Dr. Sanjar Sayar is a lecturer at the Chair of Corporate Governance and Auditing and teaches the course “Praxis der Corporate Governance” in the summer semester.
Dr. Sayar holds a doctorate from TU Darmstadt and is an expert in compliance management systems, with extensive practical experience in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML compliance). Over many years, he contributed his expertise at KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, where he was responsible, among other things, for numerous special audits conducted by BaFin, including engagements for global universal banks and payment service providers.
As a manager and authorized signatory (Prokurist) at PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH in Frankfurt, in the Risk and Regulatory (Risk FS) practice, he leads audit and advisory projects related to AML compliance. These projects cover, among other topics, transaction monitoring, AML governance structures, internal control systems, supervisory activities of the AML officer, and the EU AML package and the AMLA.
Additional qualifications as a Compliance Officer, Risk Manager, and ESG expert further complement his profile in the fields of corporate governance and AML compliance.