Jon Klimack
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer @Santander Consumer Bank Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer @Santander Consumer Bank Canada
Serve as the primary overseer of legal affairs, regulatory compliance and corporate governance (RCM/GRC), and provide insight into anti-money laundering (AML) development, including program design, administration, reporting, and improvement. Created and continually develop the Regulatory Compliance Management Program, including creation of an Issues Escalation Management Program, RCM software procurement, regulatory roadmap development, and the risk rating, policy design, remediation, testing, and reporting for controls. Set-up governance protocols that include annual working plans, a taxonomy of corporate documents, and mapping of action requirements to operational controls. Oversee and facilitate committees, organize mandates, monitor committee activities, and streamline reporting. Coordinate Board meetings, agendas and materials, and attend Board meetings to advise on legal and compliance matters and take minutes to record and monitor actions for closure. Prepare and present annual and ad-hoc director and shareholder resolutions. Also maintain business licenses and annual returns throughout Canada- Lead, equip, and empower cross-functional personnel. Source, select, onboard, and facilitate training for new hires- Plan and allocate the annual Compliance and AML budgets- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in chattel paper perfection in a digital signature environment for securitizations and lending facilities- Directed a re-branding initiative for the legal and compliance functions- Submit compliance evidences in response to internal/external audits- Maintain constructive relationships with stakeholders including regulatory supervisors.
EDUCATION
University of Alberta
Law
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology / NAIT
Electronics Engineering Technology
Concordia University College of Alberta
Political Economy, minor Business Management
ABOUT JON KLIMACK
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Chief Legal Officer (CLO), member of The Law Society of Alberta since 2011, driven to optimize and enhance corporate legal affairs and associated functions including compliance, governance, privacy, and AML / fraud prevention through risk based program development, policy requirements, testing and reporting. Dedication to the creation and execution of major initiatives that leverage technology and best practices to ensure regulatory compliance and seamless operations. Cultivates a culture of continuous improvement while empowering personnel through engaging training, coaching, mentoring, and professional development opportunities. Privileged to elevate the standard of excellence through my roles and being entrusted as a legal advisor to the Board of Directors, C-Suite Executive and high-level influential decision makers- Executive Legal Strategy & Leadership - Regulatory Compliance Management - Corporate Governance Alignment - Risk Based Assessment & Mitigation - Issue Identification & Management - Operations & Change Management - Cross Functional Team Leadership - Full Life Cycle Project Management - Program Design & Administration - Program Testing & Documentation - Continuous Process Improvements - Stakeholder Relations Management
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