HOUSTON, June 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BBVA Compass,
the U.S. subsidiary of global financial services group BBVA,
announced today that Celie Niehaus
has been named the bank's Chief Compliance Officer and a member of
its Management Committee.
As Chief Compliance Officer, Niehaus has oversight of all
compliance activities for the whole of BBVA Compass, including the
bank's Retail, Commercial and Wealth units. Niehaus is directly
responsible for the bank's adherence with laws and regulations that
govern anti-money laundering, consumer, investment and corporate
practices, among others. Her expertise will be important in early
identification of operational risks, assessment and mitigation.
"Establishing a risk and compliance culture that is
business-minded, driven to meet customer needs and collaborative is
imperative for BBVA Compass as it seeks to continue its digital
transformation," said BBVA Compass President and CEO Onur Genç. "Celie's years of experience doing
this in complex regulatory environments across financial services
channels - both physical and digital - will be key as BBVA Compass
increasingly looks to digital channels for organic growth."
Niehaus has more than 30 years' experience in risk management,
all in the financial services industry. Most recently, Niehaus
served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Capital One Retail and
Direct Bank and Enterprise Services, and was also the company's
Chief Privacy Officer. Prior to her time at Capital One, she held
executive level positions in Compliance at E*TRADE Financial,
Jefferson Wells and Bank One.
A passionate leader and volunteer, Niehaus has served on many
boards, some of which include OutLeadership, Operation HOPE, Inc.,
National History Day, Washington
D.C.'s Signature Theatre and the Network for Teaching
Entrepreneurship. She presented, moderated, and served as a
panelist on the first enterprise-wide LGBTQ+ Executive Panel at
Capital One and championed and moderated the first enterprise-wide
transgender panel, featuring non-executive associates. She
personally promotes community involvement, and has taught financial
literacy and entrepreneurship to over 1,000 youth and mentored
youth in nearly 100 at-risk and low-income communities.
Niehaus is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky
University and the American Bankers Association National and
Graduate Compliance Schools. She is further accredited as a
Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager.
To learn more about Niehaus, click here.
To learn more about BBVA Compass, visit: www.bbvacompass.com
For more news visit: www.bbva.com and
newsroom.bbvacompass.com
About BBVA Group
BBVA (NYSE: BBVA) is a
customer-centric global financial services group founded in 1857.
The Group has a strong leadership position in the Spanish market,
is the largest financial institution in Mexico, it has leading franchises in
South America and the Sunbelt
Region of the United States; and
it is also the leading shareholder in Garanti, Turkey's biggest bank for market
capitalization. Its diversified business is focused on high-growth
markets and it relies on technology as a key sustainable
competitive advantage. Corporate responsibility is at the core of
its business model. BBVA fosters financial education and inclusion,
and supports scientific research and culture. It operates with the
highest integrity, a long-term vision and applies the best
practices. More information about BBVA Group can be found at
bbva.com.
About BBVA Compass
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based
financial institution that operates 649 branches, including 336 in
Texas, 89 in Alabama, 63 in Arizona, 61 in California, 45 in Florida, 37 in Colorado and 18 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass ranks among the top
25 largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and
ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (6th). BBVA Compass has been
recognized as one of the leading small business lenders by the
Small Business Administration (SBA) and ranked 6th nationally in
the total number of SBA loans originated in fiscal year 2017.
Additional information about BBVA Compass can be found at
www.bbvacompass.com. For more BBVA Compass news, follow
@BBVACompassNews on Twitter or visit
newsroom.bbvacompass.com.
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