Our Team
Sonia Uthuppu
Principal
As the Principal of AML Compliance Solutions, Sonia leads a team of experts, including accountants and lawyers who specialise in Anti-Money Laundering (AML). She is a Chartered Accountant and CPA with more than two decades of experience in the financial sector and is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Sonia brings over a decade of specialised AML experience and has previously served in Senior Compliance Management within an AUSTRAC Reporting Entity.
Sonia’s extensive experience working with law firms, real estate agencies, conveyancing practices, and accounting firms has provided her with a distinct advantage. This background has allowed her to gain firsthand insight into the operational, regulatory, and AML/CTF challenges prevalent across these sectors. This practical, real-world experience offers a unique and valuable perspective when advising Tranche 2 entities on their obligations.
Sonia’s vision is to deliver holistic, practical, and industry specific compliance solutions to newly regulated entities, supporting and preparing them for the evolving AML/CTF regulatory frameworks.
Thara Sujithkumar
Legal Director
Thara Sujithkumar is a highly respected Australian Legal Practitioner with over 10 years of experience, specialising in various aspects of law.
Thara has built a strong reputation for her compassionate and strategic approach to complex legal matters. Thara’s strength lies in her ability to listen closely, advocate fiercely, and offer practical solutions tailored to clients’ unique situations. In addition to her expertise in Compliance matters, Thara specialises across Migration, Family, Criminal, Commercial, and Personal Injury, too.
Thara serves as the Legal Director of AML Compliance Solutions, and her expertise brings significant strength and capability to the organisation.
Rony Joseph
Chief Executive Officer
Rony has an ambitious vision to suitably combine success and growth with positive social impacts through sustainable business models. He spent his formative career at Thai Airways in the capacity of a Asst. General Manager, before setting up Flyworld Travels in Australia. Spearheading a journey of growth, he believes in customer satisfaction as the foremost business motive. His talent in presiding over multiple areas of business has made massive contributions in the success of Flyworld travels.
Having established the travel business in Australia and India, he went onto other business fields such as money exchange and holidays, home loans, insurance and immigration consultancy. His passion towards making contributions to global communities through ethically sound businesses, has always guided Flyworld to successfully formulate its business strategies.He holds a degree in engineering as well as an MBA in General Management.
Prince Jacob Abraham
Chief Operating Officer
Prince believes in articulating strategic thrust to create multiple drivers of growth, that would make a significant and growing contribution to Flyworld’s business models. His stewardship has guided a young and vibrant Flyworld to make its mark in the industry. His focus is on shaping and implementing strategies of the organisation and to effectively manage multiple businesses with retaining emphasis on specific business areas. He believes in deriving unique sources of competitive advantage through diverse business operations.
He holds Masters degree in International Business.
Dhruvit Arora
Solicitor | AML/CTF & Financial Crime Compliance
Dhruvit Arora is a solicitor at AML Compliance Solutions, specialising in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF), financial crime compliance and regulatory matters. He has particular experience working with businesses in the remittance, casino and gaming sectors, where financial crime risks and regulatory expectations can be complex and operationally demanding.
Dhruvit holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from Monash University and was admitted to legal practice in 2024. Combining his legal training with a strong understanding of commercial operations, he helps clients interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into compliance measures that are practical, proportionate and workable within their businesses.
His work includes developing and reviewing AML/CTF programs, enterprise and customer risk assessments, governance frameworks, policies and procedures, customer due diligence controls, transaction monitoring frameworks and regulatory compliance processes. He also assists businesses in assessing the effectiveness of existing controls, identifying compliance gaps and preparing for regulatory reviews and engagement with AUSTRAC.
A key strength of Dhruvit’s approach is his understanding that effective AML/CTF compliance must be embedded in everyday business operations. Controls need to reflect how a business operates, the customers it serves, the transactions it processes and the financial crime risks to which it is exposed.
His sector knowledge enables him to work with clients to identify vulnerabilities and develop practical risk mitigation measures. These include controls for higher-risk customers and transactions, enhanced due diligence, and processes for detecting unusual activity, recognising red flags and escalating financial crime concerns.
Dhruvit takes a clear and commercially focused approach to regulatory compliance. He helps clients understand what is required, why it matters and how those requirements can be incorporated into their operations.
Through his work at AML Compliance Solutions, Dhruvit supports businesses in strengthening their AML/CTF frameworks, improving regulatory readiness and building compliance systems capable of standing up to scrutiny in practice.
Outside his legal career, Dhruvit enjoys boxing training and playing golf on weekends.