The Central Bank of Ireland announced that Derville Rowland, Deputy Governor for Consumer and Investor Protection, has been appointed to the Executive Board of the newly established EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). AMLA is described as a new EU agency intended to transform EU anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision and enhance cooperation among financial intelligence units. The Central Bank noted it will contribute to AMLA’s objectives as a component part of the new authority. With Rowland moving to AMLA, the Central Bank’s recruitment process to fill the Deputy Governor Consumer and Investor Protection role is ongoing, and Deputy Governor for Financial Regulation Mary-Elizabeth McMunn will assume the consumer and investor protection responsibilities on an interim basis. The interim arrangements will remain in place while the Central Bank completes recruitment for a permanent Deputy Governor Consumer and Investor Protection.