CHRIS MATHERS, BA, CFE
En 1995, luego de una carrera de veinte años con la Real Policía Montada de Canadá, Chris se unió a la división Forense de la firma internacional de contabilidad KPMG.
En 1999, fue designado para ocupar el cargo de Presidente de KPMG Corporate Intelligence Inc., donde era responsable de la debida diligencia internacional, las operaciones de recuperación de activos y la investigación y prevención del crimen organizado, el lavado de dinero y el financiamiento del terrorismo.
En mayo de 2004, Chris estableció CHRIS MATHERS INC., Una firma privada de consultoría de delitos y riesgos en Toronto, Canadá. Algunas de las tareas más recientes de la compañía han sido:
Brindar asistencia técnica, asesoría y capacitación a las agencias anticorrupción del gobierno de Nigeria en nombre del Programa Justicia para Todos del gobierno del Reino Unido.
Pruebas independientes de prácticas contra el lavado de dinero / financiamiento del terrorismo (ALD / FT) y la creación de programas de cumplimiento apropiados en numerosas instituciones financieras canadienses y extranjeras.
Diseñar e impartir capacitación en AML / TF a instituciones financieras nacionales y extranjeras.
Llevar a cabo una investigación de rastreo de activos y lavado de dinero en el extranjero en nombre de la Comisión de Investigación Independiente del Programa Petróleo por Alimentos de las Naciones Unidas en Irak.
Proporcionar evidencia pericial en nombre de una institución financiera canadiense en el Tribunal Federal de Competencia sobre prácticas de lavado de dinero / financiamiento del terrorismo.
Chris es un popular comentarista de los medios de comunicación y orador sobre el crimen organizado y el terrorismo, que aparece regularmente en Canadá y en los principales medios de comunicación de los Estados Unidos. Se ha desempeñado como consultor en varios largometrajes y documentales relacionados con el crimen organizado, el espionaje y el lavado de dinero. Es el autor del libro de no ficción más vendido, CRIME SCHOOL: Money Laundering.
ROBERTO ECHEVARRIA
Director general de Europa occidental y Rusia
Robert tiene una amplia experiencia en derecho, cumplimiento normativo y gestión de activos. Es licenciado en derecho por la Universidad de La Habana y habla español, inglés y ruso.
Robert ejerció la abogacía en España de 1994 a 2000, antes de mudarse a los Estados Unidos para ingresar a negocios privados. Tiene una importante red de contactos comerciales en Rusia, Europa Occidental, América Latina y el Caribe.
Robert aporta a la empresa sus talentosas habilidades de comunicación y experiencia legal internacional, junto con una vasta experiencia comercial en jurisdicciones con variados antecedentes culturales, históricos y políticos.
RUDY DUSCHEK, CA, CFA, CFE
Rudy’s background is finance and accounting and he has nearly 30 years experience in various senior executive and senior financial management positions.
Rudy has held senior management positions in several different sectors including mining, capital markets, securities dealing, investment and portfolio management and, the hedge fund industry. He has also been a financial analyst and portfolio manager and has worked in the retail sector. Rudy commenced his career as an auditor with Ernst & Young.
Rudy has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Windsor. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Rudy is a member of several professional organizations including the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, the CFA Institute and the Toronto CFA Society and, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
He has a broad range of experience managing public and private companies, both large and small, and dealing with corporate risk management, internal control, corporate governance and regulatory issues, due diligence, complex financial statement disclosure and valuation issues. Rudy has also taught accounting at the post-secondary level.
Mr. Duschek brings an industry perspective to CHRIS MATHERS INC. having been directly involved in managing various business interests during his career.
MARK MCKENZIE, MBA
Mark McKenzie is a leading technical expert in the field of regulatory compliance and governance, with primary focus on anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). He is a specialist in the development of compliance policies and procedures, compliance evaluations and assessments, and compliance training.
From May 2003 to April 2006 he was the Director of Policy Research & Statistics at the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC). At the FSC, Mark was responsible for the development and implementation of the AML/CFT compliance program in the BVI.
Prior to joining the FSC, Mark was the senior policy research officer at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). During his time at CIMA, he was instrumental in conducting research to guide the enhancement of Cayman’s AML/CFT regulatory regime.
Most recently, he served as a technical expert for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and FIRST Initiative's technical assistance program to provide AML/CFT training for Caribbean Insurance Supervisors. Mr. McKenzie has researched and published numerous of articles and papers on regulatory compliance and governance in major journals and newsletters. He is also frequent speaker and moderator at major conferences and seminars on AML/CFT compliance issues. In addition to his technical knowledge, Mark is an excellent leader and coach.
ROBERTO KELSO
Roberto Kelso has been a strategic and operational risk consultant for more than a decade, focusing on internal control, compliance and security. He is currently a business risk advisor to the Audit & Risk Committees of several Latin American companies and international organizations.
Roberto is a former special agent for the U.S. Army & Air Force Exchange Service, in Panama and Honduras. Prior to joining CHRIS MATHERS INC., he was the Forensic Services Director (Central America) at the international public accounting firm, KPMG, where he was responsible for the development and coordination of complex international fraud investigations.
Mr. Kelso has published numerous articles and papers on risk management in major journals and newsletters. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at anti-fraud conferences and seminars and is the founder and President of the Panamanian Association of Fraud Examiners.
WALLY TYKOLIZ
Wally is a career public servant having 30 years of awarded exemplary level, law enforcement service. His law enforcement career began with the Niagara Regional Police Service and included secondments to Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as a Subject Matter Expert Investigator in major organized crime projects.
Wally has impressive and vast experience in uniform, tactical, supervisory, detective and intelligence speciality units. He has an expertise in complex fraud, money laundering and defalcation of funds investigations. Wally was recognized for his organized crime investigations, use of physical / electronic investigative methods and techniques that were regional, national and international in scope.
In 2003, Wally continued his civil service at the federal level with the internationally renowned Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) as a security specialist. His awarded and recognized “Classified” duties in human resources, government employee security clearance and immigration screening clearance included secondments to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) as a Subject Matter Expert in Permanent Resident Application / Refugee Immigration Vetting.
In 2017, Wally entered the private sector as a Medical Marihuana Industry Security Consultant and has facilitated in all aspects of Health Canada's Licensed Producer of Medical Marihuana process, "from license to build".
Described as a lifelong student, Wally has completed a multitude of prestigious "classified" employment training and formal education programs.
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