Samuel Were
Wandera
Mr. Samuel Were Wandera is an Economist, a certified PRINCE2 Member in Managing Successful Programs in a Controlled Environment, and a Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialist. He is a country/peer assessor on Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing matters. He has wealth of experience in strategic planning, stakeholder management, risk management, and financial analysis.
He has previously served at the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development in various capacities, where he was also involved in setting up and operationalisation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework in Uganda. Before rising to the office of the Executive Director of the FIA, he was the Director of Compliance and Training at the same Financial Intelligence Authority.
He is passionate about compliance with AML/CFT matters, public awareness on AML/CFT matters, and stakeholder engagement on issues of AML/CFT.