Mr. Malek Costa is the Head of Group Compliance Division for BLOM BANK Group.

Before joining BLOM Bank, Mr Costa worked Arthur Andersen in Lebanon for 7 years where his latest position was an Audit Manager. He moved to BLOM Bank in 2001 as a Deputy Manager in the Internal Audit Department and in 2007, he was appointed as Head of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Unit and later on as Head of Group Compliance Division.

Mr Costa graduated in 1993 from The Lebanese American University (LAU) with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Auditing. He holds a CPA Certificate from California Board of Accountancy /USA and maintains active involvement in the Lebanese Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors. He is currently the President of the Board of the said Institute.