Hawksford recruits Police investigator as money laundering reporting officer

Wednesday 06 June 2018

Hawksford has appointed a money laundering reporting officer with over 30 years’ experience in law enforcement and financial crime investigation.

Former Police investigator David Burmingham will join the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team as an Associate Director, where he will receive and investigate internal reports of any suspicious activity. He will also take the lead in managing post-reporting activity.

A qualified senior investigating officer for crime investigation, Mr Burmingham started his career with Surrey Police in 1987. Over the years, his roles have included criminal investigation appointments such as Detective Constable, Sergeant, Inspector and Chief Inspector. In 2005, as Detective Chief Inspector, he took command of the CID for Surrey’s southwest division based at Guildford, leading a department of 240 detectives, uniform officers and police staff covering crime investigation, prisoner handling, and administration of justice.

After moving to Jersey in 2006, he joined the States of Jersey Police. In 2012, he became the Head of the Police & Customs Joint Financial Crime Unit (JFCU), where had responsibility for Jersey’s financial intelligence unit and an operational team conducting criminal investigations regarding serious fraud, financial crime and money laundering. 

Commenting on his new appointment, he said: "Having served 30 years as a member of the police force, I’m looking forward to this new challenge with Hawksford. My previous work has involved streamlining office processes to improve efficiency and enhance effectiveness by focusing on areas that pose the greatest risk. I’ll be transferring these skills and functions and applying them to the MLRO role in the corporate market.

"Combatting financial crime is my passion and an area in which I am experienced. This knowledge and understanding enables me to apply a practitioners perspective on financial crime, which will benefit the business and my colleagues."

Michel van Leeuwen, Chief Executive Officer at Hawksford, said: "It’s very exciting to have someone of David’s calibre join our team; we are thrilled to have attracted him to the business. His wealth of experience working on the frontline of financial crime oversight brings robust expertise and transferable skills to the MLRO role."