Leon Bex

Leon Bex has more than 15 years experience with operational- and strategic issues in the field of legal, compliance, and risk management in the financial services industry, both in a national and international setting. He specialises in compliance, risk management and remediation projects for financial institutions. He also specialises in developing AML and sanctions training programs, catering to employees across all levels of financial institutions. He is result driven, creates momentum and decisiveness in projects. By making cause and effect transparent, he knows how to create support and achieve future-proof results. He switches easily between board, supervisors, operational management, and individuals.

Relevant experience

• Manager in recovery programs for sanctions screening and risk assessment of clients according to national and international AML and sanctions regulations.​
• Lead change processes regarding, among others, KYC and Sanctions.​
• Set up and lead an FEC department, and train and manage KYC analysts.​
• Set up and lead a Compliance department for a mid-size private bank.​
• Advising management on setting up administrative organization and internal control.​
• Manager and advisor in implementation program of SAS-AML tool for international leasing company in all countries for sanction screening and risk rating existing portfolios in the context of AML and sanction legislation (AML4 & 5) in Europe, Asia and North and South America.​
• Advising on improving name screening results Bad press, Sanctions, PEP, etc. Quality and lead time improvements in internal work processes KYC/Sanctions.​
• Defined and implemented new policies on KYC/AML/Sanctions, Anti-corruption, Conflict of interest, Insider trading and Integrity in various financial institutions.​
• Compliance advice and policy development, development of strategic risk management.​
• Execution of Systematic Integrity Risk Analysis (SIRA) and Corporate Risk Assessments.