Berlin, 29 March 2023
Daniel Thelesklaf, internationally recognized expert in combating money laundering, will be the new head of the German Central Office for Financial Transaction Investigations (FIU). He is scheduled to take office on July 1, 2023. Thelesklaf has decades of experience in fighting financial crime. The trained lawyer is currently employed by the United Nations as a project manager for the “Finance against slavery and human trafficking” initiative.
“Fighting financial crime is key for me. We consistently rectify deficiencies, strengthen investigators and drive digitization forward. The honest citizens should be protected from those who do not follow the rules. Here we rely on the best forces. I am very pleased that in Daniel Thelesklaf we have been able to recruit a proven anti-money laundering expert. Together with him, we will continue to push ahead with the reforms of the FIU that have already begun and will fight money laundering in Germany with all our determination.”
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner
Before his assignment at the United Nations, Daniel Thelesklaf was already head of the FIU in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, where he initiated important reforms. He also worked in the legal departments of well-known banks. He is a Swiss citizen.
The FIU is the national center for financial transaction investigations. It is responsible for collecting and analyzing information in connection with money laundering or terrorist financing and for passing on this information to the competent domestic public authorities for the purpose of investigating, preventing or prosecuting such acts.
The curriculum vitae of Mr. Thelesklaf can be found here.
Source – BMF – Translated by Google.