STANLEY CHIA HOONG MUN
Summary
Senior executive leader with track record of driving strategic initiatives and delivering impactful results. Adept at fostering team collaboration and navigating complex organizational challenges. Skilled in strategic planning, financial management, and operations oversight. Valued for reliability, adaptability, and results-oriented approach.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SVP & Head, Fraud & Risk Control
DBS Bank Ltd
10.2017 - Current
- Leads a Singapore-based team of seven and coordinates regional risk control and fraud review activities across the Institutional Banking Group. Responsible for escalation and remedial actions on complex financial crime matters, development of anti-scam and mule detection capabilities, and providing assurance and insight to senior management, regulators and law enforcement.
- Market coverage
- Core: Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, India. International centers: Australia (Sydney), UK (London), USA (Los Angeles), Malaysia (Labuan), Japan (Tokyo), South Korea (Seoul), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), Thailand (Bangkok).
- Committee representation
- Group representative: Trade Finance AML & CFT working committee (TFACC).
- Group representative: Complex case escalation and review committee.
- Group representative: Digital Fraud Risk Forum.
- Department representative: SME credit fraud review committee.
- Bank representative: National Scam List working group.
- Group representative: Data-driven operating model initiatives for KYC and financial crime.
Business Risk Specialist
UBS AG
Singapore
04.2017 - 07.2017
- Fraud Competency Center
- Business Risk & Regulatory Management
- Main scope: Fraud Risk Management
- Reason for leaving: Early completion of projects
Transaction Monitoring – Case Management and Investigation
Deutsche Bank
02.2017 - 04.2017
- Financial Intelligent Unit, Anti-Financial Crime
- Regional Wealth Management
- Assignment placement via Lawyer On Demand (Asia) Ltd
- Management & AML Risk analysis for flagged out cases from monitoring system
- Conduct investigation into probable and complex case
- Coordinate with Relationship Manager & Senior Stakeholders for case resolution
- Geographical coverage: Singapore and Hong Kong
Senior Compliance Manager
Bank of East Asia Ltd
11.2016 - 12.2016
- Compliance Department
- Reason for leaving: Change of department structure
AML Compliance Manager
Bank of China, Singapore Branch
Singapore
06.2016 - 11.2016
- Legal & Compliance Department
- Reason for leaving: Lack of department leadership, clarity and direction
- Both roles above shared similar job scope as follows:
- Approve customer onboarding by reviewing KYC/CDD/EDD for higher-risk customers and cases flagged by transaction monitoring.
- Approve onboarding and relationships with Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
- Create and update AML and sanctions policies and procedures.
- Provide AML and sanctions advice for new products, business deals, remittances, loans and client reviews.
- Investigate FCC-related cases escalated from monitoring, business control and business units (e.g., money laundering, sanctions, tax crime, corruption).
- Manage and investigate Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs).
- Coordinate with stakeholders (relationship managers, operations, management) as the primary FCC advisory contact.
Consultant Trainer
HSBC Global Faculty for AML and Sanctions
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Via contract with Thomson Reuters
- Certification training for all level of staffs in AML and Sanctions compliance
- Covered business: Corporate Banking, Private Banking, Remittance, Retail, Trade Finance
- Geographical coverage: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan
- Reason for leaving: Need to be primarily based in Singapore
Chief Fraud & Financial Crime Examiner
ICFE Consultancy Group Pte Ltd
10.2008 - 10.2015
- Oversee investigative works on money laundering and fraud related cases covering Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China
- Review and drafting of AML compliance, prevention and detection policy, procedures and framework
- Provision of AML advisory and analytical support
- Modeling scenarios for setting transaction monitoring threshold for surveillance
- Provide and facilitate AML related training
- Management and lead FCC related projects
- Covered: China. Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore financial institutions and MNCs
- Reason for leaving: Company downsizing
Assistant Manager (Group Internal Audit)
United Overseas Bank Group Ltd
06.2007 - 01.2008
- Main scope: Group Fraud Investigation
Senior Associate (Enforcement)
Singapore Exchange Limited
02.2005 - 06.2007
- Main scope: Market misconduct investigation
Associate (Compliance)
American International Assurance Co. Ltd- Singapore
Singapore
06.2004 - 02.2005
- Main scope: Advisor misconduct investigation
- (PS: more details of each position will be provided upon request or shared during interview)
Education
Masters of Commerce - Business Law
The University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia12-2002
Bachelor of Economics - Money & Banking and Accounting
The University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia07-2001
Skills
- Strategic Leadership: Over 15 years leading high-performing, cross-border teams across six major Asian markets, delivering business and operational outcomes
- Financial Crime & Fraud Mitigation: Specialist in anti-scam/anti-mule controls, complex investigations, and risk governance frameworks
- Regulatory & Stakeholder Relations: Trusted adviser to regulators, law enforcement, and C-suite leaders
- Innovation & Technology: Regional lead for AI/ML and GenAI integration, driving automation and data-led models
- Assurance & Governance: Demonstrated record closing control gaps and ensuring regulatory compliance
- Strategic leadership
- Operational excellence
- Policies and procedures
- KPI tracking
Certification
- Certified Fraud Examiner, Awarded by The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Languages
Proficient in English and Chinese, fluent in Cantonese, Hokkien and Hakka
Timeline
SVP & Head, Fraud & Risk Control
DBS Bank Ltd
10.2017 - Current
Business Risk Specialist
UBS AG
04.2017 - 07.2017
Transaction Monitoring – Case Management and Investigation
Deutsche Bank
02.2017 - 04.2017
Senior Compliance Manager
Bank of East Asia Ltd
11.2016 - 12.2016
AML Compliance Manager
Bank of China, Singapore Branch
06.2016 - 11.2016
Consultant Trainer
HSBC Global Faculty for AML and Sanctions
10.2015 - 06.2016
Chief Fraud & Financial Crime Examiner
ICFE Consultancy Group Pte Ltd
10.2008 - 10.2015
Assistant Manager (Group Internal Audit)
United Overseas Bank Group Ltd
06.2007 - 01.2008
Senior Associate (Enforcement)
Singapore Exchange Limited
02.2005 - 06.2007
Associate (Compliance)
American International Assurance Co. Ltd- Singapore
06.2004 - 02.2005
Bachelor of Economics - Money & Banking and Accounting
The University of Western Australia
Masters of Commerce - Business Law
The University of New South Wales
Professional Qualifications
- ICA Certificate in Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance
- ICA Professional Certificate in Trade Based Financial Crime Compliance (Distinction)
- Certificate in OFAC Essentials (Association of Certified Sanctions Specialist)
Personal Bio
- Age: 50
- Marital Status: Married
- Nationality: Singapore Citizen
- Current Salary: To be furnished upon request
- Expected Salary: To be discussed
- Relocation & Travel: Open to relocation and travel >30%
- Contact Number: 65-90074149 (Mobile)
- Email: hmccfe@gmail.com
- Availability: Three Months’ Notice