Ilze Petersone has more than 20 years of international experience in banking and financial industry in Europe taking such positions as Chief Risk Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Internal Audit and Compliance officer. Since 2018 as a Consultant and Subject Expert of Risk management and prudential framework for financial institutions has been involved in external assessments of internal governance and compliance arrangements of financial institutions as well as in assessment of prudential compliance of banks in several countries in Europe. She holds a Bachelor and a Master’s degrees in Accounting, Economics and Finance (BA, MA), a Fellow membership of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the membership of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC). She is also a Certified Internal Auditor and Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) as well as the Certified Anti-Money Laundering specialist (ACAMS) and holds Advanced certificate of Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).