The Egmont Group is proud to celebrate the unveiling of the 2025 Global Top 50 Financial Crime Prevention Leaders: Honouring the Defenders of Global Financial Integrity.
This diverse and formidable list includes AML/CFT strategists, fraud intelligence specialists, regulatory pioneers, forensic investigators, cyber-resilience architects, compliance executives, law enforcement experts, and policy influencers.
We are thrilled to see many Egmont Group leaders recognized, including:
- Jerome Beaumont, Egmont Group Executive Secretary
- Sarah Paquet, Director/CEO FINTRAC and Former IEWG Chair
- Hennie Verbeek-Kusters, Head of FIU Netherlands and Former Egmont Group Chair
- Andrea M. Gacki, Director U.S. FinCen
- Hafsat Abubaka Bakari, Director/CEO NFIU
- Brandan Thomas, CEO AUSTRAC
The selection process focused on five key pillars: innovation, impact, policy influence, leadership, and global reach. This list showcases who has worked tirelessly to champion FIUs on international fora and highlight their vital role in the AML/CFT framework.
The inclusion of so many FIU leaders underscores the critical role of financial intelligence in safeguarding global financial integrity.
We also congratulate some of our partner leaders who were honoured, including:
- Elisa de Anda Madrazo, President, FATF
- Laura Kovesi, European Chief Prosecutor, EPPO
- Ghada Waly, Executive Director, UNODC
- Catherine De Bolle, Executive Director, EUROPOL
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