Valeriia is the Head of Compliance and AMLCO at Blackbeard Asset Management Ltd, where she leads the firm’s regulatory, anti-money laundering, and compliance framework. Since joining in 2023, she has overseen the establishment of the firm’s Compliance and AML departments and played a key role in preparing the firm’s successful AIFM license application to the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

Valeriia brings over a decade of senior compliance experience in the asset management and investment services industry. Prior to Blackbeard, she served as Head of Compliance and AMLCO at Sova Asset Management (CY) Ltd, where she was responsible for regulatory oversight across both MiFID II and AIFM activities, policy development, AML supervision, and investor onboarding for portfolio management services.

From 2019 to 2021, Valeriia was Deputy Head of Compliance at BrokerCreditService (Cyprus) Ltd, acting as the key liaison with regulatory authorities and external auditors, overseeing regulatory implementation, and handling client complaint processes and compliance risk assessments.

Earlier in her career, she held multiple senior compliance roles at firms including Globesco Capital, Otkritie Capital, and Renaissance Securities, where she led licensing efforts, built internal compliance systems from the ground up, onboarded hundreds of clients, and implemented MiFID II reporting infrastructure.

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