Leadership
The team behind verified trade.
Senior leadership combines decades of expertise in gold-market compliance, bullion deal facilitation, refinery and vault operations, and cross-border gold logistics.
Founder & CEO
Dr. Waleed Alshahrani
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Gold Verification Platform. Dr. Alshahrani sets the verification standards, refinery and vault partner strategy, and global jurisdictional coverage of the platform — focused exclusively on building a trusted bridge for international gold transactions.
Chief Compliance Officer
Tom Crek
Over 18 years in financial-crime compliance, AML, and sanctions advisory across international institutions, with a specialism in the gold and precious-metals sector. ICA-certified (International Compliance Association) with deep expertise in KYB/UBO mapping, FATF-aligned source-of-gold screening, and gold-deal compliance. Leads all KYC/KYB, AML, and sanctions screening at Global Gold Verification Platform.
Head of Verification
Daniel Harper
12 years coordinating bullion verification across Doré and LBMA Good Delivery gold trades in international markets. CDCS- and CSDG-certified (ICC trade-finance standards). Owns LOI/POF/FCO/POP authentication, refinery cross-checks, assay coordination, and the buyer–seller onboarding pipeline at Global Gold Verification Platform.
Head of Legal & Contracts
Sophie Lawrence
Solicitor of England & Wales (SRA-regulated) with 14 years in international gold-trade law. Drafts and reviews gold sale-and-purchase agreements, Incoterms 2020 clauses, vault custody agreements, and ICC arbitration provisions for cross-border gold deals. Leads contract structuring and dispute-resolution strategy across all Global Gold Verification Platform engagements.
Head of Technology & Security
Marcus Reid
CISSP and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor with 16 years across UK fintech and bullion-trade platforms. Owns encrypted document storage, role-based access controls, immutable audit logging, and full GDPR / UK-DPA compliance for every gold verification and deal workflow run on Global Gold Verification Platform.
Head of Partner Network
Layla Mansour
Senior partnerships lead with 11 years building cross-border bullion networks internationally. Onboards LBMA-aligned refineries, accredited assayers (SGS, Alex Stewart, Bureau Veritas), and vault operators (Brinks, Loomis, Malca-Amit) — and runs the partner due-diligence framework that protects every gold deal facilitated through Global Gold Verification Platform.