Senior hires bring global regulatory knowledge & expertise
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 8, 2012--
Navigant (NYSE: NCI) announced today the enhancement of its Anti-Money
Laundering (AML) Compliance and Investigations offering with the
addition of Alba Avila Quintana and Patrick J. McArdle who join the firm
as Directors in New York. These two professionals, along with Alma
Angotti, also a New York based Director, enhance the team with a wealth
of federal and local level enforcement experience and strengthen the
firm’s capabilities in the areas of anti-money laundering (AML),
anti-bribery and other regulatory matters.
“With the expanded efforts around financial regulatory oversight and
compliance, Alba, Pat and Alma create a team of professionals that will
be critical for our financial services clients,” states Ellen Zimiles,
Managing Director and leader of Navigant’s Global Investigations &
Compliance practice. “They will leverage their extensive regulatory
experience to provide valuable insights to clients as they grapple with
investigations, policy, training and compliance challenges.”
Enhanced Credentials
Alba Avila Quintana joins Navigant from the National Securities
Commission of Argentina (CNV), where she has served as the Deputy
Director for International Affairs and the Deputy Director for
Anti-Money Laundering. At the CNV, Avila Quintana managed the oversight
and enforcement of AML laws and regulations, conducting AML examinations
of agents, broker-dealers and all other securities market participants.
In addition, she participated in Argentina’s Financial Action Task Force
(FATF) evaluation process. As part of her role with the CNV, Avila
Quintana served as the principal liaison between the CNV and the IMF,
OECD, IOSCO, World Bank and other securities commissions globally.
Patrick J. McArdle has more than twenty years of experience in
regulatory compliance, consulting, and law enforcement, specializing in
fraud prevention, AML and forensic accounting investigations. Prior to
joining Navigant, McArdle was a Senior Special Investigator for
Enforcement at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In this capacity,
he conducted highly sensitive and complex specialized investigations
involving violations of bank regulations, illegal activities and
suspicious transactions. McArdle has led numerous fraud investigations,
including financial statement fraud, embezzlements, inventory and
receivable manipulations, bid rigging and kickback arrangements. He has
also acted as a monitor for companies and unions in industries plagued
by organized crime.
With 25 years of regulatory experience, Alma Angotti has the distinction
of holding senior enforcement positions at the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), U.S. Department of the Treasury'sFinancial Crimes
Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA). At FINRA, Ms. Angotti had primary responsibility for AML policy
and enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act as well as FINRA and SEC AML
rules. She designed, implemented and led FinCEN's Bank Secrecy Act
enforcement program. She also drafted proposed and final AML regulations
for securities broker-dealers, hedge funds and investment
advisors. Angotti has advised non-U.S. governments on AML issues, served
as a FINRA representative on several inter-agency AML groups, and had
responsibility for other program areas at FINRA, including municipal
securities, fixed income, supervisory controls compliance and research
analyst matters. As Senior Special Counsel in the SEC’s Division of
Enforcement, Ms. Angotti investigated, prosecuted, and served as a
policy adviser for a variety of civil enforcement actions, including
insider trading, financial fraud, micro-cap fraud, accounting fraud and
Ponzi schemes.
Angotti, Avila Quintana and McArdle join Navigant’s AML leadership team,
led by Ellen Zimiles and Salvatore LaScala. The broader Navigant AML
team is comprised of former law enforcement officials, prosecutors and
regulators, as well as seasoned litigation support professionals and
industry experts who work on global investigations and compliance
matters for the world’s largest and most respected companies.
About Navigant’s Global Investigations & Compliance Practice
Navigant’s Global Investigations & Compliance practice brings critical
expertise and resources to clients to assist them with identifying,
assessing and managing the compliance and business risks related to
financial economic crimes, money laundering, sanctions, bribery and
corruption matters, investigative due diligence, FATCA, monitoring and
investigations related to fraud, waste and abuse.
About Navigant
Navigant (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global expert services firm
dedicated to assisting clients in creating and protecting value in the
face of critical business risks and opportunities. Through senior level
engagement with clients, Navigant professionals combine technical
expertise in Disputes and Investigations, Economics, Financial Advisory
and Management Consulting, with business pragmatism in the highly
regulated Construction, Energy, Financial Services and Healthcare
industries to support clients in addressing their most critical business
needs.
More information about Navigant can be found at www.navigant.com
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