Kate is a philosophy graduate and has a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism. She has had a long career in marketing and public relations, and since 2003 she has worked with awarding bodies who wish to raise their international profile. As ACi’s General Manager, Kate is responsible for the administrative aspects of building our association and she manages our online and social media presence. She is responsible for all aspects of the day to day management of the association. This includes daily interaction with the CEO and COO and weekly liaison with members of the Executive Committee and the Advisory Panel.
Simran is a financial crime subject matter expert and Director of GKSB Consultancy with over 20 years of experience spanning consultancy and senior regulatory roles, including several years at the Financial Conduct Authority as a financial crime supervisor involved in high-profile work such as trade finance thematic reviews, SAMLP deep dives, and Skilled Person reviews. She now supports firms under regulatory or law enforcement scrutiny through complex remediation, crisis management, and transformation programmes, and is frequently appointed as interim MLRO and Head of Financial Crime during periods of heightened regulatory focus. Alongside her commercial work, Simran maintains an extensive non-profit and policy portfolio, having served as Chair of the Financial Services Policy Working Group at WhistleblowersUK, Board Member of the Institute of Money Laundering Professionals, and currently as Pro Bono Senior Advisor to anti-human trafficking charity Stop the Traffik. She is a recognized thought leader who regularly chairs and speaks at leading AML conferences, writes on economic crime for Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence and Financial Times Banking Risk and Regulation, is frequently quoted by Compliance Corylated, and has contributed to legal journals on topics including whistleblowing protections in financial services.
Kelly is originally from New Zealand and started her Finance career in London working for the Hard Rock Cafe International as Assistant Financial Controller. She has since worked for Air Canada, Yoplait, and Radnor House Schools. Currently, Kelly is responsible for the ACi’s financial management and she assists with the day-to-day administration of the Association.
Barry is a retired UK police/ law enforcement officer having previously served with the Metropolitan Police, the National Crime Squad, the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the National Crime Agency. An experienced financial intelligence and international asset recovery specialist, he was the operational head of the UK Asset Recovery Office (ARO). He represented UK law enforcement at both the European Union financial intelligence (FIU) and ARO platforms based in Brussels. As an anti-corruption practitioner and policymaker, he was chair of a multi-agency PEP corruption forum and a key member of a Cabinet Office led initiative aimed at supporting UNCAC objectives with domestic and international stakeholders.
Barry has worked as a consultant in both the corporate and regulatory sectors providing advice to senior management on a wide range of compliance and investigation policies and procedures. He is an experienced project manager delivering change to diverse public and private sector clients, including the creation and implementation of training courses and training material to students globally. Currently, he is the project manager for the ACi In-House Corporate Investigators Handbook.
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