London – 8:00am, Thursday, 6th October, 2022:
Plenitude, the Financial Crime, Risk and Compliance specialists, has expanded its management team by appointing Mike Coates as its Asia practice Lead and Senior Executive.
Mike brings extensive experience in delivering large scale, complex and business critical programmes at global banks, with specific expertise in Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) transformation. In the new role, he will be responsible for delivering Plenitude’s ambitious growth plans across Asia. This will include developing and executing the business strategy to meet the new challenges posed by the evolving financial crime landscape.
Mike’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for Plenitude, which recently announced a strategic investment from Growth Capital Partners (GCP) to accelerate global expansion. Establishing a significant presence in Asia has been ringfenced as a key priority for the company.
Having worked in the banking industry for 20 years, Mike has extensive knowledge of FCC transformation and consulting experience covering banking, funds, securities and investment services; and broking as well as having a stint as the MLRO for a major HK based digital asset company. He has previously held senior roles at Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC Commercial Banking leading multi-disciplined and geographically dispersed teams.
Mike also plays a key role in the crypto industry group (GDF) and has driven several initiatives for them both globally and within HK. He is also a key contributor to the Mekong club which is focused on anti-human trafficking and modern day slavery.