Leadership and Career

Q&A with Bang Chau, Co-Founder and VP of Business Development, Innovit We’re pleased to feature today an interview between CCI’s Maurice Gilbert and the co-founder and VP of Business Development at Innovit, Bang Chau. Read on to hear his insights on the compliance landscape and his view on some of the greatest risks and compliance challenges facing businesses today. Maurice...

There has been an undeniable evolution in how learners retain, process and apply information. Gone are the days where employees were required to attend day-long, instructor-led compliance training sessions or forced to click through outdated, lengthy, unengaging PowerPoint presentations. If organizations want to ensure that compliance training and the important messages within it truly “stick,” the methods of delivering the...

Many leaders have trouble making tough calls and find themselves stalled by indecision and good intentions. Developing a learning mindset can help them do better.

Global Head of Product Marketing, Financial Crime Compliance Division Maurice Gilbert: How did you get started on a career in compliance? Paul Taylor: My initial exposure to compliance processes came about during my time in settlement-related roles, which naturally required elements of AML and sanctions control. The decision to specialize in compliance, however, came in 2013 when SWIFT made the...

Q&A with James Cesarano, VP, Ethics and Compliance at Kroll Maurice Gilbert: How did you get started on a career in compliance? James Cesarano: After college, I began working in compliance as a Trade Analyst with the New York Mercantile Exchange. Those were early days for the compliance profession, and I immediately found the work interesting and exciting.  I was...

How do executive management and the board remain engaged with risk management over time? Most observers would agree that senior management’s supervision of risk management and the board’s risk oversight entail much more than reviewing a risk assessment once a year.

As technology becomes an increasingly essential driver of business success for enterprises around the world, determining how to effectively and securely pursue digital transformation is of critical importance. Organizations must strike the appropriate balance of proactively seeking to deploy new and emerging technologies while still taking care to address the new risks and threats that these technologies may introduce.

Q&A with ACL President & CEO Laurie Schultz Worldwide governance software provider ACL announced this morning a $50 million investment from growth equity firm Norwest. For a private company that has been self-funded for more than 30 years, what makes this the best move for them and for the industry? President & CEO Laurie Schultz recently shared the details about...

Many companies give customers what they want based on what they think the customer wants or needs. A better strategy would be to ask different questions.

Corporate Compliance Insights’ CEO, Maurice Gilbert, interviews Steven Grimes and Robb Adkins, partners at Winston & Strawn LLP.    Maurice Gilbert: How do you stay current on ethics & compliance issues? Steven Grimes: I am a member of a number of professional organizations, read the relevant blogs, monitor the newsfeeds and case trends, and most importantly, I am in constant...

Welcome to Six Questions with an Ethics & Compliance Officer, a new interview series from SAI Global created in conjunction with National Compliance Officer Day. Each post will shine the spotlight on a different member of the E&C community, from established CCOs and CECOs with years of experience to rising stars with a passion for ethical behavior. To be featured...

Asking the right questions in the right way can be an acquired skill. Once acquired, it can help further independence in career and life overall.