Shahmeem is the Head of the Line 1 Financial Crime Hub Advisory Team at Virgin Money. He has c.25 years of Financial Crime Compliance experience in advisory, supervision (specialist and general), enforcement investigations and proceedings, legislative drafting and policy development, across both legal and (1LOD/2LOD) compliance roles in EEA and non-EEA Banks, in consultancy, in HMG and in independent private practice covering: POCA, TACT, MLR, Sanctions, GDPR related to financial crime, consumer duty related to financial crime and Prin 11. He is a drafter of the Bar Standards Board AML guidance (part of the Legal Sector Affinity Group) and he was on the JMLSG Editorial Panel. He recently received a Distinction in the industry certification for MLROs (ICA). He has the industry Diploma in Money Laundering (ICA) and he is a (former) Financial Action Task Force Assessor (on behalf of the UK). Shahmeem is a Barrister and a New York Attorney.