About Us

Stile Compliance is a full-service RIA compliance consulting firm, founded in 2005. The company is built upon the extensive experience of Ann Zemann, former chief compliance officer for Clarke Lanzen Skalla Investment Firm, Inc., and Orbitex Funds Distributor. We take a partnership approach to building compliance solutions, focusing on creating long-term relationships that deliver personalized results.

Our affiliations span a wide variety of advisory firms, which has made us uniquely conscious of the fact that your company has business goals and aspirations to achieve within the construct of a regulatory framework. To that end, we focus our services on creating a safe and compliant environment for firms to serve clients and meet business goals.

We don’t believe the answer always has to be “no”, and we’ll work with you to achieve success in line with today’s regulatory rules and regulations.

What We Bring to Your Firm

The Stile Compliance Difference

Knowledge:

With a combined total of nearly 50 years of experience as industry professionals and RIA compliance consultants, we are well-versed in the regulatory and compliance landscape. We use our extensive experience to help our clients manage the regulatory environment and help mitigate the risks that can jeopardize growing firms.

Honesty and Integrity:

We uphold the strictest principles of integrity, ensuring an honest approach to identifying and mitigating risks, while also supporting your business objectives. We are direct, straightforward, and honest when dealing with our clients.

Solutions Driven:

Your firm is your own, with unique goals and aspirations. Our aim as your RIA compliance consultant is to provide customized solutions to help you achieve your version of success through clear and secure compliance practices.

Our RIA Compliance Consultants

Ann Zemann

Founder and President

Ann started her career in compliance with Securities America almost 20 years ago. It didn’t take her long to realize that consulting was where her skills and talents fit best. To better meet the needs of firms in the industry, she started her own RIA compliance consulting firm in 2005.

Ann’s approach to compliance consulting is unique and focused on the needs of the individual firm. She doesn’t believe in saying no until she has exhausted all other possibilities and always works with each firm personally on solutions that drive success.

Ann believes that her own work as a business owner makes it easier to understand the goals of her adviser clients. She enjoys working with people, solving problems, and helping to streamline processes for more certain outcomes.

Ann was born and raised in Nebraska where she graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Like any good Cornhusker, she grew up loving football. When not consulting on compliance, you can typically find her watching football, managing a fantasy team, or reviewing recruiting videos of potential new Nebraska players. She is also intensely dedicated to her local community and volunteers and organizes activities to benefit local charitable organizations.

Kevin Zemann

Program Implementation Director

Kevin’s professional career began with a local savings and loan but rapidly shifted to the securities industry after playing an instrumental part in taking the financial institution public. He is well regarded for his work as an honest and dedicated professional, holding previous executive positions across several financial services disciplines, including broker dealer, investment advisory, clearing, and banking wealth management.

Kevin is enthused about the role technology can and should play in creating more efficient and effective compliance and supervision programs. He has been blessed with the opportunity to design and implement several compliance technology solutions and is proud of the effort put forth by the development teams to produce world class products.

During the course of his career, he obtained the Series 4, 7, 8 (9 & 10), 24, 53, 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has earned several professional designations, including Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM).

Kevin was born into a large family and is quick to point out that his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri is also home to the eleven-time World Series Champion Cardinals. He graduated from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, and in case there is any doubt, is an avid baseball fan.