SightSpan Inc. - John Walsh Joins Compliance Alert Advisory Board

Jan. 5, 2009 - PRLog -- SightSpan Inc. is pleased to announce that Mr. John Walsh, President and CEO of SightSpan, has accepted a seat on the Advisory Board of Compliance Alert. John welcomes the opportunity to serve Compliance Alert and its many members in the fight against Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing in the Middle East and Worldwide.

Mr. Bashir Al-Nakib, the founder of Compliance Alert, said from his office in Lebanon, "Mr. Walsh is among the few who interact directly with complete honesty. John, who is a member of the ACAMS Mena Task Force, a member of the American Arab Bankers Association, and the CEO of SightSpan, is directly involved in fight against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in the MENA region, He is actively involved in this area both personally and via Sightspan's branch-offices in the Middle East. I am honoured to have Mr. Walsh on the advisory board and know the entire board looks forward to working with him more closely in the future.”

Mr. Walsh commented about the good work that Mr. Bashir Al-Nakib has be doing in the compliance area for many years and he felt it an honour to be invited to join the advisory board of Compliance Alert.  John said, " I consider Bashir a friend and have come to know him and his organization as a firm committed to a high level of professionalism and a passion to fight financial crimes in the Middle East and worldwide. I was please to receive an invitation to join the board and welcome the opportunity to work with Bashir and the other board members, whom I also hold in high regard."

SightSpan is a management consulting firm, specializing in business process improvement, corporate governance and risk and compliance programs globally. SightSpan has offices located in the United States, MENA Region and Southeast Asia. (www.sightspan.com)

Compliance Alert is a global website for Compliance Professionals established in April 2007, and now stands as the first and largest Middle East and North Africa’s compliance site. It is a mature, full-service and well-respected institution comprising some 2000 members of Certified Compliance Officers, Lawyers, Internal Auditors and five best practice discussion groups. (www.compliancealert.com)

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SightSpan is a management consulting firm, specializing in business process improvement, corporate governance and risk and compliance programs globally. SightSpan has offices located in the United States, MENA Region and Southeast Asia.