Christopher Ghenne

Global Head Banking Compliance Solutions at SAS Institute

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Christopher has over 20 years experience in combating anti money laundering and joined SAS in 2014 as a compliance product specialist. Today, he leads globally the team of AML subjects matter experts split all around the world and is responsible for all SAS compliance solutions. He is based in our office in Brussels, Belgium.

As part of the Global Security and Intelligence division, he is the team leader in the team responsible for training and supporting SAS pre-sales teams worldwide. Chris also participates to the strategic and commercial development of SAS in emerging markets and promotes SAS capabilities in terms of financial crime detection.

Christopher's favorite field is the fight against money laundering and the fight against terrorism financing. Prior to joining SAS, he spent 10 years with other AML solution vendor where he was involved in various roles such as trainer, sanctions analyst, profiling expert or business developer. Chris has also participated in more than 150 implementation projects over the five continents.

Christopher holds a master's degree in Economics from the University of Brussels (ULB) and since 2009 has been accredited as a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)