Certified Ethics & Compliance Officer CECO (English)

Mr. Drs. G.(Geert) Vermeulen

The mission of Geert Vermeulen is to help organizations conduct business in an ethical and compliant way. Geert is specialized in establishing and improving ethics and compliance programs in general and anti-corruption and whistleblowing programs in specific. In 2016 he founded ECMC: Ethics & Compliance Management & Consulting. ECMC provides compliance training, consulting services and interim ethics & compliance management. Previously he has been the Chief Compliance Officer of two multinational companies. Geert has provided compliance training in some 30 countries, on virtually all continents.

Geert regularly speaks and writes on ethics and compliance. He has been the President of the Dutch Compliance Officers Association, where he founded the expert group on Financial Economic Crime. He is a member of the expert group on Culture and Behavior of the association and a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of the Law Compliance Minor at The Hague University. When he was granted the National Compliance Award in 2020, he was labelled ‘the compliance guru’; the jury called him a figurehead and role model for the compliance community.

In 2020 Geert launched his new company called ‘The Integrity Coordinator’. This company is an independent, external coordinator of whistleblowing or speak up procedures.

Geert is the principal lecturer and co-organizer of  the Compliance CECO course. Geert will cover the topics governance, culture and behaviour, risk assessments, monitoring, speak-up procedures, investigations, anti-bribery & corruption, third party due diligence and ESG.

Mr. mr. S. (Sebastiaan) Bennink

Sebastiaan is a specialist in the field of economic sanctions and export controls. Sebastiaan’s practice focuses on all aspects of international trade law and related issues, such as anti-moneylaundering and anti-terrorism financing legislation, anti-corruption regulations, and other compliance-related regulations.

Sebastiaan regularly advises and represents clients subject to investigation and enforcement proceedings. Sebastiaan, moreover, has vast experience in the setting up, the enhancement of and the keeping effective of corporate compliance programmes, especially in the fields of economic sanctions, export controls and anti-corruption, for companies active in and outside the Netherlands.

Sebastiaan publishes on a regular basis, provides numerous trainings and is a frequent speaks at national and international conferences on economic sanctions and export controls. Additionally, Sebastiaan is BNR Newsradio’s expert on sanctions and export controls and is often interviewed on the radio and on Dutch national television. Sebastiaan is also regularly quoted in the newspapers (FD and Trouw) on sanctions and export control related matters.

In the Compliance CECO course he will speak about sanctions and trade restrictions.

Mr. Y. (Yvo) Amar

Yvo is an expert in sanctions and export control. He advises and represents clients in all aspects of these areas of law, including enforcement processes, but also related administrative law, criminal law and private law. In addition, Yvo regularly advises on adjacent jurisdictions such as regulations to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing (Wwft), anti-corruption regulations (including the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act), fraud, financial supervision law and other compliance-related legislation.

Yvo is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and regularly gives courses. In 2017, Yvo was voted the best young lawyer in the world in the field of sanction law and export control by the leading online magazine WorldECR. 

In the Compliance CECO course he will talk about sanctions and trade restriction.

Mr. Dr. Mr. M. (Misha) lutje Beerenbroek

In the Compliance CECO course, Misha will share his expertise on the subject of competition, specializing in European law and competition law in a broad sense. He has his expertise and is particularly active in the field of Cartel Investigations | Fusion Control | Abuse of dominant position | Commercial contracts | Compliance.

In the Compliance CECO course, Misha will share his expertise on the subject of competition. 

Mevr. Mr. N. (Nicolet) Jager

Nicolet has a legal basis and has gained extensive experience within the financial sector. In 2008 she founded the consultancy All-Aware that carries out activities at the intersection of compliance, communication and governance. All Aware has an eye for the importance of communication and conduct. Her field of activity has since expanded beyond the financial sector and she advises various organizations on initiatives related to integrity, compliance and conduct. She has been a member of the Board of the Banking Disciplinary Law Foundation since April 2015 and is a member of the Financial Law Advisory Council of the University of Amsterdam.

In the Compliance CECO course, Nicolet will take the students along in writing policy and communication.

Mr. mr. M. (Musa) Elmas

Musa works as a senior compliance officer, advisor and trainer and has worked for more than 10 years at the Dutch Compliance Institute. Musa has developed into an all-round compliance professional, specializing in CDD. He has provided advisory services to dozens of different financial companies and has trained thousands of compliance and CDD professionals as a trainer.

In day-to-day compliance practice, Musa has performed secondment and interim projects for various financial companies, including setting up/running compliance departments and setting up/reviewing and implementing CDD control frameworks. Musa was at the basis of the development, content and design of the National Anti-Money Laundering Congress and the Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Course and many related leading national courses.

In the Compliance CECO course, Musa will discuss the topic of Anti Money Laundering.