ACSS Mission Statement
To advance the professional knowledge, skills and experience of those dedicated to economic and trade sanctions, the development of sound sanctions policies and procedures and compliance with all relevant laws, rules and regulations through networking, information sharing, continuing professional education programs and an elite certification process.
Professional Training
To serve the professional interests of its members by delivering high quality training and promoting the interests of the profession
Professional Qualifications
To provide professional qualifications and set standards for sanctions practitioners
Promote Sanctions Awareness
To be an authoritative and respected voice promoting sanctions compliance
Taskforces
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Access to Resources
A guidepost to how to do your sanctions job better!
Enhance Your Career
An indispensable step toward professionalizing your job and your career!
Upcoming Webinars You Should Not Miss
- February 28, 2019
Voluntary Self-Disclosures to OFAC: Best Practices and What Can Possibly Go Wrong - March 14, 2019
Freight Forwarders and the Like: How to Limit the Risks Posed by Third-Party-Managed Compliance - April 11, 2019
EU Sanctions – Quarterly Update - May 09, 2019
Creating an OFAC Risk Assessment Any Regulator or Auditor Will Love
Affiliate Members
Next course starts in April 2019!
OFAC Essentials Certificate Program
In order to meet the need for more in-depth training on OFAC Essentials and mitigate the risk of costly OFAC violations, we have developed an online sanctions training program, which teaches vital OFAC principles and background all OFAC sanctions compliance staff should understand.
Welcome Charter ACSS Members!
David McLean
Joint Deputy Head of OFSI & Head of Enforcement
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation
United Kingdom
Martijn Feldbrugge
Director
BSCN BV
Netherlands
Stuart Gamester
Sanctions Compliance Director
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
United Kingdom
James Currie
Professional Services Director
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
USA
Romeo Vinas
Compliance Consultant
Consulting
USA
Deepa Keswani
Director, Compliance Advisory
The Mizen Group
USA
Todd Maddison
Sanctions Manager Wholesale North America Vice Presdient
Rabobank
USA
Lauren Pickett
Director of Anti-Money Laundering, U.S. Sanctions and FATCA
SIA Partners
USA
Audrey Proto
Manager, Global Sanctions Compliance
MasterCard
USA
Haruka Sakamoto
AVP
MUFG
USA
Khalid Hossain
AML Audit Manager
HSBC
USA
Carlos Rocha
Sanctions Compliance Manager
BBVA Compass
USA
Chris Scheitterlein
Advisor
Export Development Canada
Canada
Robert Anagnost
VP
BNP Paribas
USA
Ada Gu
Compliance
Bank of China
USA
Arlene Swanson
Director, Corporate Compliance
Nationwide
USA
Antoine Demeure
Senior Manager, Compliance
PSP Investments
Canada
William Bassett
MD
BNP Paribas
USA
Eva Errico
Senior BSA/AML/OFAC Compliance Consultant
GRC Risk Solutions
USA
Valerie Martin
Senior Legal Counsel
Export Development Canada – EDC
Canada
Florent MALAUSSENA
Director
BNP Paribas
USA
Todd Maddison
Sanctions Manager, Vice President
Rabobank
USA
Caroline Melia
Assistant General Counsel (AGC)
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Canada
Estevan Gonzales
VP
BNP Paribas
USA
Omar Nayef
AVP
BNP Paribas
USA
Nathan Pruet
OFAC Officer & BSA Policy Manager
Regions Bank
USA
Gillian Giglio
VICE PRESIDENT
Crédit Agricole CIB New York
USA
Daniel Bonner
VP
BNP Paribas
USA
Sheila Smalls
VP & Compliance Risk Manager
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited
USA
Jaclyn Marmara
Senior Legal Counsel
Export Development Canada – (EDC)
Canada
Maeva Donlin
Director
BNP Paribas
USA
Howard Steiner
Executive Director | AML Operations
Sands
USA
Carolyn Hiller
Director
Citigroup
USA
Heidi Kinkartz
Director - Global Sanctions
Scotiabank
Canada
Cassie Schock
Deputy Head of Sanctions Compliance
BNP Paribas RCC, Inc.
USA
Aaron Aebie
Senior Analyst
Nationwide
USA
Jed Cabangon
Citigroup
USA
Clay Stevenson
Consulting
Independent Consulting
USA
Robert Werner
Founder
GRH Consulting
USA
Robert Walsh
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Global Financial Crime Officer
AXA Group
USA
Pinar Gungoren-Chedru
Global Head of Embargoes and Sanctions Compliance
Societe Generale
France
Certified Sanctions Specialist Credential
ACSS Certification Program will acknowledge members’ status, qualifications, expertise and credentials in conducting compliance duties, sanctions services, consulting, investigating and other related services. It will provide Certified Members (“Certified Sanctions Specialists – CSS) with a powerful career advantage and their employers and clients the comfort of knowing that the person has met high standards of knowledge and training.
Latest Articles
The Zoltek Experience: Six Lessons for U.S. Companies with Foreign Subsidiaries
On December 20, 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published a penalty notice and settlement agreement with Zoltek Companies, Inc., a U.S. producer of carbon fiber. OFAC found that Zoltek had violated U.S. sanctions laws due to its Hungarian subsidiary, Zoltek ZRT, having purchased inputs from a Specially Designated National (SDN) in Belarus. Zoltek agreed to pay a substantial fine of $7,772,102 and to implement various measures to ensure it would not commit future violations.
10 Reasons Why Our Charter Members Join ACSS
Imposition of economic sanctions by nations worldwide, led by the United States, and Non-Governmental Organizations, such as the United Nations, has grown exponentially in the last decade. This has caused compliance programs to become more challenging, difficult and expensive as they seek ways to stay abreast of fast changing rules, penalties and an environment constantly in flux.
World Bank Group: The Forgotten Sanctions Players in the International Arena
Most compliance officers are familiar with sanctions imposed by the UN, EU, US, Canada, and other countries. These international organizations and states impose targeted financial sanctions– such as asset freezes, arms embargoes and travel bans – in order to achieve a desired outcome. A lesser known form of sanctions is one that belongs to Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) like the World Bank Group.
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Association of Certified
Sanctions Specialists
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United States