The Executive Board of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) has appointed Juan-Manuel Vega Serrano as Vice-Chair. Vega Serrano brings more than three decades of public service experience focused on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, including roles as an AML/CFT regulator at the Spanish Treasury, head of Spain’s AML/CFT Supervisory Authority and Financial Intelligence Unit, and President of the Financial Action Task Force. In the Vice-Chair role, he will support AMLA’s mission to strengthen the EU’s AML/CFT framework.