The International Compliance Association (ICA) – the leading professional body for the global regulatory and financial crime compliance community and part of Wilmington plc – revealed the winners at the ICA Compliance Awards Europe last night in a star-studded award ceremony held at the Hilton London Bankside, UK on 27 April 2023.
As the UK's only awards recognising teams and individuals across the financial crime prevention and regulatory compliance community, the Awards attracted over 200 entries across 18 categories, designed to recognise the initiatives and achievements of the compliance community over the past 12-18 months.
The Award ceremony brought together regulatory and financial crime prevention professionals to celebrate the contributions of individuals and companies to combating financial crime and meeting high compliance standards. The evening celebrated the achievements of a total of 119 shortlisted finalists.
The winners are:
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Trailblazer of the Year |
Anila Haleem, Sanctions Policy Manager, UK Finance |
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Best Supported New Product Launch in Financial Services |
Monzo Bank |
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ESG Initiative of the Year |
Tenet Compliance Services |
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Training Initiative of the Year |
Unilever |
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Business Partner of the Year |
S&P Global |
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Industry Partnership Award |
NatWest Group |
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Technology Partner of the Year |
Sumsub |
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Rising Star Award |
Jesse Soria, Vodafone |
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External Advisor of the Year |
Vicky Pearce, B-Compliant |
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Compliance Leader of the Year |
Matthew Dalby, BT |
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Financial Crime Leader of the Year |
Sarah-Jayne Van Greune, Payen |
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Outstanding Contribution Award |
Brian Dilley, Lloyds Banking Group |
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Compliance Consultancy Firm of the Year |
KPMG LLP, LSEG FinCrime Transformation |
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Small Compliance Team of the Year - Financial Services |
Hamilton Court FX |
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Compliance Team of the Year - Financial Services |
Legal & General Retail |
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Small Compliance Team of the Year - Non Financial Services |
Homes England |
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Compliance Team of the Year – Non Financial Services |
Metropolitan Gaming |
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Financial Crime Team of the Year |
Barclays UK |
Building on their tremendous success in 2022, the Awards returned by popular demand in 2023 to distinguish teams, recognise individuals, praise collaboration, and showcase innovation by businesses, professionals and clients working and based in Europe.
Selecting the winners for 2023 was an esteemed judging panel comprised of 66 senior compliance and financial crime prevention leaders from across the ICA membership, ICA subject matter experts and the wider compliance community.
ICA President, Bill Howarth, commented: ‘We congratulate all winners at the prestigious ICA Compliance Awards Europe 2023 for their outstanding achievements and for driving excellence in financial crime prevention and compliance. We have been really impressed by the volume and quality of entries and congratulate all winners and highly commended entrants for being recognised for their collaboration, innovation and dedication. Thank you to everyone who attended the ceremony last evening and we look forward to welcoming you again for another successful edition in 2024.’
Winning an ICA Award, an internationally recognised association and training provider, helps to not only build your reputation, but it will also shape your career for years to come and strengthen the credibility of compliance within your business.
For more information, please visit: www.icacomplianceawards.int-comp.org