George Pinero

About George Pinero

I have almost 20 years years of experience in the Financial Crimes Compliance industry across Wealth Management, Custody, and Correspondent Banking platforms. I previously served as the UBS AG U.S. Private Bank Chief AML Officer from 2016 through 2021. Prior to joining UBS in December 2016, I was the Global Head of Financial Intelligence Unit and Deputy MLRO Cayman Island Branch, a Senior Vice President at Brown Brothers Harriman for 4 years. I was also an AML Compliance Officer for 6 years at Commerzbank AG New York Branch and UBS Financial Services. While at BBH and Commerzbank, I delivered key AML projects including, Actimize SAM and TC implementation and ongoing tuning of the systems and implemented client onboarding platform across multiple legal entities at Commerzbank. I started my AML career at UBS FSI as an AML Surveillance Analyst, where my passion for AML started. Prior to leaving UBS FSI, George’s responsibilities increased to managing the firm’s FIU along with the firm’s annual EDD review of higher risk clients. I hold a M.B.A. from Saint Peter’s College, a B.A. from Rutgers University, and a Series 7 FINRA Registered Representative, and is an UBS Americas Council Ambassador.Expertise / Competencies Trusted senior AML advisor supporting U.S. Financial Institutions, and Cayman Islands, Canada, and Brazil Wealth Management booking centers; and Implemented multiple automated AML transaction monitoring projects for broker dealers, private and custodian banks, and correspondent banking platforms.I

Experience

1. Financial Crime Prevention Executive Director

   UBS

   Dec 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Rutgers University

  BA, Economics

  1999 — 2003

• Saint Peter's University

  MBA, International Business

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Banking
• Microsoft Office
• Aml
• Series 7
• Private Investigations
• Kyc
• Excel
• Oracle Discoverer
• Bloomberg
• Due Diligence
• Investigations
• Microsoft Sql Server