The Australian AML/CTF Act - Preparing for an Independent Review

David is an exceptionally skilled and effective Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption and Anti-Fraud professional with over 30 years of experience preventing, detecting and resolving issues that relate to fraud and corruption. He has acquired extensive experience across a broad range of industries and products, with comprehensive specialist expertise in the areas of Financial Services, Gambling, Mining and Government. Has taken the investigative lead in a range of anti-money laundering assignments, fraud and corruption investigations and fraud risk management engagements across multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, Bangladesh, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.

David worked in law enforcement investigating serious and organized crime before moving to Financial Services where he worked in and managed financial crime functions for two Australian banks. In 2008 he joined PriceWaterhouseCoopers and led the forensic services teams in Brisbane and then Melbourne as an Executive Director / Principal. David was responsible for and lead many engagements in relation to AML/CTF and Sanctions for some of Australia’s largest banks and supported reviews of overseas banks. In 2014 David left PwC, on good terms, to work for himself, occasionally contracting back to PwC. From July 2015 to March 2016 David contracted to Tabcorp as an SME, assisting initially in the litigation and then in the development and implementation of a new AML/CTF program. This included working with the Financial Crime team and for a period managing the operations team which included transaction monitoring, ECDD and managing high risk customers across the globe.

David possesses an extensive repertoire of strategic and tactical knowledge and skills, including forensic technology, forensic accounting, data analysis and a range of investigation skills/methodologies, and is able to provide commercially and ethically sound remediation recommendations and systems-based solutions to mitigate future risks. He takes a holistic approach to risk and issue management and is committed to leaving a lasting and beneficial impact on businesses that extends long after the engagement is completed.

David is a registered auditor for the purposes of the Australian AML/CTF act, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and a Certified Fraud Examiner.