Yoshi Sakamoto

The existing and recent job assignments have been focused on the followings:➢ AML/CFT/Sanctions Compliance (19 years’ experience in total).▪ Led various compliance related improvements as a Compliance Officer, such as human rights, information control, insider trading, entertainment and gift, conflict of interest, AML(anti-money laundering)/CFT(counter financing for terrorism)/Sanctions, know your customer (KYC), monitoring of transactions and customers, investigation and reporting of potentially suspicious and/or higher-risk transactions/customers particularly from the view pointof OFAC regulations and FATF recommendations.▪ Providing regular internal training on compliance such as human rights, information control, insider trading, entertainment and gift, conflict of interest, prevention of transactions with anti-social forces, AML/CFT/Sanctions and so forth.▪ CAMSKnowledge of Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds in Japan, Payment Services Act. in Japan, Japanese FSA Guidelines, USA Patriot Act, OFAC regulations, EU directives, FATF recommendations, MAS626 and other international laws and regulations.▪ Ability to manage special treatments to economic sanctioned countries such as humanitarian transactions.➢ Operational risks control (14 years’ experience in total).▪ Ability to develop practical countermeasures to mitigate legal, reputation and operational risks related to the regulation changes on AML/CFT/Sanctions, KYC and general compliance matters.▪ Ability to develop operational procedures, manuals and business flows to stay current on regulations working with related parties.▪ Regularly reviewing and updating relevant procedures and business flows.➢ Capable of managing teams with diverse members of different nationalities (16 years’ experience in total).➢ Ability to work in and head teams in a non-Japanese business environment with oral and written communication.