When he was hired two years ago by General Bank of Canada (GBC), Adam Ennamli was tasked with shaking up the bank’s compliance function.

For too long, the small ($3.5 billion Canadian dollars in assets) but fast-growing bank based in Edmonton had spread its compliance functions across different departments. Many compliance functions were conducted manually.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...