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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.
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