Petr Barák

Chair of the Banking and Financial Security Committee, Czech Banking Association

Head of Operational Risk Management and AML, Air Bank

Since 1 November 2011 he has held the position of Head of Operational Risk Management and AML at Air Bank. Prior to that he was responsible for internal fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, and counter-terrorism financing, as well as compliance with international trade control regulations at GE Money Bank Czech Republic.

He worked there for more than 15 years and during that time participated in numerous investigations of both external and internal fraud and led projects focused on the prevention and detection of suspicious behaviour on the part of clients and employees.

Since 2004 he has served as Chair of the Banking and Financial Security Committee of the Czech Banking Association, where he contributes to the creation and updating of banking standards in the field of banking security and represents the Czech Banking Association in discussions with the European Banking Federation related to security and anti-money laundering issues.

He has completed numerous security trainings, seminars, and internships both in the Czech Republic and abroad (USA, Thailand, Belgium, Austria). Petr is a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS).