TOM D. WOODSON

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER & EXPERT INVESTIGATOR

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WORK AS

Chief Compliance Officer

BIRTHDATE

12.06.1970

PHONE NO

+49 172 6999799

EMAIL ADDRESS

tom@woodson.eu

About Me / Major Achievements

Dynamic Leader with profound longtime interdisciplinary knowledge around Compliance Practice, Internal Audit, Fraud Investigations, and Security:

Built up and run the Forensic Audit department for PwC Assurance Germany 2005-2007.
Setup / continuously professionalized Siemens CF A Forensic Audit team & processes.
Significantly influenced the overall Siemens Investigation Process which is still in use.
Signed responsible and conducted numerous global Investigations/Fraud Prevention audits reported to Siemens board.
From 10/2011 created & implemented the Leica Compliance Program from scratch, impacting /driving compliance-relevant processes of parent Danaher Corp. and sisters.
Responsible for s.Oliver Scope of Protection, Crisis Handling and Travel Security.
Developed / implemented Business Partner Onboarding & Monitoring processes and tools / KYC with full range from first contact to continuous monitoring. Clarified issues acting as liaison between banks and account holders.
Investigation Senior Expert with more than 300 investigations conducted.

Compliance Officer des Jahres: Tom Woodson ausgezeichnet
(Compliance Officer of the Year: Tom Woodson awarded)

- Finance Magazin (F.A.Z. Verlag), June 2014 -

Resume / Experience & Education

1. Experience

1 October 2024

Head of Internal Investigations

Deutsche Bahn AG

iNTeGeR GRC Services

Owner

and collaborated as Senior Adviser with

1 March 2021

1 April 2017

Chief Compliance Officer (Security Officer since 1 Jan 2018)

s.Oliver Group (s.Oliver, comma, Liebeskind...)

Chief Compliance Officer

Leica Microsystems & Leica Biosystems (Operating Companies of Danaher Corporation)

1 October 2011

17 March 2008

Senior Director / Director / Senior Manager

Siemens AG

Senior Director, CF A Forensic Audit, Siemens AG (March 2009 – September 2011)
Director, CF A Forensic Audit, Siemens AG (October 2008 – February 2009)
Senior Manager, CF A Forensic Audit, Siemens AG (17 March 2008 – September 2008)

Manager / Senior Associate / Senior Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG

Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG, Internal Audit Services (October 2005 to March 2008)
Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG WPG, Internal Audit Services (January 2005 to September 2005)
Senior Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dispute Analysis & Investigations (Oktober 2003 to December 2004)

1 October 2003

1 March 2001

Investigator (during studies)

Kroll Associates / ESPO risk management GmbH

Freelancer, working for ESPO risk management GmbH, Kroll Associates (during the studies for Business Law)

Kriminalkommissar

Bundeskriminalamt

Kriminalkommissar (Chief Inspector/Lieutenant) with the Bundeskriminalamt (German Federal Criminal Police Office) in the field of International Searches and Legal Assistance

1 October 1998

1 April 1988

Police Officer

Bundespolizei / Bundesgrenzschutz

Police Officer with the Bundespolizei / Bundesgrenzschutz (German Federal Police) including a completed apprenticeship and assignment with Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9)

2. Education

14 January 2022

Zertifizierter Datenschutzbeauftragter

Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE)

1 March 2005

1 September 2003

Diplom-Wirtschaftsjurist (FH)

Diploma in Business Law

FH Mainz-Gonsenheim – Wirtschaftsrecht –

Diplom-Verwaltungswirt (FH) – FB ÖSi

Diploma in Public Adminstration, Department of Public Safety

Hochschule des Bundes
– Fachbereich Öffentliche Sicherheit –

1 February 1998

1 July 1994

Fachgebundene Hochschulreife

Qualification for University entrance

Berufsoberschule Würzburg – Wirtschaft –

Apprenticeship for Police Officer

1 April 1988

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PRINCIPLES

GO TO GEMBA.

A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM IS 'NO ROCKET SCIENCE'
BUT STEADY CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

THE COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT IS NOT THE GLOBAL APPROVER.
MAKE BUSINESS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CONDUCT.

Special Interests / What I like

BUSINESS KI

Leading from the front when it comes to technical affinity and application .. CMS, investigation tools....
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WHITE HACKING

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LEADERSHIP

EXCERPTS FROM MY CERTIFICATES

„HERR WOODSON VERFÜGT ÜBER EIN HERVORRAGENDES UND AUCH IN WICHTIGEN DETAILBEREICHEN SEHR TIEFGEHENDES FACHWISSEN, WELCHES ER UNSEREM UNTERNEHMEN STETS IN HÖCHST GEWINNBRINGENDER WEISE ZUR VERFÜGUNG STELLTE.“

SIEMENS AG

„BESONDERS HERVORZUHEBEN IST DIE FÄHIGKEIT VON HERRN WOODSON, SACHVERHALTE RASCH ZU ERFASSEN, ZIELFÜHREND ZU ANALYSIEREN UND HIERAUS PRAKTIKABLE LÖSUNGEN ZU ENTWICKELN UND ZU GESTALTEN. DABEI GEHT ER STETS PRAGMATISCH UND LÖSUNGSORIENTIERT VOR.“

LEICA

„AUFGRUND SEINER SEHR GUTEN AUFFASSUNGSGABE ARBEITETE ER SICH STETS ÄUßERST SCHNELL UND EFFEKTIV IN ALLE AUFGABENFELDER UND THEMENBEREICHE EIN.“

SIEMENS AG

„AUF GRUND SEINER VORAUSSCHAUENDEN, SELBSTÄNDIGEN UND EFFIZIENTEN ARBEITSWEISE FÄLLTE HERR WOODSON STETS ZEITGERECHT UND URTEILSSICHER ENTSCHEIDUNGEN UNTER EINBINDUNG ALLER RELEVANTEN ANSPRECHPARTNER.“

LEICA

„DIE MITARBEITER SEINES TEAMS MOTIVIERTE ER DURCH SEINEN KOOPERATIVEN FÜHRUNGSSTIL ZU ANHALTEND GUTEN LEISTUNGEN. ALS FÜHRUNGSKRAFT GENOSS ER DABEI ZU JEDER ZEIT HOHE ANERKENNUNG.“

SIEMENS AG

„WIR HABEN HERRN WOODSON ALS EINE ÄUSSERST ZIEL- UND LEISTUNGSORIENTIERTE, KOOPERATIVE UND KREATIVE FÜHRUNGSKRAFT KENNEN GELERNT. ER VERSTAND ES STETS, SEINE MITARBEITER ZU MOTIVIEREN UND AKTIV DEN TEAM-ZUSAMMENHALT ZU FÖRDERN.“

LEICA

Statistics

years of experience

projects completed

250

hours of work

2040

coffee cans

2450

Services / What I do

Skill

75% JavaScript

90% HTML/CSS3

80% Photoshop

70% C/C++

Portfolio / Work done so far

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