Compliance Team

Catherine Shepardson

Catherine is the company’s Compliance Officer and is in charge of monitoring and reporting the results of Compliance efforts of the company. She is responsible for ensuring that the company adheres to BSA regulations and the regulators compliance rules and policies.

Prior to joining CXI she was a Retail Manager at Foreign Currency Exchange. More recently she headed our training department at CXI and implemented a new training program that coincides with our companies policies. She graduated Valencia Community College with an AA in Business Administration and is pursuing a BA in International Business.

Stacey Prakash

Ms. Prakash is Senior Vice President of the Corporation. Ms. Prakash has over 15 years of foreign exchange experience working with Mr. Pinna at FCE and CXI. Ms. Prakash’s background and experience has focused on strategic development, operations, and regulatory compliance and reporting. Prior to CXI, Ms. Prakash served as Chief Compliance Officer for Bank of Ireland’s FCE in both the United States and Canada. Additionally, while FCE was publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE:FXX), Ms. Prakash served as the Vice President of Operations for six years and as Chief Financial Officer for four years before the company was acquired by the Bank of Ireland.

Ms. Prakash received a Bachelor degree in Finance from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida and a Political Science degree from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

Matthew Schillo

Mr. Schillo is a graduate of the University of Akron with a Bachelors Degree in International Business. Prior to working for CXI, Matthew held positions as both Vaults Manager and as Vice President in charge of the Retail Division at Foreign Currency Exchange Corp. (FCE Corp). During his six year tenure with Bank of Ireland's FCE, his focus was on updating and improving operating procedure and security within both of these divisions in addition to leading their day-to-day operations.

As Vice President of Bank of Ireland's FCE's Retail Division, he trained and monitored the entire team in conjunction with FCE's Compliance Officer to ensure that all applicable US Treasury regulations were being followed on every transaction.

Wade Bracy

Mr. Bracy is the company's Controller and is responsible for the accounting team, accounting processes, cash management, and preparation of the company's financial statements. Mr. Bracy has six years of experience in international finance and foreign exchange working in both equities and banking which includes three years at Bank of Ireland's FCE. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting with a minor in Economics.

Mr. Bracy has been instrumental in expanding the company hedging program using his vast foreign exchange experience so that exchange risk is minimized for the company, thereby allowing CXI to be competitive without unnecessary risk.

Khatuna Bezhitashvili

Mrs. Bezhitashvili is responsible for managing the day to day running of the Human Resources unit covering all aspects of recruitment, HR Planning, training and development, appraisals, skills analysis, and adherence to company policy. Prior to joining CXI, Khatuna worked for Bank of Ireland's FCE as well as a major Orlando International Law Office specializing in International Business law. Mrs. Bezhitashvili graduated Suma Cum Laude in Economics (1999) from the Technical University of Georgia and earned a BA in International Affairs from Rollins College in 2005.