Ashu Sharma (CCI, CFE, CCEP-I)

Executive Board member advising the investigation community on industry practice. Also collaborating with financial crime, misconduct, and cross-discipline trained investigation and risk mitigation bodies.

Complex/Special investigation team leader. Investigations, methodology, process & controls. Management of group complex, sensitive and significant Corporate Investigations (misconduct, external threats and whistleblowing) - matrix management. Strategic (and transactional) management of investigative frameworks; reporting, reporting systems, and internal and external engagement.

Investigations - Controls, technology capabilities and investigative tools; Strategy. Engagement, Governance.

I managed the interface between new function Triage Investigations and Technology, line of business, group functions and senior management. Mapping systems globally, ensuring investigations mitigate financial crime in the Bank. Part of start up team managing financial crime investigation transformation.

Building out new complex investigation function: Coordination and oversight of the Bank's global financial crime investigations responding to crisis incidents. Working with Fraud, Intelligence, AML, AB&C, Correspondent Banking and Sanctions teams. Ensuring regional investigation and intelligence teams work to the same global standard. I managed transaction analysis, risk exposure and coordination of global financial exposure reviews.

Head of Fraud Risk Investigation and Vetting for the Bank's Operation Service and Technology business, covering region of seven countries - including multiple city operation sites in China, India, Malaysia, Philippines (the operations business employing 65,000 plus employees). Centrally based in Hyderabad, India. Managing a team of 14 investigators / fraud risk professionals across different jurisdictions. Managing the pre-employment vetting team which deal with vetting fraud risks for all countries in the region, from designing regional policy and governance, to vendor and stakeholder management.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), is an independent government department that investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud, and corruption. I was the Senior Investigator leading on: - Investigation planning with counsel - Money Laundering investigation - Fraud investigations - Evidence seizure and management - Witness and suspect interview and statement preparation - both domestic and international; - Digital forensic work: evidence management and review - Disclosure management: evidence disclosure and review (senior disclosure officer) - Staff and team management - Search trained - Stakeholder management - both internal and external (other law enforcement agencies plus corporates) - Project management of SFO initiatives

Secondment to National Fraud Intelligence Bureau from the SFO. Intelligence duties including strategic relation and project management work in areas such as charity fraud and cyber crime.

Investigation and enforcement of political parties against allegations of corruption. I lead on developing policies on investigation processes, as well as developing new procedures for political party audits. I ensured political parties were compliant with the Regulator's requirements and legislation, investigating allegations of breaches made by whistleblowers or through own audit.

Developing anti-fraud and anti-corruption policies and training. Fraud and corruption investigation in NGO sector - I conducted as lead numerous investigations of NGOs, charities, asylum groups and education centres; reviewed the compliance and risk management of internal processes of said areas; Decision maker in grant bid review and management: policy and strategic development - new programme management, assessment and monitoring. I led on fraud management training and divisional guidance. Responsible for compliance audit in key regions and was the lead of London and Northern Ireland areas. As case manager I managed a grant portfolio of over £25 million.