Hena is a qualified lawyer and a Compliance professional who is also a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments, UK (MSCI). She has over 15 years of regulatory and compliance experience primarily in funds and investment management space.

Hena has extensive experience having worked on various outsourcing and retainer mandates in relation to Compliance, AML, Risk, Internal Audit, as well as in compliance and AML advisory, in FATCA/CRS advisory and implementation, and in assisting clients in seeking regulatory approvals from the financial services regulators in ADGM & DIFC.

Hena is the Director of Regulatory & Compliance Services at Rethink ME. Prior to that, Hena was the Head of Legal & Compliance and the MLRO for a hedge fund in DIFC and has also garnered valuable experience in her previous role as a Senior Compliance Consultant at Apex Compliance Solutions. Preceding that, in London, Hena worked for several FCA regulated firms including CQS, F&C Asset Management, Aviva Investors, Amundi Asset Management and the Bank of New York Mellon.

Hena’s qualifications include holding an LLB (Hons) Law and an MSc in Financial Regulation & Compliance Management from London Metropolitan University, a Diploma in Investment Compliance from the CISI and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (LPC).