Alma Biembetovna Kalieva

+79670059909
dta@expertolegali.com


Education — 1995−1999
Kazakhstan State Law University, Almaty, Kazakhstan;
Faculty of International Law and Public Service;
Qualification: Lawyer


Professional experience:

• Expert on Sanctions and Export Control Measures, KaR-Tel LLP — Formation of a system for managing the risk of violation of the requirements of economic sanctions and export control, including a database of internal documents, advising the company’s management and employees on issues in this area, checking transactions and their parties for risks, training personnel on effective management of risks of violation of sanctions and export control requirements.
• Compliance Officer, Financial Monitoring Officer, Q Insurance Ltd. Private Company — Formation of a compliance risk management system and risks of involving a captive insurance company in money laundering activities, including a methodological base, a database of internal documents, consulting the company’s management and employees, training on financial monitoring, compliance.
• Chief Compliance Controller of RBK Bank JSC — Organization and management of the activities of Compliance and other divisions of the Bank in the field of compliance risk management and internal control, organization of financial monitoring, including the development of internal regulatory documents, monitoring and educational process, organization of the AML/CFT system of the Bank, coordination of activities to prevent involvement in criminal activities and money laundering processes.
• Senior Lawyer of VERUM LLP — Legal services, consulting on legal and compliance risk management.
• Director of the Compliance Control Department of Altyn Bank JSC — Organization and management of the activities of Compliance and other divisions of the Bank in the field of compliance risk management and internal control, organization of financial monitoring, including the development of internal regulatory documents, monitoring and educational process, organization of the AML/CFT system of the Bank, coordination of activities to prevent involvement in criminal activities and money laundering processes.
• Head of Collateral Department of Altyn Bank JSC.
• Management of the process of assessment of internal security, security risks, creation and development of internal rules and regulations;
• Executive Director of the Legal Department of SB HSBC Bank Kazakhstan JSC. December 02, 2015 — HSBC Bank Kazakhstan was renamed into Altyn Bank JSC.
• Providing legal support for the process of credit financing for corporate clients, legal opinions on current issues of the Bank’s activities; representation of the Bank’s interests in interaction with government agencies, commercial organizations, legal support in the conclusion and execution of the Bank’s contracts; legal examination of internal regulatory documents, contracts and other documents; providing legal support for the Bank’s activities and protecting the rights and interests of the Bank in the field of corporate governance, analyzing risks associated with contractual activities and preparing recommendations, creating and developing the legal structure of DIGITAL BANK, and general management of the Department.
• Director, Department for Control of Enforcement Procedures, ATF Bank JSC, UniCredit Group — Development of control systems and full legal support of procedures for the execution of court decisions (in favor of the Bank); interaction with public and private bailiffs; representation of the Bank’s interests in interaction with government agencies and commercial organizations;
• Chief Expert (Deputy Head of Division) of the Department of Restructuring and Problem Loans of ATF Bank JSC of UniCredit Group. Full legal support of the process of restructuring, debt collection of corporate clients, including: merger transactions and accusations, out-of-court sale of pledged property, claim activities (won cases of more than USD 200 million), bankruptcy proceedings (chairman of the creditors' committee), financial and legal forecasting, full due diligence;
• Head of Distressed Assets Department. Specialization — leasing, factoring and international factoring JSC "Alternative Finance", member of IFG (International Factor Group). Analysis and monitoring of leasing and factoring agreements, work with legal entities in the field of leasing and factoring, restructuring and recovery of debts of legal entities;
• Center Securities Kazakhstan LLP. In-house lawyer of the company. Providing legal support for the company’s activities: conducting negotiations, transactions, preparing legal opinions on legal issues arising in the course of the company’s activities, drafting and analyzing contracts, conducting business correspondence of the company, registering rights to real estate, representing the company’s interests in state bodies, courts, legal support for the procedures for the out-of-court sale of pledged property, forecasting legal aspects);
• The House of Credits Co LLP — Financial Security Specialist. Organization of internal economic security of the company;
• Almaty City Police Department. Senior Investigator, Regional Control Department of the Department of Internal Affairs of Almaty — Control over the Investigative Units of the Department of Internal Affairs of Almaty.
• Department for Combating Corruption and Economic Crimes (Financial Police) of Almaty Region — Senior Investigator, Head of Analytical Department.

Languages: English, French, Russian, Kazakh


Professional skills:

Formation of internal control systems, verification (testing) of their effectiveness, identification of risks, development of mechanisms (tools) to reduce the level of impact of risk realization, conducting training (trainings), working with a team, setting goals, monitoring the implementation of tasks, selection and formation of a team.


Professional Certifications

Certificate of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce — International Basic Level for Compliance Officers;
Certificate of the International Compliance Association for Compliance


Awards:


Public Medal "Yles" of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan


Contacts:

Моб. + 7 705 385 3907
abk@expertolegali.com