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Outlier Team Update: Promoting Maria Shamou

We’re excited to announce the promotion of Maria Shamou to AML Project Coordinator!

Since joining Outlier, Maria has been an integral part of our team, providing exceptional support to both our clients and consultants. In her expanded role, she will continue her administrative responsibilities while also coordinating our AML projects, helping ensure seamless project delivery and a better, more seamless client experience.

This promotion reflects Maria’s hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence. Please join us in congratulating her. We’re excited to see her continue to grow with the Outlier team!

Outlier Compliance Group welcomes Jasbir Dhillon and Wioletta Traynor!

The Outlier Compliance Group team is thrilled to welcome two of our newest members, Jasbir Dhillon and Wioletta Traynor.

Jasbir brings deep money services business (MSB) and real estate experience to the team, and Wioletta brings deep jewelry sector expertise and is a CPA.

Jasbir’s Bio

Jasbir is a compliance and financial crime professional with over 15 years of experience in regulatory oversight, anti-money laundering (AML), and risk management across the banking, money services business, and consulting sectors. She has extensive experience supporting organizations in meeting their obligations under Canadian regulatory frameworks, including FINTRAC requirements, the PCMLTFA, and PIPEDA.

Her work focuses on regulatory audits, AML/ATF investigations, risk assessments, and the development of robust compliance programs that help organizations navigate complex regulatory environments while maintaining strong operational integrity.

Wioletta’s Bio

Wioletta Traynor, CPA, CGA brings more than 13 years of leadership experience in the precious metals, e-commerce industry, with a background in AML/ATF compliance, risk and finance management, and private accounting.

Prior to joining Outlier Solutions Inc., Wioletta has served in a senior leadership role, including Chief Deputy Compliance Officer, Financial Controller, and CFO, helping businesses with compliance and accounting frameworks, internal controls, and internal compliance systems and investigations. Her experience includes AML/ATF Compliance Effectiveness Reviews, GAP Analysis, policy development, AML/ATF risk assessments, internal investigations, fraud prevention, and general compliance.

Over the years, she has contributed to multiple fraud related investigations involving suspicious transactions and financial misconduct, including the widely publicized Project Bridle Path mortgage fraud case.

Wioletta is passionate about helping organizations go beyond the “tick box” AML/ATF checklist and building effective programs to protect businesses from financial and reputational risk.

Please join us in welcoming Jasbir and Wioletta!

As with all our consultants, both Jasbir and Wioletta have deep subject matter expertise of more than 10,000 hours and support Outlier’s mission statement “good compliance can enable good business”.

Outlier Compliance Group welcomes Daniel Dobre!

The Outlier Compliance Group team is thrilled to welcome our newest member, Daniel Dobre.

Daniel brings a wealth of banking compliance experience, most recently as Director Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime Oversight at Royal Bank of Canada.

Daniel’s Bio

Daniel joins the Outlier team with more than 18 years of compliance experience working within the Financial Institution sector. A seasoned professional, Daniel brings a strong background in regulatory compliance and risk expertise. Throughout his career, he has held senior oversight roles in financial crime and regulatory compliance, leading the design and execution of monitoring and testing programs, and developing and enhancing compliance methodologies. His work has included oversight of second line reviews, implementation of AML/ATF systems and processes, execution of risk assessments all with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, communication and building strong business relationships.

Daniel recognized early in his career that compliance was the path he wanted to pursue. Following a management trainee program that provided exposure to various areas of banking, he chose to join the compliance team, despite strong interest from several other departments. While doing branch compliance reviews for four years, Daniel realized that anti-money laundering is what he is most passionate about and made it his goal to grow in this field. After moving to Canada, Daniel was determined to re-enter the compliance field, which he successfully achieved in 2010. After a few years of growing his experience within compliance, operations, and internal controls, he had the opportunity to join the CAMLO of a financial institution to enhance their AML program following a regulator’s exam. Among his key accomplishments were the successful development and implementation of a real-time customer name screening process, as well as the design and rollout of a transaction monitoring system and an associated alert investigation process.

Daniel’s passion for financial crime risk led him to join a major bank, where he was able to gain valuable experience while leading, monitoring, and testing reviews over the financial crime risks, controls and associated regulations for all lines of business and functions within the bank. He later spearheaded the design and implementation of an integrated monitoring and testing (assurance) program, covering both financial crime and regulatory compliance risks, while overseeing testing teams across 3 continents. During this time, Daniel also became CAMS and ICA certified, and is looking forward to helping make a difference in the financial crime industry by ensuring that all customers are operating safely and in accordance with the regulatory requirements.

As with all our consultants, Daniel has deep subject matter expertise and supports Outlier’s mission statement “good compliance can enable good business”. He is passionate about compliance and risk management, and believes that businesses can be successful and compliant at the same time.

Please join us in welcoming Daniel!

He’ll be attending the Futurist conference in Toronto as his first official Outlier event coming up on May 13, 2025. Please say hello and welcome him to the team.

Outlier Team Update: Promoting Suzie Fernandes

The Outlier team is thrilled to announce that Suzie Fernandes has been promoted to the position of Chief of Staff.

Suzie joined the Outlier team in 2018. Her ability to be meticulously organized has played a key role in our growth. Her knack for analyzing situations and determining what’s needed to keep the Outlier team moving forward has us excited about her having a more hands-on role in the company maintaining many of our day-to-day operations.

Please join us in congratulating Suzie on her promotion and wishing her well in her new role.

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