Speakers and Panelists

Ron Leon

Senior Manager, Corporate Services, Republic Bank (EC) Limited
St. Lucia

Ron is a seasoned banking professional with over 16 years of experience in the financial services sector, particularly,compliance and risk management. His experience spans through banks, non-bank financial institutions and financial regulation. He currently serves as Senior Manager,Corporate Services at Republic Bank (EC) Limited Regional Head Office. In this role, he oversees operational risk,enterprise risk management, business continuity and strategic project execution across 6 territories. Ron plays a key advisory role to executive leadership, with direct oversight of critical support functions including the independence of property valuations to the bank. Ron’s career is built on a solid foundation of diverse experienceacross multiple financial institutions. Beginning in frontlineroles in customer service and loans, he has a deepunderstanding of sales, client relationship management,and credit operations. His ability to bridge customer-facinginsights with institutional risk priorities has allowed him tocontribute meaningfully at every level, from improvingportfolio quality and enhancing customer experience todesigning compliance strategies that address bothregulatory expectations and business needs. A CertifiedAnti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), Ron has led theimplementation of AML/CFT compliance frameworks andimproved enterprise-wide risk controls. His leadershipcontinues to strengthen organizational resilience, driveoperational excellence, and reinforce integrity.