Former positions include Principal of a distance learning college and several university posts, including academic and directorial positions. Bill has written extensively in the field of trusts, estates and international law and has published books in private international law.

Bill is the general editor of the ICA course manuals and materials and designed and edited the education courses and qualifications for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Bill also sits on the Exam and Test Board.

In 2003 he formed, and still chairs when in the UK, the Money Laundering Reporting Officer’s Discussion Group (MLRODG). The aim of the MLRODG is to provide a focal point for MLROs to ensure that they remain up to date in a constantly changing environment, to collectively comment on industry developments and to share concerns, best practice and solutions. This is achieved via quarterly meetings, in addition to the ability to telephone / email the other members.

As the Global Director of Education and training for the ICTA, he had oversight for the UK and International programmes. Also, his role encompassed the development of the training and education programmes in new jurisdictions. Andrew is a visiting lecturer and mentor for the University of Manchester. Following the launch of the Singapore Government competency standards Andrew relocated to the regional office in Singapore as Managing Director of ICTA.

Jonathan Bowdler, Course Director
Jonathan is the Course Director responsible for the Compliance programmes.  With sixteen years industry experience, eight of which have been in senior Compliance roles including holding Approved Person status, Jonathan has a wealth of practical compliance experience.

This has included establishing centralised complaints functions, developing regulatory early warning systems, designing and implementing control and monitoring systems and the complete turnaround of a failing compliance function in a regulated firm.  His proudest achievement though was the development of one of his compliance team to take over as Head of Compliance (CF10) when he left that particular organisation.

With an MBA from Henley Business School and a Diploma in Management from Reading University Jonathan is also highly qualified in business management, and is therefore able to place compliance management within the context of wider corporate strategy, a must-have skill for the modern Compliance professional.

Jonathan is also a fully qualified investment and mortgage advisor and is a member of a number of industry forums.

The first CEO of the Skills Council for Financial Services (FSSC), David chairs the British Standard's Committee for Financial Services and is closely involved with the continuing development of T&C, especially in the institutional sector. As first 'Business Ethics Adviser' for FSA David pioneered principles-based regulation and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF). He joined Compliance.co.uk Group in October 2006 to steer the development of services particularly focussing on business principles and ethics. This is intended to contribute towards a new 'quality mark' for compliance oprations.

David acts as Academic Consultant to ICTA and regularly teaches part time on the Professional, Specialist and Graduate Compliance Diploma programmes.

During her time with ICT, has taught on each of these programmes, both in the UK and overseas and was appointed as a visiting lecturer to work on the University of Manchester Business School MBA in Wealth Management where she delivered the Management of Compliance, Regulation and Risk Programme on a global platform.

In her current role as Development Director, Sharon has led a series of projects aimed at enhancing the organisations's educational offering. Sharon also sits on the Exam and Test Board.

Charles Brady is a solicitor and was a law lecturer before founding in 1985 the business which is now Central Law Group (CLG). CLG was acquired by Wilmington in June 1999.

Wilmington is a dynamic and expanding company providing information and training to professional business markets. The Group's strategy is to concentrate on the provision of information and training to selected professional business markets.

Charles Brady joined the Wilmington Board in November 1999 and was appointed Chief Executive in February 2002. He is a member of the Group's Nomination Committee. Charles sits on the Exam and Test Board.

Additional Members of the Teaching Faculty:

Dylan Lee

Currently Senior Vice President, Group Legal & Compliance for a major Asian financial services group, Dylan holds an LL.B from the National University of Singapore and an LL.M from Columbia University (USA). Dylan teaches part time on the Professional and Specialist Diplomas in Compliance.

Khushroo Dastur

Khush is Managing Director with Deutsche Bank, Private Wealth Management, covering a team of Private Bankers in South East Asia . He has over 30 years' experience in successfully managing a multitude of banking activities in Asia, Europe and North America , at regional and international level. He holds a BGL and a B.Com from the University of Bombay and is a Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India). Khush teaches part time on the Professional, Specialist and Graduate Diploma in Compliance.

Manfred Korger

With over 14 years IT experience, Manfred was previously in a regional role for IT Compliance and Processes for a German MNC and was head of the Global Information Security department. He is now the principal in his own consulting firm. He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Technical University Munich, Germany.Manfred teaches part time on the Graduate Diploma in Compliance.

Mimi Ho

Formerly Executive Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Mimi is now a Principal in her own consulting firm, the Regulatory Professionals, specialising in regulatory and compliance services. She holds a Bachelors and a Masters in Mathematics from Columbia University (USA). Mimi teaches part time on the Graduate Diploma in Compliance.

Ong Yaw Hwee

Yaw Hwee has 18 years legal practitioner and in-house experience in the identification and management of legal and compliance risks. Currently Senior Director and Head of Compliance, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA Singapore branch, she holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore . Yaw Hwee teaches part time on the Professional and Specialist Diplomas in Compliance.

Elizabeth Yap Pit Ling

Currently the Compliance and Money Laundering Control Officer for HSBC in Singapore , Elizabeth has 10 years money laundering prevention experience. She holds a Master of Social Science in Professional Counselling (Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne) and a BA in English and English Literature (Open University, UK). Elizabeth teaches part time on the Professional and Specialist Diplomas in Anti Money Laundering.

Rae Ng, FCIP

Rae is currently employed by Coutts Private Bank, Singapore Branch as an AML Specialist. He has gathered many years of banking experience in international banks such as Citigroup Private Bank, Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd-Singapore Branch, Credit Agricole Indosuez Corporate banking, Bayerishche Landesbank and BNP Paribas, covering both Compliance and Risk Management responsibilities. In addition to his banking experience, he also accumulated vast corporate experience during his stint with various reputable large international corporates such as DaimlerBenz / Compaq / HuaNeng International, covering various risk functions such as Enterprise Risk, Credit and Market risk. Rae graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor of Business Studies (Banking) and subsequently obtained his Master degree in Financial Management with University of London and a Bachelor of Arts (Accounting) with Oxford Brookes University. To alignment with industry practice, Rae has completed many Financial Industry Competency Standard (FICS) Diploma courses such as Liquidity and Balance Sheet Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering. He was awarded the designation of Financial Competency Industry Professional (FCIP) by the Institute of Banking and Finance in November 2011. Moreover, he also works as a part time lecturer in International Compliance Training Academy.

Tan Wee Soon

Wee Soon is the Regional Anti-Money Laundering officer for Deutsche Bank AG, Asia Pacific Head Office where his main responsibilities include the co-ordination of anti-money laundering (AML) activities across the non-hub offices in Asia and the provision of AML advice to those locations. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Wee Soon worked in both the Hong Kong and Singapore branches of UBS AG in different compliance roles with a special focus on AML and private banking compliance issues. His last position in UBS AG was the APAC head of Legal and Compliance (L+C) training. Wee Soon joined UBS AG from the Attorney-General's Chambers where he worked as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Counsel, specialising in criminal trials and appeals, and issues concerning AML/CFT and corruption matters. Wee Soon has delivered training sessions to prosecutors, enforcement agency staff, foreign officials, bank staff and persons seeking to be admitted to the Singapore bar. Wee Soon holds a Bachelor of Law (2nd Upper Division) from National University of Singapore.

Members of the ICTA Board of Directors

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