Hawk Appoints NICE Actimize Veteran as President & Chief Revenue Officer to Scale Use of AI in Anti-Financial Crime
Hawk, the leading provider of AI-powered anti-financial crime technology, today announced that Eli Chamoun has joined the company as President & Chief Revenue Officer.
The appointment will accelerate Hawk's mission to bring the power of AI to anti-financial crime teams across the globe. Demand for AI in anti-money laundering and fraud prevention continues to soar, as banks and payment firms embrace machine learning, generative AI and agentic AI to improve the detection and investigation of crime.
Eli brings more than two decades of experience in financial crime and compliance, having spent 18 years at NICE Actimize where he served as Global Vice President and Global Head of Sales, overseeing a multi-hundred-million-dollar portfolio.
Tobias Schweiger, CEO & Co-Founder of Hawk, said, "We're delighted to welcome Eli to Hawk. His financial crime expertise and proven track record of driving growth will accelerate our ability to deliver an AI-powered foundation for AML, screening, and fraud prevention for banks and payment companies globally."
"AI in anti-financial crime has reached an inflection point. Financial institutions are seeing positive results from AI deployments — these now need to be governed and scaled with confidence, especially as agentic AI capabilities and large language models continue to open fresh possibilities. Regulators are moving in the same direction: FinCEN's proposed rule reforms signal that AI-driven effectiveness will define compliance going forward. Eli will play a critical role in helping our customers seize these opportunities."
Eli Chamoun, President & Chief Revenue Officer at Hawk, commented, "The financial crime and compliance market urgently needs a true AI-centric platform that delivers real operational impact and rapid time to value. Hawk sits at that intersection: AI that delivers demonstrable results fast, with the reassurance that market-leading explainability brings to financial institutions across sectors and geographies."
"While many technology providers claim to deliver advanced AI capabilities, none can match Hawk's ability to provide accurate, efficient detection and investigation that is built on AI. I’m delighted to be joining Hawk’s impressive leadership team in taking the company through its next stage of growth."
At Hawk, Eli will lead global revenue strategy and operations, as well as deepen relationships with banks, payment companies and partners, and scale and develop the go-to-market team as the company expands its global footprint.
Hawk's growth continues, powered by accelerating demand for AI in financial crime and compliance. The company recently announced strong results from its partnership with Commerzbank, with Hawk’s AI technology detecting more novel cases of money laundering while increasing alert accuracy to reduce false positives.
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