Felix Ejike-Ume, CFCS,CAMS,LL.M,LL.B, BL. GRCP (in view)

Felix Ejike-Ume, CFCS,CAMS,LL.M,LL.B, BL. GRCP has had a long and distinguished career in the legal and financial services industry. Felix began their career in 2008 as an Independent Implementation Monitor on Immunization for Zaria LG in conjunction with UNICEF Kaduna State chapter. In the same year, they became an Associate Counsel for DR. CHIEF FIDELIS E. O. UME S.A.N. & Co. Felix then joined Hi Media Limited as a Legal Officer in 2010, and in the same year, they became an Associate Counsel for Olawoyin and Olawoyin law firm. In 2011, they were appointed Head Legal and Company Secretary for Seme Research Limited. From 2013 to 2016, they served as a Special Assistant to the Director General (Legal & Regulatory) for the National Broadcasting Commission, Nigeria. Felix then became a Senior Legal Officer for the same company from 2016 to 2017. In 2017, Felix joined Santander UK as a Financial Crime Investigator, Financial Investigator (Financial Investigation Unit: Financial Crime Operations), Fraud Investigator (S.75 Disputes Team: Fraud Operations) and Administrator (1,2,3 Students Account) AS12 Team. Most recently, in 2021, they were appointed Head of Compliance & MLRO for Kyshi, a Money Remittance company in the United Kingdom.

Felix Ejike-Ume holds a Certificate in American Law (CAL) from the University of California, Berkeley (2015), a Financial Crime Investigator Certificate Level 4 from Oxford School of Accountancy & Management, United Kingdom (2018), a Special Executive Masters Programme (SEMP) in Business Administration (MBA) from Metropolitan School of Business & Management (UK) (2015), a Fraud Management and Anti-Money Laundering Diploma from New Skills Academy, United Kingdom (2019), a Proceeds of Crime and Terrorism Acts Certificate from New Skills Academy, United Kingdom (2019), a Compliance Manager Course from One Education, United Kingdom (2019), a Business Administration and Management, General certificate from Gloucestershire College, United Kingdom (2018-2019), a Human Resources and Management (HRM) certificate from DDF Social E-learning Educational Programme (2018), a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law (CIPL) from University of California, Berkeley (2015), an ACIArb from Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) UK, Nigerian Branch (2012), a Project Management Professional (PMP) Training from Dexnova Consulting Limited (2012), a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of Lagos (2008-2009), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2000-2006), a Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation certificate from Coventry University (2020), and a Business Administration and Management, General certificate from King's College London (2020). In addition, Felix holds the following certifications: Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS) from Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists - ACFCS (2021), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) - Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) (2020), Hybrid Threat Finance Specialist from Section 2 Financial Intelligence Solutions, LLC (2020), ACAMS WWF ENDING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE CERTIFICATE from ACAMS (2020), LEADING CULTURALLY DIVERSE TEAMS IN THE WORKPLACE from Deakin University (2020), Security, Terrorism and Counter-terrorism from Murdoch University (2020), BIG DATA ANALYTICS: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE from Griffith University (2020), COLLABORATIVE WORKING IN A REMOTE TEAM from University of Leeds (2020), COMMUN