With over 15 years of global compliance and risk experience in financial services, Veena is a confident and approachable leader who embraces challenges and people development opportunities. Based in Dubai, Veena’s role consists of providing regulatory and strategic advice to global regulated firms, and keeping businesses compliant with key regulatory regimes such as the SMCR, IFPR, and 5MLD.
She has advised a variety of global regulatory bodies and associated regulations, including: Central Bank of UAE, SCA, UAE Ministry of Finance, UK and Ireland FCA, PRA and CBI, Singapore MAS, and European Regulators.
Veena has also led several regulatory change and implementation projects, including: FATCA CRS, Consumer Protection, Conduct Risk, IFPR, Senior Managers and Certification Regime implementation, MiFID II implementation, global compliance monitoring program establishing an effective advisory function, and entity-specific risk management frameworks.
She has expertise working in the capital markets, fin tech, banking, exchanges, and benchmark administration sectors.
Veena also has an ICA Diploma in Compliance.
