Emile Van Der Does De Willebois is Lead Financial Sector Specialist and Global Lead for Financial Market Integrity, since January 2016.
In this role, Emile is responsible for setting and leading the policy dialogue related to the financial markets integrity area on behalf of the Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice.
Emile, a Dutch national, has been with the Bank since 2004, providing policy advice to countries on anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism and asset recovery and building country capacity to conduct financial investigations. Emile specializes in the abuse of legal entities, beneficial ownership issues and the use of non-profit entities for terrorist purposes. Previously he was with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and in private practice, specializing in banking and securities law. Emile holds degrees in Philosophy and Law from Leiden University.
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In this video, Emile discusses the lack of transparency around beneficial ownership of companies, foundations and trusts, and how it creates a need for international standards and tools to counter resulting corruption and financial crimes.
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