ACSS Training Taskforce
Europe
Our Mission
It is the goal of the ACSS European Training Taskforce to identify and discuss the evolving trends in sanctions and trade controls in Continental Europe and the UK as well as to develop and keep up-to-date ACSS training programs that help sanctions professionals increase their competency and assist businesses to understand their sanctions risks.
To this end, the European Training Taskforce members share and contribute subject matter expertise and best practices from their respective industry viewpoints to identify current and emerging trends in sanctions-related risks, regulatory developments, and operational challenges. The members of the Taskforce play a vital role in developing, enhancing, and keeping current all training content offered by the ACSS. This can include webinars, courses, our Certification exams, or any other training that the ACSS offers.
Members
Jeff Nielsen
Ramboll
Jeff Nielsen is a sanctions and export controls lawyer with over 20 years’ experience representing clients in diverse industries, both at law firms and in-house. His expertise is in both United States and European Union sanctions and export controls laws.
Rohan Mishra
Sanctions Data Specialist
Bloomberg
Rohan is a Sanctions Data Specialist at Bloomberg based in London. As a Specialist, Rohan identifies entities and financial instruments impacted by economic sanctions. In addition to acquiring and ensuring the quality of Bloomberg's sanction data Rohan has worked on product enhancements bringing greater transparency into the way issuers and securities are impacted by sanctions restrictions. Rohan specializes in sanctions from the US, EU, UK, Switzerland & the United Nations.
Hilary Blackburn
Director – Regulatory and Trade Compliance
MSC Air Cargo
Hilary Blackburn is a specialist in global regulatory risk, trade compliance, and operational governance across the aviation and logistics sectors. She currently serves as Director responsible for regulatory and trade compliance for MSC Air Cargo, subsidiary of the global MSC Group, where she oversees the development, implementation, and management of endtoend compliance frameworks spanning export controls, sanctions, shipment screening, and commercial governance. Hilary has more than 15 years of aviation sector governance experience, including leadership of worldwide operational compliance functions for several international air charter and airline organisations. Hilary is familiar with working in highly dynamic, complex regulatory environments where she has balanced stringent legal requirements with the practical realities of daytoday global air operations. Earlier in her career, Hilary led the corporate communications function for a global media PLC, serving as part of the international mergers and acquisitions team. In that capacity, she helped drive the postacquisition integration of more than 50 organisations across Europe, North America, and the AsiaPacific region, strengthening her expertise in aligning governance, culture, strategy, and operational processes during intensive periods of transformation. Hilary has extensive experience advising on sanctions compliance, export controls, duediligence frameworks, and practical governance models for commercial and specialist aviation operations, including humanitarian air transport. Her approach is informed by years working directly with technical, operational, commercial, government, and specialprojects teams, helping organisations embed bestpractice compliance without compromising commercial agility. She has also played a significant role in corporate transformation, integration planning, advising teams preparing for mergers, acquisitions, and new market entry. Her broad background enables her to provide guidance that is both strategically grounded and operationally actionable.
Interested in joining the European Training Taskforce?
We accept EU or UK-based professionals from the private or public sector to serve! The scope of this volunteer activity is approximately 12 months with potential for renewal. The time commitment is manageable, with one deliverable required per year and quarterly coordination calls of 60 minutes. Interested candidates should email asayre@sanctionsassociation.org, subject: “ACSS European Training Taskforce”, along with a brief biography and their LinkedIN profile, exemplifying applicable qualifications.
Task Force Member Qualifications
- A member of ACSS (or planning to become a member once confirmed)
- Have 5+ years of experience in managing an area of sanctions or export controls topics
- Currently works for either a bank or other company in a sanctions compliance or export controls capacity
- Is well connected in the community to help make new connections
- Is a supporter of ACSS educational programming (or sends staff)