GCFFC Financial Crime Fighter of the Year – 2025: Hennie Verbeek-Kusters
Dec 15, 2025
Honouring Hennie Verbeek-Kusters
The Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC) received over 20 nominations for the 2025 Financial Crime Fighter Award, a historic high. The final decision was made by past winners, and the GCFFC is delighted to announce that Hennie Verbeek-Kusters is the recipient for this year’s prestigious recognition. As the former Chair of the Egmont Group and Head of FIU–Netherlands, Hennie led efforts to advance the secure sharing and exchanging of information by financial intelligence units and foster international cooperation. Her leadership brought innovation and impact to FIU–NL and over 170 FIUs worldwide.
Statement from the GCFFC Chair, Ms Xolisile Khanyile
“Hennie has made outstanding contributions to the global AML/CFT community. She has demonstrated leadership marked by clarity, humility, and conviction, making a significant impact throughout the FIU community internationally. Her enduring legacy is a more robust and interconnected global system, which continues to benefit from the foundations she established. This recognition serves as testament to her exceptional commitment and service.”
Note to editors
The GCFFC Annual Financial Crime Fighter of the Year Award recognises an individual or organisation for exemplary leadership in anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), crime prevention, detection, harm reduction, innovation, or intersectoral collaboration. Nominations and voting are conducted by GCFFC members and subject matter experts.
About the GCFFC
The Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime brings together hundreds of experts from across the public and private sectors. These experts support the Coalition’s working groups and taskforces, strengthening collective efforts to advance policy, regulation, enforcement, technology, and cross-border cooperation in the fight against financial crime.
