Shane Godwin

- Representing the Compliance Function at the Group's highest governance levels, reporting on the operational efficiency of HSBC's Philippines-based policies, processes, and systems against Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime risks. - Attending the Philippines Executive Committee meetings to provide insightful updates and address pertinent issues in countering Fraud and Regulatory Compliance risks. - Spearheading and fostering robust relationships with all relevant regulators, ensuring prompt disclosure of pertinent information related to Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance issues. - Providing strategic direction for the Compliance Function in the Philippines, liaising with functional reports and local line managers to define guiding principles and strategic, operational objectives. - Expertly managing budget, costs, headcount, and resources, ensuring the Compliance Function's service delivery to the Group is both effective and cost-efficient. - Disseminating strategy for Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime risk-related knowledge and best practices. - Leading the Compliance agenda, communicating progress and challenges to the top-tier governance of the group. - Strategizing and implementing methods for effective knowledge sharing of Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime risks.

- Actively addressing operational efficiency concerning policies, systems, and controls aimed at mitigating Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime, and Fraud risks. - Cultivated robust relationships with key regulatory bodies, ensuring timely and transparent disclosure of information pertinent to financial crime and regulatory compliance matters. - Strategically led and developed Compliance Functions, establishing a streamlined operational infrastructure, budgeting, cost management, and resource allocation to optimize team performance and the delivery of critical services. - Pioneered the strategy for disseminating knowledge and best practices related to Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime risks, fostering a proactive compliance culture.

- Led and empowered a team of financial crime risk (FCR) specialists, crafting and implementing comprehensive policies on anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorism financing (CTF), anti-bribery, anti-corruption, sanctions, fraud, and tax evasion to pragmatically mitigate financial and reputational risks. - Proactively identified and responded to prevailing and emergent FCR factors, providing strategic oversight as the Risk Steward, proficiently managing Financial Crime risk and Fraud vulnerabilities. - Fostered a collaborative synergy with the Financial Crime Threat Mitigation team, orchestrating cross-functional initiatives to manage Risk and Compliance matters, bolstering operational resilience. - Liaised extensively with regulatory bodies and industry organizations on Financial Crime issues, fulfilling the pivotal role of the Country's Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO). - Upheld a robust and efficient control environment within the Financial Crime Compliance domain, ensuring operational, financial, and project management adhered strictly to HSBC policies and procedures. - Detected and promptly resolved or escalated potential issues, maintaining a vigilant approach to risk management, resulting in a significant reduction of company-wide financial crime incidents.

- Established and implemented a comprehensive governance structure for financial crime risk (FCR) remediation, ensuring bank-wide, sustainable, and punctual closure of FCR issues across Sri Lanka & Maldives. - Offered strategic advisement to the CEO and executive committee on FCR remediation initiatives, effectually challenging and influencing business decisions when necessary. - Facilitated alignment of short-term actions with long-term objectives, ensuring commercially viable FCR remediation. - Devised and applied effective quality assurance metrics for evaluating the integration and sustainability of bank-wide FCR remediation efforts.

- Provided oversight to 11 ASP markets relating to financial crime risk management. - Deployed advanced risk-assessment tools and strategies, identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and implementing corrective actions to mitigate financial crime risks. - Completing cross country read across excersize to identify potential risk and deficiencies in control - facilitating regular audits and ensuring transparency in reporting and compliance activities. - Conducting comprehensive training programs, enhancing employee understanding of financial crime risks and compliance obligations.

- Orchestrated a second-tier FCC compliance testing program, ensuring seamless alignment with the globally operational Compliance Monitoring and Testing model across various business units and functions. - Supervised the aggregation and dissemination of regulatory, FCR Assurance, and audit matters, offering strategic insights. - Advising executive team regarding potential impacts on HSBC and assisting management in identifying and mitigating compliance risks, driving reporting protocols, and ensuring regulatory compliance. - Spearheaded the execution of Compliance Risk Assessments and Annual Testing plans, with the Financial Crime Compliance team and senior management. - Successfully conducted HBUS Affiliate testing for the Maldives, delivering over 10 comprehensive review reports encompassing AML, Sanctions, and AB&C throughout 2016 and 2017. - Facilitated effective collaboration with Group Audit, Operational Risk Internal Control, and Business Risk Control Managers concerning Compliance Monitoring issues.

- Led the execution of the Global Standards Anti-Money Laundering & Sanctions country programs across the commercial banking sectors in Sri Lanka and Maldives. - Bridged communication between executive-level stakeholders and regional teams, both within and beyond the Global Standards initiatives. - Spearheaded the development of the country governance framework for the Global Standards portfolio, bolstering Commercial Banking Management strategies. - Responded to internal and external audits, implementing regulatory recommendations, thus enhancing compliance and control measures.

- Managed key corporate relationships, contributing to business growth by identifying client needs and delivering customized financial solutions. - Fostered and maintained client relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and maximizing retention, leading to increased revenues.

- Executed financial analysis on corporate clients to evaluate credit risk, resulting in improved lending decisions and reduced financial risk. - Streamlined processes and procedures within the corporate banking division, enhancing operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.

- Delivered exceptional customer service to HSBC clients, leading to improved customer satisfaction ratings and client retention. - Successfully resolved complex customer inquiries and complaints, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and promoting a customer-centric culture within the organization.