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HSBC Bank USA’s Top Compliance Officer Departs
By Brian Monroe
printHSBC Bank USA will seek a new chief compliance officer after the departure of the executive who filled the role for over two years, ACAMS Moneylaundering.com has learned. The bank this month said goodbye to Gary Peterson, its then-senior executive vice president and head of regulatory and financial crime compliance, an individual at the financial institution and a separate source confirmed. Peterson, who also previously served as the bank's anti-money laundering (AML) director, had filled the role since 2011. HSBC Bank USA hired Peterson, a former AML consultant, in 2010 to act as the affiliate's AML chief, but the financial...
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