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