ETI can offer training and consultancy of topics related to Corporate Governance. Such topics are of great relevance in our increasingly interconnected world. ETI’s Trainer and Consultant, Gvantsa Shengelia is highly experienced in the following areas in which she is able provide training and consultancy:
- AML/CFT (KYC/EDD/Sanctions/Investigations/Reporting/MLATs/Bribery-Corruption
- Regulatory Compliance, Governance; Business Continuity;
- Fraud (framework setup/implementation, investigations, international cooperation)
- Auditing (full cycle) & Remediation (from policy framework to implementation)
Gvantsa has been providing training in AML/CFT in Georgia and overseas for many years and has also worked with regulators and legislators locally and internationally in the spheres of investment, retail banking, brokerages and insurance companies working with household names such as Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank in the USA; Bank of Georgia, Societe Generale and Liberty Bank in Georgia.
In early 2012, Ms. Shengelia put on hold a successful career (Vice-Chair of Audit Committee, MLRO) to pursue a degree in the Counter-Terrorism Studies in Melbourne, Australia. During this period, she concurrently worked as a Key Expert in an EU-financed AML project “Cocaine Route in West Africa”, with Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and Cape Verde as beneficiary countries.
Upon completion of her degree and return to Georgia, Ms. Shengelia briefly served in a cabinet position, before returning to her main field of expertise, AML/CFT, in 2016. Dedicated to continuous improvement of her professional skills, Ms. Shengelia has more recently begun exploring the sphere of cryptocurrencies and cyber security.