Olesja Strukov

Olesja Strukov has more than 15 years of professional experience in compliance at leading Swiss commercial and private banks. She is a proven expert in regulatory compliance, financial crime prevention, and business risk management, and assists financial institutions in implementing complex regulatory requirements.

Throughout her career, she has held positions including Senior Compliance Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Executive Director of Compliance. She has led compliance functions at UBS, Bank Heritage, Bank Hapoalim, and BNP Paribas, and has advised executive management, boards of directors, and front-office units on regulatory matters.

Her expertise encompasses, in particular, the areas of anti-money laundering (AML), know your customer (KYC), enhanced due diligence (EDD), client acceptance, PEP and high-risk reviews, compliance monitoring, financial crime compliance, business risk management, and the implementation of national and international regulatory requirements set by FINMA.

In addition to her many years of operational experience, she possesses proven leadership skills. She has led international compliance teams in Switzerland and Luxembourg, further developed compliance standards and control systems, managed regulatory projects and special investigations, and served on various client acceptance, risk, credit, and AML committees.

Through her close collaboration with the front office, legal, risk, and operations teams, she bridges regulatory requirements with pragmatic and economically viable solutions. Her particular focus is on optimizing KYC and AML processes, conducting risk-based assessments of complex client relationships, and fostering a sustainable compliance culture.

She began her professional career in the legal field as a paralegal at international law firms. She complements this legal foundation with a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) in Compliance Management and a university degree (lic. phil.).

With her many years of experience, strategic thinking, and deep understanding of regulatory developments, she supports financial institutions in the efficient implementation of compliance requirements and the sustainable management of regulatory risks.