Ertuğrul Koçak, CAMS,CDCS

Financial Crimes Unit Manager, Corporate Compliance Division - Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

• Expert in AML&CFT&KYC-local regulation and international standards. • Expert in Sanctions Compliance and Trade Finance. • Expert in FATCA&CRS. • Permanent member on the standing industry group set up by FCIB and Banks’ Association of Turkey since 2003. • Project manager for the operations conducted to purchase Oracle Mantas AML&KYC software in 2016. • Contributed to the FATF mutual evaluation process of Turkey by replying the questions of the FATF officials at the private meeting in Banks Association of Turkey in 2019. • Has carried out the KYC project in 2016 with the "Promontory Financial Group". • Has carried out 3 training sessions for the ACAMS Certification Exam to the professionals in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on behalf of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2010. • The Editor for the Turkish translation of the ACAMS Exam guides in 2009. • Project manager for the operations conducted to purchase Actimize software in 2008. • Contributed to the FATF mutual evaluation process of Turkey by making a presentation to the FATF officials on behalf of the Turkish Banking sector in 2006. • Has given lectures to the members of the Turkish banking industry in various cities of Turkey on AML&CFT which were coordinated by the Banks Association of Turkey, FCIB (MASAK) and the European Union in 2006. • Has prepared the Bank’s Policy on AML&CFT. • Speaker in the “IFINTEC Conference” about “Risk Management, Monitoring and Control Activites in AML&CFT” in 2014-Istanbul. • Speaker in the “NICE Actimize Global Client Forum” about “Effectively Managing a Centralized Approach to Sanctions Screening” in 2012-New York. • Speaker in the “Dow Jones&Actimize Seminar” about “Effective AML/CFT Compliance in Turkey ” in 2012-Istanbul. • Speaker in the ACAMS seminar about “Examining AML/CTF Tools and Techniques, Trends and Typologies in Turkey” in 2011-Istanbul.

Experience

  • Türkiye İş Bankası (27 yrs 4 mos)
    • Financial Crimes Unit Manager, Corporate Compliance Division
      Jan 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 6 mos

    • Assistant Manager, Financial Crimes Unit, Corporate Compliance Division
      Dec 2007 - Jan 2011 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    • Specialist, Corporate Architecture Department
      Jan 2003 - Dec 2007 · 5 yrs