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The elections for the international Steering Committee of the Alliance for Integrity took place between 17 April and 28 April 2023. 173 institutions that have signed the Letter of Support were entitled to present their candidature and vote. 27 candidates from the private sector, civil society and the public sector representing the four regions Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe took up the challenge. Here are the winners: 

Election REsults

Private Sector Civil Society Public Sector
Patrick Kwadzie, Kenycorb Ltd. Ghana, Africa Linda Ofori-Kwafo, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Africa Kosi Antiwiwaa Yankey, Ghana Enterprises Agency, Africa
Raquel Zambrano, Novartis AG, Americas Leonor Quiroz, Coparmex, Americas
Maria Elisa Campos, Sicma Ecuador, Americas Oscar Caipo Ricci, Empresarios por la Integridad, Americas (alternate)
Marcia Muniz, Cisco Systems, Inc., Americas (alternate)

Gustavo Biagioli (tied), Trench Rossi Watanabe, Americas (alternate)

Diego Andrés Pinzón (tied), Siemens Energy, Americas (alternate)

Sagar Khandelwal, S.R. Khandelwal & Co, Asia Danang Widoyoko, Transparency International Indonesia, Asia
Dorothea Dian, Siemens Indonesia PT, Asia

Chetankumar Bhojani, Add Value Consultants, Asia (alternate)

Norbert Kaliwe, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Europe Dr. Rainer Markfort, DICO e. V., Europe
Anke Struckmeier-Eickenberg, Metro AG, Europe Niels Lau, Federation of German Industries e. V. (BDI), Europe (alternate)
Dr. Kathrin J. Niewiarra, Compliance Channel E&CW UG, Europe (alternate)

Members


Africa (English)

Private Sector


Patrick Kwadzie

Director at Kenycorb Ltd. Ghana

PATRICK KWADZIE

Patrick Kawdzie currently serves as Director of Kenycorb Ltd., an Organisational Development and Marketing Management entity. He has cooperated with the Alliance for Integrity for several years and lead multiple trainings. He was recognized as Trainer of the Year in 2018.

Patrick Kawdzie is an expert in marketing and project management who specialises in organisational development. He graduated in PR and Advertising and holds a degree in Sales and Marketing Management from Cambridge College in the United Kingdom as well as a Post-graduate diploma in Organization Development and MPhil in Development Studies. 

Patrick Kawdzie draws on several years of experience in consultancy and has worked with International & Multinational Blue-chip Companies, such as Rothmans International UK, Smithkline Beecham UK, GlaxoSmithKline UK, DCS Europe UK, Erie Europe France, and Hochwald Germany. Furthermore, he participates as a speaker in national and international conferences.

 
 

CIVIL SOCIETY


Linda Ofori-Kwafo

Executive Director at Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII)

LINDA OFORI-KWAFO

Linda Ofori-Kwafo has close to twenty years working experience with focus on governance, anti-corruption, advocacy for legal reforms, public sector corruption research, monitoring and evaluation, project management as well as women’s and girls’ empowerment. She holds degrees in Business Administration, Law, Political Science and obtained a Diploma in Human Rights based approach to Development Programming. Furthermore, Linda Ofori-Kwafo is also a recipient of several certificates in relevant fields of her career awarded by reputable institutions in Ghana and abroad. Being an anti-corruption and human rights expert, she has practical experience facilitating multi-stakeholder groups, conferences, and workshops in Ghana and on international platforms.

Currently, Linda Ofori-Kwafo is the Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the national chapter of Transparency International. Throughout her career she has been part of multi-stakeholder initiatives, for example the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC). Linda Ofori-Kwafo previously worked with the Forum for Africa Women Educationalist (FAWE), a women and girl-child NGO, Supra Telecoms and Ghana Life Insurance Company.

 
 

Public Sector


Kosi Antiwiwaa Yankey

Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Enterprises Agency

KOSI ANTIWIWAA YANKEY

Kosi Antwiwaa Yankey-Ayeh has over 18 years of experience in a variety of areas in Africa, America and Europe, including agriculture, investment banking and strategic development. She graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School, USA, with a Master’s in Public Administration and Certificate in Public Policy. She holds a certificate in Market Access for Sustainable Development from Wageningen University, Netherlands and a certificate from a two-year Regional Entrepreneurship and Acceleration Program (REAP) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a fellow at the IE University’s inaugural Gurus and Griots programme (Spain) and lectures part time in their Madrid Campus. Over the years, Kosi Yankey has founded and led the strategic development and growth of various ventures and projects for both international and local partners in finance and agriculture. Through her experience, she has developed a deep understanding and knowledge of Finance, Entrepreneurship, MSME Development, Policy Development, Project Design, Implementation and Fund raising.

Currently, she serves on the board of the Ghana Enterprises Agency, The Venture Capital Trust Fund and on the advisory board for the Ministry of Finance, Ghana which she has served for two terms. She also sits on the steering committee for the Rural Enterprises Programme, the Skills Development Fund amongst many others. She has given many keynotes at numerous conferences across the world and launched in 2017 the Maiden Harvard Africa Alumni Forum, held in Ghana. Kosi Yankey supports and mentors women across the world.

 
 

Americas (Español)

Private Sector


Marcia Muniz

MARCIA MUNIZ

Marcia Muniz es una abogada quien recibió su título de la Universidad Católica de Sao Paulo. Participó en el Programa Avanzado de la Junta Directiva Post-MBA para Mujeres de la Escuela de Negocios de Saint Paul. Actualmente tiene la posición de Directora Legal Senior en Cisco Brasil. Adicionalmente, funge como Oficial de Compliance y Oficial de Protección de Datos para Latinoamérica y Canadá.

Marcia Muniz ha recibido diversos premios de compliance así como se posicionó en el Top 10 Ejecutivos de Compliance en Brasil por Analise Editorial Yearbook en 2022 y fue reconocida como una de las 10 mujeres más admiradas en Compliance en Brasil en 2021 por el Compliance On Top Yearbook. Ella ha sido miembro activo de Alliance por varios años. Marcia Muniz es miembro de lo Consejo Consultivo da Alliance for Integrity en Brasil y ha servido como presidenta de 2020 a 2021. Adicionalmente, Alliance for Integrity la galardonó como Entrenadora del Año en 2019.

 

Maria Elisa Campos

President of SICMA Ecuador at SICMA Ecuador

MARCIA MUNIZ

María Elisa Campos es la presidenta de Sicma Ecuador y se especializa en sostenibilidad y relaciones públicas para proyectos sociales y empresariales. Cuenta con más de doce años de experiencia en el campo de la comunicación y el desarrollo de procesos culturales, educativos y ambientales. Además, ha ocupado cargos directivos en programas destinados a alcanzar los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible y es promotora de proyectos de responsabilidad social, integridad y cumplimiento en diversas empresas.

María Elisa Campos es licenciada en comunicación política, gobernanza y gestión empresarial internacional. Representó a Ecuador en la Semana Internacional de Jóvenes Talentos Científicos en París en 2017 y recibió el título de Joven Empresaria del Año en 2021. Contribuye a la Estrategia Nacional de Educación Ambiental junto con el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Ecuador. En 2022, María Elisa Campos ganó el premio "Violeta" a las buenas prácticas en igualdad de género en el ámbito laboral y fue semifinalista en la "Iniciativa de Jóvenes Líderes de las Américas" (YLAI).

 
 

Raquel Zambrano

REGIONAL ETHIC, RISK AND COMPLIANCE HEAD LATIN AMERICA AND CANADA at Novartis AG

RAQUEL ZAMBRANO

Raquel Zambrano es abogada y doctora en Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad Internacional del Ecuador. Es la directora de Ética, Riesgo y Cumplimiento Regional de Medicamentos Innovadores para América Latina y Canadá en Novartis. Es experta en reunir y coordinar diferentes áreas como Legal, Marketing y Comercial, Acceso de Pacientes, DRA, Comunicaciones, Farmacovigilancia, Aseguramiento de la Calidad y Asuntos Médicos. Además, Raquel Zambrano está especializada en la implantación y gestión de sistemas de compliance. Lideró varios proyectos multidisciplinarios en el sector bancario y de inversión.

Raquel Zambrano tiene más de diez años de experiencia en el tema de integridad y anticorrupción. Participa en el programa DEPE de Alliance for Integrity, así como en la creación de la guía "No eXcuses" de Colombia. Es miembro de múltiples iniciativas anticorrupción e integridad como el Comité de Ética de AFUDRO.

 

Gustavo Biagioli

GUSTAVO BIAGIOLI

Gustavo Biagioli es abogado y actualmente ocupa el cargo de Director Legal y de Cumplimiento, así como Oficial de Protección de Datos en Trench Rossi Watanabe en Brasil. Está especializado en Gestión de Riesgos en el contexto de la sostenibilidad y la corrupción. Gustavo Biagioli es miembro de la Comisión de Compliance del Colegio de Abogados de Brasil y de la Plataforma de Acción contra la Corrupción de la Red Brasil del Pacto Mundial. En 2016, la Asociación Latinoamericana de Abogados Corporativos (LACCA) le otorgó el título de Asesor de Cumplimiento del Año. Además, fue catalogado como uno de los ejecutivos de cumplimiento más admirados por Análise Editorial durante varios años consecutivos.

Gustavo Biagioli tiene más de quince años de experiencia en el área del compliance y trabajó como ejecutivo legal para empresas internacionales en Brasil y América Latina. Además, es profesor visitante en universidades y cursos complementarios en el ámbito del compliance, la gobernanza digital y la gestión legal y ha colaborado en varias publicaciones sobre estos temas. Se unió a Alliance for Integrity en 2017 y participó en muchas sesiones de DEPE. En el pasado, se desempeñó como Director del Instituto Brasil de Compliance y se unió al Comité Anticorrupción y Compliance del Instituto Brasileño de Derecho Empresarial (IBRADEMP).

 
 

Diego Andrés Pinzón

Compliance Officer at Siemens Energy

DIEGO ANDRÉS PINZÓN

Diego Andrés Pinzón es Ingeniero Financiero con posgrados en Finanzas y Mercado de Capitales. Ha estado trabajando en el área de cumplimiento en Siemens durante más de 10 años y ha sido responsable de varios temas allí. Fue responsable del control de cumplimiento para las empresas de Siemens en América del Sur, la evaluación del programa de cumplimiento de la compañía y los socios comerciales.

Actualmente, Diego Andrés Pinzón es el Oficial Principal de Cumplimiento de Siemens Energy SAS en Colombia, donde es responsable de la implementación adecuada y efectividad del programa de cumplimiento de la compañía, así como de todas las actividades relacionadas con la capacitación, comunicación, control y presentaciones sobre temas de cumplimiento a la gerencia en las Américas. Diego Andres Pinzón trabaja con diferentes grupos de interés internos y externos en múltiples temas como Anticorrupción, Privacidad de Datos, Derechos Humanos, Acción Colectiva y Anti-blanqueo de Capitales. Es responsable de la implementación de nuevos aspectos en el Programa de Cumplimiento de Siemens y de las estrategias de cooperación con diferentes grupos como autoridades públicas, empleados, proveedores o clientes.
Como Oficial de Cumplimiento, ha participado en diferentes foros y charlas para compartir las mejores prácticas y permitir un intercambio entre diferentes grupos de interés.

 
 

CIVIL SOCIETY


Leonor Quiroz

President of the Ethics and Integrity National Commission of Coparmex, National Councilor at Coparmex

LEONOR QUIROZ

Leonor Quiroz es una abogada especializada en Derecho Financiero. Adicionalmente, cuenta con un grado en Administracion Pública y Políticas Públicas, Empoderamiento de las Mujeres así como Derechos Humanos y Negocios.
Actualmente, es consejera nacional en Coparmex y profesora para la maestría en Anticorrupción y Derecho Constitucional en la Universidad Panamericana.

Leonor Quiroz cuenta con 25 años de experiencia en Compliance, Legalidad, Anticorrupción y las áreas de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión en el sector privado así como en el sector público, en el que se ha desempeañado en diversos cargos de liderazgo. Es mentora para mujeres en compliance y ha publicado diversos libros sobre integridad. Adicionalmente, Leonor Quiroz es columnista en la prensa nacional en temas como: Ética, Equidad, Derechos Humanos e Integridad. Es miembro de varias organizaciones que promueven los derechos de las mujeres y los derechos humanos.

 

Oscar Caipo Ricci

Founding Partner and President of the Board of Directors at FOUNDING PARTNER AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT EMPRESARIOS POR LA INTEGRIDAD

Candidate Profile

Oscar Caipo es egresado de la Universidad de Boston, graduado en Administración de Empresas con especialización en Finanzas y Gestión de Operaciones. Es socio senior de KPMG en Perú y presidente del Consejo Consultivo en Perú de Alliance for Integrity. Fue presidente de CONFIEP, Confederación Nacional de Instituciones Empresariales Privadas (marzo 2021-2023). Oscar aprendió de sus padres a salir adelante en la vida a través del esfuerzo, el trabajo duro y la integridad, y considera que su principal propósito en la vida es luchar contra la corrupción para llevar infraestructura social a los más vulnerables y mejorar su bienestar.

Oscar tiene un destacado activismo en Perú en temas ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza, entre los que se destacan:
• Integridad: fundador y presidente de "Empresarios por la Integridad", una iniciativa del sector privado para promover la lucha contra la corrupción en Perú.
• Lucha contra la Pobreza y la Desigualdad: como Presidente del Directorio de CARE Perú entre junio de 2018 y febrero de 2021 y miembro del directorio desde 2012 ha impulsado soluciones sociales para los más vulnerables de su país.
• Diversidad y género: a través de una alianza con Women Corporate Directors (WCD) para promover la participación de las mujeres en los directorios corporativos y su promoción en las organizaciones empresariales.
• Sostenibilidad: a través de una alianza con Perú Sostenible (anteriormente Perú2021), las Naciones Unidas y el diario El Comercio, promueven la comprensión e implementación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible y la Agenda 2030 en el sector privado.

 
 

Asia (English)

Private Sector


Chetankumar Bhojani

Founder & CEO at Add Value Consultants, Co-Founder & Director at Add Value Health Solutions LLP, Co-Founder at Add Value Infoway

CHETANKUMAR BHOJANI

Chetankumar Bhojani is the founder and CEO of Add Value Consultants, a management consulting firm. He has twenty-five years of experience in strategic human resource management, global business management, cultural change management and the development of business ethics, compliance and entrepreneurship. Chetankumar Bhojani holds a Master's degree in Information Technology and Chemistry. He has held senior management positions in several companies, most recently with a healthcare IT company as Head of Human Resources for India and the United States. He is also a co-founder and director of Add Value Health Solutions LLP and Add Value Infoway.

Add Value Consultants was a member of the advisory board for the Alliance for Integrity's Global Integrity Campaign 2021. As founder and CEO, Chetankumar Bhojani is involved in corporate integrity and anti-corruption campaigns in India. Personally, he is committed to corporate social responsibility and has over twenty years of experience in helping small and medium enterprises promote compliance and integrity.

 

Dorothea Dian P.P.S.

General Counsel of Siemens Indonesia at Siemens Indonesia PT

DOROTHEA DIAN P.P.S.

Dorothea Dian is a member of the General Counsel of Siemens Indonesia. As a registered lawyer and in-house counsel, she has over twenty years of experience in legal matters. Moreover, she can draw on fifteen years of experience in promoting compliance, including the implementation of codes of conduct, as well as training employees and business partners on compliance and corruption prevention. Siemens Indonesia is a partner of the Alliance for Integrity and participates in integrity training for regional small and medium enterprises. As a member of the General Counsel, Dorothea Dian is experienced in partnerships with the public sector and represents Siemens Indonesia in public anti-corruption programmes.

 
 

Sagar Khandelwal

Company Secretary aT S.R. Khandelwal & Co

SAGAR KHANDELWAL

Since 2014, Sagar Khandelwal is Company Secretary of S. R. Khandelwal & Co, which provides Legal and Secretarial professional services to domestic and international clients. Previously, he gained experience in contract management, joint venture, technical collaboration, capital management, and corporate legal compliance as Company Secretary of Imerys India. As Deputy Manager, he designed a compliance management system for internal legal compliance for Walchandnagar Industries LTD and was responsible for secretarial audit, corporate legal- and stock exchange compliance.

Sagar Khandelwal and his organisation play an active role in the activities and organs of the Alliance for Integrity. He participated in the train-the-trainers programme and acts as a network partner for the Alliance for Integrity in Pune, expanding the network region and facilitating a joint programme.

 
 

CIVIL SOCIETY


Danang Widoyoko

Secretary General of Transparency International Indonesia at Transparency International Indonesia

DANANG WIDOYOKO

Danang Widoyoko has been the Secretary General of Transparency International Indonesia since 2020. He has organized research and advocacy of corporate accountability in the energy, palm oil and fisheries sectors as well as monitoring of state-owned companies. In addition, Danang Widoyoko is actively supporting the government in formulating corruption prevention policies and enhancing integrity, particularly in political financing, judicial reform, and the national corruption prevention strategy.

Prior to joining Transparency International Indonesia, Danang Widoyoko worked for Indonesia Corruption Watch between 2000 and 2018. As Executive Director of Indonesia Corruption Watch, he advocated for the enactment of the Anti-Corruption Law, the Corruption Eradication Commission Law, the Victim and Witness Protection Law, and numerous anti-corruption regulations. Danang Widoyoko took part in the activities of the Alliance for Integrity, such as attending meetings in Indonesia and participating in seminars on business and human rights or the G20 business forum.

 
 

Europe (English)

Private Sector


Anke Struckmeier-Eickenberg

Head of Compliance at Metro AG

ANKE STRUCKMEIER-EICKENBERG

Anke Struckmeier-Eickenberg joined METRO AG as Head of Compliance in 2018. Her responsibilities include various projects related to the compliance management system of METRO. She is the Compliance Officer for METRO’s logistic subsidiary, and previously, for METRO’s German wholesale entity. In addition, she is Corporate Compliance Counsel for several entities and country organisations of METRO. She advises the regional management, country organisations and project teams on compliance matters.

Prior to joining METRO, Anke worked for the Norway-based companies Norsk Hydro and Equinor (former Statoil). She worked within Strategy, Business Development and Asset Management. Since 2009 Anke has been working in the area of compliance as Compliance Officer in different positions, always in an international context and with a focus on anti-corruption and regulatory compliance. Anke is a lawyer by formation.

 

Norbert Kaliwe

Global Compliance Lead Anti Money Laundering at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

NORBERT KALIWE

Norbert Kaliwe currently holds a position as in-house lawyer and Global Compliance Lead Anti-Money Laundering at Merck KGaA, managing Merck`s global anti-money laundering and counter terrorist efforts. He started his career in 2006 as an M&A and corporate lawyer at the international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Frankfurt on the Main. Norbert Kaliwe joined Merck KGaA in October 2011, initially in M&A, Finance and Corporate Governance, then as the Regional Counsel Asia-Pacific (APAC) for the Electronics business from 2012. Since August 2021, he has been part of the Compliance department and is responsible for money laundering prevention and anti-terrorism financing at the Center of Expertise.

 
 

Kathrin J. Niewiarra

Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Compliance Channel E&CW UG

KATHRIN J. NIEWIARRA

Dr. Kathrin Niewiarra is a German Lawyer and Attorney-at-Law in New York. After several years of legal practice in the USA and Germany as well as 13 years of senior management and board functions in corporations, she is pursuing her business idea of holistic Corporate Compliance consulting with a focus on people under her brand bleu&orange® since September 2012 – including 9 years as an Ombudswoman. She also acts as interim manager, moderator, speaker and advisory board member.

She is part of the expert team of the “Qualified Supervisory Board” courses of Management Alliance (certified by Deutsche Börse AG). Kathrin is active as an honorary co-leader of the working group “Compliance im Mittelstand” of DICO as well as a member of the German Ombudsman Association. She is the Founder and CEO of the Compliance Channel, Co-Founder and Partner of ESG Powerhouse and CEO of bleu&orange governance.

 
 

CIVIL SOCIETY


Rainer Markfort

Co-founder and member of the board at DICO e.V.

RAINER MARKFORT

Dr. Rainer Markfort is a corporate partner at the Berlin office of Dentons. He focuses on advising corporations in critical situations. He supports companies’ management in internal investigations and in setting up compliance management systems. Rainer Markfort joined Dentons in 2015 and co-leads the initiative to form a firmwide compliance and investigation group. In 2019 he accepted to become the global Director of Client Solutions Innovation in the global innovation team at Dentons.

Rainer Markfort is a member of the board of DICO – Deutsches Institut für Compliance e.V. (German Institute for Compliance). He is a lecturer at the University of Saarbrücken, the Frankfurt School for Management and Finance and the German Lawyer Academy. Rainer Markfort studied law at the University of Münster (Germany) and Université Paris II (Paris; Maitrise en droit) and received his PhD in law from the University of Münster in 1993.

 

Niels Lau

General Counsel, Director Law, Competition and Consumer Policy at Federation of German Industries e. V. (BDI)

NIELS LAU

Niels Lau has been Chief Legal Officer and Head of the Legal, Competition, and Consumer Policy Department of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) since 2016. Before, he served in various management functions in the areas of energy and telecommunications policy, competition policy, public procurement, and consumer policy. Moreover, Niels Lau performed as Managing Director of the Forschungsinstitut für Wirtschaftsverfassung und Wettbewerb e.V. (FIW), Executive Member of the Board of forum vergabe e.V., and Managing Director of Industrie-Förderung Gesellschaft mbH.

Nils Lau has been playing an active role in integrity and anti-corruption as a member of the Steering Committee of the Alliance for Integrity, in Lobby-Transparency with Transparency International (TI) in Germany, Berlin. Furthermore, he serves as Co-chair of the Compliance Committee of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and holds the membership of the Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery Committee of the OECD/BIAC, Paris.

 
 

Election Process


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