Sahir
Malkani
Sahir Malkani is the APAC GFCC Advisory Head for Country and Strategic Execution. He is responsible for the end-to-end execution of in-country Financial Crimes Compliance programs in alignment with global standards.
Sahir oversees Country MLROs across 14 Asia Pacific jurisdictions supporting Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB) and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). He provides counsel to the business on compliance & regulatory matters, including the rollout of new business initiatives.
Additionally, he is the site lead for all Singapore-based Global Financial Crimes Compliance teams focused on Anti-Money Laundering (AML), which includes Coverage Strategy, AML Investigations, Program Execution, as well as related support functions, namely, Data Management & Quality Assurance.
Sahir was previously the Regional Head of AML Investigations and Coverage Strategy and part of the core team that established the APAC Global compliance center of Excellence (AML) in Hyderabad, India.
Sahir holds a Master's Degree in Financial Management, is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) and has completed the Singapore AML Regime Examination. He has 20+ years of experience in the financial industry.