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Peter Barnes
Standard Chartered Bank
Head of UK Financial Crime Compliance & Nominated Officer
Description
Pete Barnes is the UK Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Standard Chartered Bank, a role he has held for four years, following five years as the Group Head of Investigations. He oversees all aspects of financial crime for Standard Chartered Bank (UK), working with first line colleagues and clients to manage financial crime risk.
Pete also leads the Bank’s involvement in the UK’s financial Information sharing project, the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT). He has previously chaired the JMLIT’s expert working group on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and let the private’s sector 2020 review of the JMLIT model.
Pete has over 30 years of police and industry experience. During his 18 years in the Metropolitan Police, he managed the intelligence and disruptions function of the National Terrorist Financial Investigation Unit, introduced cross border cash smuggling initiatives, and was commended for his work in disrupting multi-million-pound drug smuggling operations. In his first role in the private sector, he established and managed a European Intelligence and Investigations capability at Western Union, where he pioneered work on financially profiling foreign terrorist fighters.
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