Iolanda A.

Senior First Line of Defense Conformity Expert, Executive Director @ REYL Intesa Sanpaolo

About

Curious by nature, with a dynamic and creative mindset, active as Team Leader and consultant in the Private Banking industry in the areas of Compliance, Legal, Audit, Risk, Regulatory, Governance and Project Management. Animal rights advocate, golf newbie, and fine food connoisseur. MBTI: ENTJ

Country

Switzerland

City

Geneva Metropolitan Area

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Market abuse, Market Abuse Regulations, Cross Border, Cross-border Transactions, Data Protection Act, Data Protection Law, Data Protection, Screening, Customer Lifecycle Management, Project Management, Team Leadership, Communication, Problem Solving, Analytical Reasoning, Regulatory Compliance, Banking, Foreign Languages, Due Diligence, Corporate Governance

Experience

Senior First Line of Defense Conformity Expert, Executive Director

REYL Intesa Sanpaolo

2025-10 - Present · 11 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Wealth Management Compliance SME (Subject Matter Expert), Executive Director

REYL Intesa Sanpaolo

2024-9 - 2025-11 · 1 yr 3 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Wealth Management Compliance SME (Subject Matter Expert), Associate Director

REYL Intesa Sanpaolo

2023-6 - 2024-9 · 1 yr 4 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Audit & Assurance, FSI - Project Team

Deloitte

2022-9 - 2023-6 · 10 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Senior Business Consultant

Private

2007-4 - 2022-8 · 15 yrs 5 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

I have been providing consulting services since 2007 through private mandates entrusted by individuals or entities. The main scope is on due diligence reports, Compliance expertise in account opening, regulatory issues, internal procedures and processes, training material, special audits, business development projects, monitoring and controls.

Head of AML (Anti-Money Laundering)

Santander

2017-4 - 2017-9 · 6 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Head of Group Compliance & Legal

S.P. Hinduja Banque Privée

2013-7 - 2016-5 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Compliance Project Manager

S.P. Hinduja Banque Privée

2012-7 - 2013-6 · 1 yr

Geneva, Switzerland

Financial Crime Senior Compliance Officer

Barclays Private Bank

2009-10 - 2011-4 · 1 yr 7 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Financial Crime Compliance Officer

Barclays Private Bank

2009-2 - 2009-9 · 8 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Head of KYC (Know-Your-Client)

Citi

2005-9 - 2007-3 · 1 yr 7 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

KYC Manager

Citi

2005-3 - 2005-8 · 6 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

KYC Specialist

Citi

2004-9 - 2005-2 · 6 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

KYC Officer

Citi

2003-9 - 2004-8 · 1 yr

Geneva, Switzerland

Compliance Officer

CIM Banque

2003-1 - 2003-8 · 8 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Account Documentation Specialist

CIM Banque

2002-2 - 2002-12 · 11 mos

Geneva, Switzerland

Education

University of Lausanne - UNIL

International Relations and Affairs

1999-9 - 2001-9 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Thesis: “The impact of religious fundamentalism on a political system - Israel” Main syllabus: Law, Political Science and Economics Erasmus Project scholarship for two consecutive years Extra curricular certification: Certificates in English on International Business and Trade

Universidade do Porto

International Relations and Affairs

1997-10 - 1999-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

First student admitted with an application grade of 17/20 Selected through an essay competition to represent the Portuguese delegation (10 students across country) at the Europe 2020 event organized by the Fontainebleau Youth Foundation in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Member of the Biological Warfare Committee and assigned delegate to defend the resolution before the evaluation panel. Best voted committee with the White Paper “The question of the impact on security of the increased production of the biological agents for Warfare”, submitted subsequently to the European Parliament Extra curricular certification: Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache