FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Toronto, Canada (November 15, 2022) – Today Matt McGuire and Monika Cywinska, founders of The AML Shop, have announced that the acclaimed anti-money laundering (AML) consulting firm’s advisors Marie Noel, Marcelle Dadoun and Adam Feldman are joining the organization as Principals and owners, as they continue to contribute to the growth and success of The AML Shop in their respective areas of expertise.
This exciting organizational change comes at the helm of the expansion and success of The AML Shop’s evolution in the AML, counter-terrorist financing, sanctions compliance, and risk management space. Since The AML Shop’s inception in 2016, the firm has served hundreds of clients across Canada and abroad, and expanded its team to over 40 AML experts, rapidly becoming Canada's leading business solution for AML compliance matters.
Bringing in its key employees as part of its new broader management structure, The AML Shop is strengthening its commitment to client service excellence, continuity, and subject matter specialization. With its new Principals, it is positioned for its next stage of growth.
ABOUT THE NEW PRINCIPALS
Marie Noel has over 20 years collective experience with financial institutions, insurance companies, and money services businesses, and will join as Principal, Outsourced Services and Investigations. Bringing her breadth of experience to managing The AML Shop’s outsourced services, Marie ensures clients are not only meeting their compliance obligations, but that they have the knowledge and training to understand and respond to compliance risks. Her background in managing investigations and high-risk accounts and businesses is invaluable to clients looking to make informed business decisions. She also works with clients and regulators alike on the development and implementation of remediation plans.
Marcelle Dadoun leads The AML Shop's compliance program design division and provides advisory support to all reporting types, including new and evolving money services businesses, payment service providers and fintech clients looking to navigate local and international regimes for registration, licensing, banking access, and regulations. She will be joining as Principal, Program Design and Advisory. With over 20 years of compliance experience, Marcelle came to The AML Shop after serving in senior level roles with international banks and has since become a thought leader for emerging and newly regulated industries, such as crypto currency, payment services providers and prepaid card powered neo-banks. She specializes in the development and maintenance of policies, procedures, risk assessments and training programs. Marcelle serves on several government and industry advisory groups and is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has additionally obtained a certification in risk management from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, as well as the Chainalysis Inc. Cryptocurrency Fundamental Certificate.
Adam Feldman leads The AML Shop's risk management and technology divisions and will be joining as Principal, Risk Management and Technology. As a former process engineer, Adam has a passion and talent for understanding, quantifying, and implementing efficient mitigation systems and processes across multiple industries and jurisdictions. Adam helps The AML Shop’s clients right size and optimize their compliance systems, processes and staffing, leveraging a toolbox of technology solutions. Those engagements are often designed as a response to regulatory examination findings or companies experiencing significant growth or change. Adam is recognized as a specialist in the real estate and professional services sector. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and has additionally obtained a certification in risk management from the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.
“We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Marie, Marcelle and Adam as Principals at The AML Shop, each of whom are proven leaders in their respective areas of expertise and incredibly talented individuals that live the values The AML Shop is so proud of, helping us build a centre for AML excellence” says Monika Cywinska, Managing Director of The AML Shop.
“This progressive change to our organization is a vital step forward to drive continued growth and help super-serve our clients with enhanced bench-strength and increased specialization and continuity of services. We are truly honoured to have them join as Principals and play a larger role in the growth and success of The AML Shop.”
