The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is John Melican, former CCO at AMEX Travel and now Managing Director at Exiger.
Melican discussed his decision to join Exiger. He talked about how his time as a CCO and his roles in AML compliance help him as a consultant. He talked about the changing role of the CCO and the compliance function and the increased use of data and tech solutions. We ended by looking down the road to where a CCO position will be in 2025 and beyond.
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Exiger
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The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is John Melican, former CCO at AMEX Travel and now Managing Director at Exiger.
Melican moved into the CCO chairs at AMEX travel. He said a key lesson was that being a CCO was leading through orchestration not simply execution. A key was working with others in the business unit to educate them on how compliance changes were made but why they benefited AMEX Travel. He discussed some of his top challenges that he faced and how he and his compliance team overcame them through collaboration.
Resources
John Melican LinkedIn Profile
Exiger
The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is John Melican, former CCO at AMEX Travel and now Managing Director at Exiger.
Melican moved to the corporate world starting at the New York Stock Exchange and then into the financial services world at Bearn Sterns where he was a Managing Director/Principal for three years. It was at Bearn Sterns he began his career in AML work and in compliance. From Bearn Sterns he went to American Express. He talked about moving from a financial services firm to one of the largest multi-national companies in the travel and financial transactions business.
Resources
John Melican LinkedIn Profile
Exiger
The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is John Melican, former CCO at AMEX Travel and now Managing Director at Exiger.
Melican attend Colgate for undergrad and the University of Albany for law school. He began with the New York County District Attorney’s office. There he moved from Trial Division, to the
Investigations Division, Special Prosecutions Bureau and ending with the Investigations Division, Frauds Bureau. He talked about trying cases and some large white-collar prosecutions he played a role in during his time with the DA.
Resources
John Melican LinkedIn Profile
Exiger
