In the latest episode of the “Sanctions Space” podcast, Justine is joined by Giles Thomson, director of the U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). They discuss sanctions priorities for the U.K. government, the evolving enforcement landscape and transatlantic cooperation between OFSI and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Thomson has been the director of OFSI since November 2020. He is also the senior official in HM Treasury responsible for economic crime policy and the U.K.’s head of delegation to the Financial Action Task Force. He has worked on sanctions and economic crime within HM Treasury since 2016. Prior to that, Thomson held a range of positions across HM Treasury and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
