Guideline Welcomes Kevin Young as a Principal

Guideline, a regulatory consulting firm focused on the financial services industry, is excited to welcome Kevin Young as a Principal. Kevin is a former Chief Compliance Officer and seasoned risk executive.

Guideline co-founder, Mark Westmoreland, commented on Kevin’s appointment “As a former CCO, Kevin has managed compliance, BSA/AML, and privacy programs at global, national and regional Banks. He knows how to build and enhance any aspect of a compliance program. His ability to lead cross-functional teams and large-scale remediation projects in response to enforcement actions is an invaluable skill, especially as we anticipate heightened regulatory expectations coming soon from federal regulators. I’m thrilled to have him join our growing team.”

“The challenge of building something new initially drew me to Guideline, but it’s the people and the vision that make this opportunity so exciting,” said Young. “Having worked closely with Mark many times in the past, I’m thrilled with the expertise and scale we can collectively offer to clients.”

Guideline is a regulatory consulting firm serving the full-spectrum of Fintech and financial services companies and offers a world-class staff augmentation service that provides clients with on-demand access to large or small teams of regulatory experts.

About Guideline

Guideline is a regulatory consulting firm created to help financial services and FinTech companies solve regulatory challenges no matter the size or scale. The firm is led by Mark Westmoreland, a 25-year compliance and legal executive, who has previously worked at Capital One Bank, Chase, as well as two FinTech companies. He most recently led the regulatory compliance practice of a national consulting firm.
Guideline serves the full-spectrum of financial services companies in the US and Europe including; banks of any size from community banks to Top 20 banks, fintech companies including cryptocurrency/blockchain, securities firms, lenders, and service providers. Core services include (1) Regulatory Consulting, (2) Staff Augmentation and (3) Guided Solutions – a combination of Consulting + Staff Augmentation. A typical engagement could include one or more of the firm’s core services to help launch a new product or service, designing or redesigning a compliance program or process, along with any staff augmentation that is needed to fill short-term or long-term gaps.

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