County Bank promotes Emerick to senior VP-chief compliance officer

County Bank announced the promotion of Yanina Sgroppo Emerick to senior vice president, chief compliance officer.

Emerick has 15 years of experience and began her banking career with County Bank. She started at the Lewes branch and quickly moved to different positions in customer service, security and anti-money laundering departments. In her current role, Emerick is responsible for overseeing all compliance, anti-money laundering, fraud detection and investigation, and she also serves as the audit committee liaison and regulatory agency exam liaison.

“My goal is to implement and grow a strong ethics and compliance program that supports the strategic direction of County Bank while balancing the regulatory environment, corporate and employee ethical conduct, with shareholder value,” said Emerick.

She holds a master of jurisprudence degree in corporate and business law from Widener University Delaware Law School, a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Wilmington University. She is also a certified regulatory compliance manager with the American Bankers Association and a certified anti-money laundering specialist with ACAMS, the largest global membership organization dedicated to fighting financial crimes.

Emerick grew up in Argentina and is fluent in both English and Spanish. She currently lives in Lewes with her husband and four children.

County Bank is a locally owned, full-service community bank. Headquartered in Rehoboth Beach, the FDIC-insured bank has been serving residents of southern Delaware since 1990.