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IGSF INTERNAL COMMITTEE
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
(AML/CFT) Committee
The AML 30001® standard is supported within the IGSF by an Internal
Committee dedicated to Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the
Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT); the committee is chaired by Ms. Isabelle
Schoonwater. This committee is made up of international experts
specializing in the fight against financial crime.
Chairwoman of the AML/CFT Committee
She is a judge within the French judicial system as well as counselor and
later presiding judge of a chamber, notably at the Paris Court of Appeal,
in chambers dedicated to combating organized crime and terrorism.
Isabelle Schoonwater was seconded to the French Ministry of Finance,
where she served in the management of the French Financial
Intelligence Unit (TRACFIN). She was recruited by the World Bank in
Washington, D.C., joining the unit dedicated to combating money
laundering and terrorist financing as a Senior Financial Sector Specialist
with the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Ms. Schoonwater has represented TRACFIN internationally,
participating in activities involving the Financial Action Task Force
(FATF), the Egmont Group, international meetings of the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) and the World Bank.
In this capacity, she worked closely with the IMF, UNODC, the FATF,
where she notably chaired the FATF Typologies Working Group on behalf
of France during its early years, and its regional bodies.
She participated in numerous country assessments, particularly in
Africa and the Middle East.
Isabelle Schoonwater is a Knight of the National Order of Merit and of the
Legion of Honour.

