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ANGELA MELE BA, B. ED. CAMS, MICA, CAMS AUDIT 

Angela Mele has over 30 years of international financial services experience, having worked at Leeds Management Services in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, and with Citi Hedge Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd. as Head of the Compliance & Training Division. Since December 2007, Angela has held the position of Managing Director of RiskPass Compliance+AML Ltd., the first full independent compliance consulting firm in the Cayman Islands.

Angela is a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), is an ACAMS External Instructor, and a member of the International Compliance Association (MICA). In January 2015 Angela received the designation of Certified Advanced AML Audit Specialist (CAMS-Audit).
Angela holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, with a concentration in History and Political Science, a Bachelor of Education from York University, Toronto, Canada, and was granted the Ontario Teachers Certification in 1993.
Angela is experienced in running in-house compliance programs, performing internal AML/CTF audits and serving as AMLCO,MLRO and DMLRO for relevant financial businesses. She has designed and delivered AML/CTF and business continuity training sessions for industry associations and companies both locally and globally. Such groups include the Association of Certified Anti-Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), the Caribbean Regional Compliance Association, GovRisk, Central Law Training (UK), the Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority and the Cayman Islands Fund Administrators Association (CIFAA).

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ABBIE McMILLAN

Abbie has extensive compliance experience, having worked in the Cayman Islands financial industry for nearly twenty years. Prior to joining RiskPass in January 2019 as a Compliance Officer and Corporate Administrator, Abbie was employed in local law firms, private trust companies, and offshore insurance companies. She has a varied compliance background due to this previous experience, which allows RiskPass to provide wide-ranging compliance and AML services. Abbie is extremely well-versed in the various regulatory requirements relating to FATCA, CRS, and other CIMA enforced requirements.
Responsibilities include the design and creation of AML/CFT/APF/TFS, BCP, DR, Operations Manuals & CRS/AEOI Manuals, on-going compliance consulting, BOTA assistance, development of compliance related software, holding AMLCO, MLRO and DMLRO designations for various clients, preparing regulatory applications, liaising with various competent authorities, remediation of books of business and AML, assisting with internal audits and on-site inspections, and conducting complex investigations for clients, as required. 
Abbie is experienced in incorporation and registration of all types of Cayman Islands companies, advising on and dealing with Trade and Business Licensing requirements, managing company corporate responsibilities such as monthly and annual filings, preparing corporate documentation and management of all corporate files and related documents.

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Anishta Pudaruth

Anishta Pudaruth has over 11 years of experience working in the compliance field, first for Moore Stephens in Mauritius in the position of bookkeeper and then with Barclays Bank Mauritius as a compliance administrator. After moving to the Cayman Islands in 2017 Anishta worked as a compliance administrator remediating books of business for some major firms including Fidelity Bank & Trust, Maples FS, Cayman National Bank, and Scotiabank.  This experience has provided Anishta with a comprehensive view of the compliance industry as a whole, specifically in banking and finance.

In her current role, Anishta serves as AMLCO,MLRO and DMLRO for various clients, as well as performing AML/CTF audits. Anishta also provides assistance to daily management and functions of RiskPass.

Anishta graduated from the University of Technology in Mauritius with a Bachelor of Human Resource Management and is currently a member of the International Compliance Association.  She holds a Compliance certification from the International Compliance Association (ICA) and is also certified by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), of which she is currently a member.

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Sam Tweedie

Sam joined RiskPass in May 2022 and holds the position of Compliance/Corporate Administrator. Sam is experienced in writing and delivering AML/CTF training sessions, performing AML/CTF audits, and serving as AMLCO, MLRO and DMLRO for various clients.

Sam’s day-to-day responsibilities include providing support to the senior staff members on compliance matters, design and support for proprietary scanning and database web platforms, design and support for online training, writing and review of policies and procedures, AML compliance report writing, client due diligence screening and reviews, suspicious activity reporting, completion of regulatory filings, and research and distribution of legislative updates for relevant financial businesses in the Cayman Islands. Sam is particularly well-versed in the Acts and Regulations relating to Cayman-incorporated funds due to previous employment at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA).

She also provides corporate administrative services including maintenance of corporate binders, filings with the registrar, minute-taking and other secretarial tasks.
Sam is currently pursuing further qualifications in Anti-Money Laundering, particularly digital asset compliance specialisation. Sam holds a degree in architecture from Robert Gordon University.

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Lloyd Griffin

Lloyd Griffin joined the RiskPass team in April 2023 to launch his career in compliance and has since progressed through increasing levels of responsibility. He currently provides administrative support to the staff and the Board of Directors of the Company where he has developed experience in anti-money laundering, risk management, and digital asset regulation.
Lloyd’s day to day responsibilities include entry into various in-house proprietary software/platforms, assisting in the maintenance of client files and profiles, and assisting in the request and collection of outstanding documentation, where he has experience in client due diligence, risk assessments, regulatory reporting, compliance monitoring, and financial crime prevention, for clients across both traditional financial services and virtual asset sectors.
Lloyd holds the position of Compliance Administrative Assistant with RiskPass and is committed to continuous professional development and maintaining a strong understanding of evolving regulatory requirements and industry best practices.