
Guruge Viraj Dharmasiri
Head of Compliance - Private Banking at Emirates NBD PJSC
The move
MoveEmirates NBD PJSC → Emirates NBD
TitleAssociate Vice President, RB & WM Compliance → Head of Compliance -Private Banking
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE16.3
Total experience23.2 years
Emirates NBD headcount10,001+ employees
Emirates NBD industryBanking
Emirates NBD HQDubai, United Arab Emirates
Emirates NBD typePublic Company
Career arc
- Head of Compliance -Private BankingJul 2024 — Present
Emirates NBD· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Associate Vice President, RB & WM ComplianceSep 2020 — Present
Emirates NBD PJSC· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Compliance ManagerOct 2015 — Sep 2020
Emirates NBD· United Arab Emirates - AML OfficerMar 2012 — Oct 2015
Emirates NBD Bank UAE· Private Banking Compliance Department
- AML OfficerDec 2009 — Mar 2012
Emirates NBD· Group Compliance Department - Assistant Manager - Internal Control & Quality Management DeptMar 2006 — Dec 2009
Emirates NBD· UAE - Assistant Manager MarketingDec 2003 — Feb 2006
Sampath Bank
- Branch ManagerFeb 2003 — Dec 2003
Sampath Bank· Sri Lanka
Education
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists· Anti -Money Laundering & Combat terrorist financing2011 — 2012
- Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (AIB- Sri Lanka)· Banking1993 — 1998
- Chartered Institute of Marketing- (CIM -UK)· Marketing2000 — 2003
- Postgraduate Institute of Management, Sri Jayewardenepura University Sri Lanka.Masters of Business Administration (MBA) · Banking & Finance2009 — 2014