

The Annual Compliance Awards were created in 2004 to recognise the successes and achievements of compliance professionals from across the financial services industry and supporting professional services firms who safeguard the integrity of their businesses, and position them for continued growth and success. This year Thomson Reuters introduced two new awards which recognize the wider community in which the firm operates and provides client solutions, the Anti Money Laundering and Know Your Supplier Awards.

The winners are as follows:

2015 Sandro Buttaci Memorial Award for the Young Compliance Officer of the Year
Sarah Fahy - Kyte Broking Limited

2015 Most Effective Compliance Training Programme
Ed Chedzoy - Standard Chartered

2015 Most Innovative Risk Management Programme at a Regulated Firm
Steven Binks - Columbia Threadneedle

2015 Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Prevention of the Year
Ann Doan - Hampshire Trust Bank

2015 Money Laundering Reporting Officer of the Year
Yen Chang - Charles Stanley

2015 Compliance Officer of the Year
Colin Ford - Renaissance Capital

2015 Chief Compliance Officer of the Year
Lucy Vernall - Funding Circle

2015 Compliance Innovator of the Year
Sam Uppal - Lloyds Banking Group

2015 Best Consulting Firm of the Year
Moore Stephens - Moore Stephens LLP

2015 Best Regulatory Law Firm or Lawyer of the Year
Angus Duncan - Mayer Brown

2015 Award for Outstanding Long-Term Service to the Compliance Industry
Jeannette Lichner - FTI Consulting

"As compliance professionals continue to face unprecedented volume of change in regulation and legislation, the Thomson Reuters Annual Compliance Awards highlight the achievements of those who ensure that changes are communicated, understood, and most importantly, implemented across their organizations," said David Craig, president of Financial & Risk, Thomson Reuters. "Congratulations to all our winners."

"Compliance continues to be top-of-mind for organizations across the globe," said Phil Cotter, managing director Risk, Thomson Reuters. "These professionals deserve to be recognized for their ability to adapt to ongoing change and to champion sustainable compliance cultures."

For more information about the Annual Compliance Awards, please go to: http://www.complianceawards.com/2015

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