The Libra Association appoints Sterling Daines as Chief Compliance Officer  

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Geneva, Switzerland - The Libra Association, an independent member organization, today announced the appointment of Sterling Daines as its Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Daines has been a leader in the financial crime compliance industry, primarily focused on anti-money laundering, sanctions, anti-bribery, fraud and anti-corruption measures in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Daines is currently a Managing Director and Global Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Credit Suisse, a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. He will step down from his role at Credit Suisse and join the Libra Association later this year.

"I am pleased to join the Libra Association as it works to transform the digital payment space to empower billions of people," said Mr. Daines. "A critical element of achieving this mission is to ensure we are building a safe, compliant, and reliable platform for all users, which I look forward to significantly contributing to."

Previously, Mr. Daines served as Managing Director and Deputy Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Goldman Sachs. Prior to this, he held positions as a principal in the Forensic and Dispute Services practice at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP and as the leader of Deloitte’s U.S. forensic Data Analytics practice. Mr. Daines has also worked as a consultant to institutions including the U.S. Department of Justice and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

“I am thrilled that Mr. Daines will be joining the Libra Association as our Chief Compliance Officer,” said Robert Werner, General Counsel of the Libra Association. “Mr. Daines is a world class compliance leader and will bring critical expertise to the project.”

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https://libra.org/en-US/updates/CCO-announcement/
  • Libra
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  • Switzerland
  • Anti-money laundering