Giles
Thomson
Director for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and Economic Crime
HM Treasury
Giles Thomson is the Director, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and Economic Crime in HM Treasury. In this role, Giles is responsible for both the effective implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions in the UK as well as broader economic crime policy. That includes the Treasury’s responsibilities for the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations and its supervisory regime. Giles is also the UK’s Head of Delegation to the Financial Action Taskforce. Prior to taking up this role in November 2020, Giles worked on economic crime policy for 4.5 years in the Treasury. He has close to 20 years’ experience in a range of roles across government.