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Executive Director
Dr. Iliana M. Vance
Geneva
Twenty-two years across multilateral trade policy and institutional governance. Former senior advisor at UNCTAD; PhD International Law, Graduate Institute Geneva.
Leadership & Governance
Independent oversight, structured authority.
AIAC operates under a multi-tier governance structure designed to safeguard impartiality, technical rigor and the public interest.
Executive Team
Officers of the Authority
The Executive Team carries day-to-day responsibility for accreditation, compliance, partnerships and standards under the oversight of the Board of Trustees.
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Director of Accreditation
Kwame A. Boateng
Nairobi
Leads the accreditation assessment function. Background in ISO/IEC 17011 audits across financial-sector certification bodies in Africa, Europe and the Gulf.
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Director of Compliance
Hiroshi Tanaka
Singapore
Heads AML/CFT oversight and surveillance. Former regional compliance officer for a tier-one correspondent bank; FATF mutual-evaluation contributor.
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Director of International Partnerships
Sofia R. Bertelli
New York
Coordinates reciprocity, mutual-recognition and joint-assessment programmes with regulators, central banks and multilateral institutions.
Governing Bodies
Structural separation of duties
Strategic Oversight
Board of Trustees
Custodians of AIAC's independence, mandate and long-term institutional integrity. Responsible for governance policy, financial stewardship and the appointment of senior officers.
Decision Authority
Accreditation Council
Reviews assessment files and issues final accreditation determinations. Operates under strict separation from the assessment teams that prepare candidate dossiers.
Framework Development
Standards Committee
Develops and maintains AIAC's accreditation criteria, ensuring alignment with international frameworks and emerging risk in trade and investment systems.
Operational Integrity
Compliance Office
Independent function responsible for AML / CTF oversight, conflicts management, complaints handling and continuous monitoring of accredited entities.
Governance Council
Council members
The Governance Council advises the Board on institutional independence, ethical conduct and the public-interest implications of accreditation decisions.
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Council Chair
Amb. Renaud H. Loiseau
Former Permanent Representative to the WTO
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Vice-Chair
Dr. Ngozi A. Eze
Former Deputy Governor, central bank
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Council Member
Sir Alistair Pemberton-Yates
Retired Justice, Commercial Court
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Council Member
Prof. Lina K. Haddad
Chair, Institute of International Finance Law
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Council Member
Tomás F. Reyes
Former Director, OECD Investment Division
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Council Member
Dr. Mei-Lin Zhao
Senior Fellow, ASEAN Centre for Trade Studies
Advisory Board
Subject-matter expertise across four domains
The Advisory Board contributes specialist input to the Standards Committee and the Accreditation Council. Members serve in their personal capacity.
Trade & Investment
- Dr. Stellan Wirth — Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
- Aiyana Kumar — Former Trade Commissioner, ASEAN
- Dr. Olivier Marchand — Director, Geneva Trade Policy Forum
Compliance & Risk
- Marisol Vega — Former Chief Compliance Officer, Banco Atlántico
- Jens Holmberg — Former Director, Wolfsberg Group Secretariat
- Adaeze N. Okolie — Partner, International Risk Advisory
Governance
- Sir Reginald Halloway KC — Corporate Governance Tribunal
- Dr. Yusra Mahfouz — Chair, Gulf Corporate Governance Forum
- Prof. Daniel Okonkwo — Faculty, INSEAD Governance Centre
AML / CFT
- Elena Sokolova — Former FATF Senior Policy Analyst
- Rajiv Menon — Former FIU Director, Mumbai
- Dr. Camille Aubrey — Author, 'Beneficial Ownership in Practice'
Independence
No commercial, political or sectoral interest may influence accreditation decisions.
Separation of Duties
Assessment, decision and monitoring functions are structurally separated.
Public Accountability
Annual transparency reports detail caseloads, outcomes and material decisions.