Executive Board MemberDerville Rowland was appointed to the Executive Board, Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in May 2025. Prior to this, Ms Rowland was Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Ireland where she had responsibility for consumer and investor protection, capital markets and funds, enforcement and financial integrity including anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial sanctions. Ms Rowland was previously a board member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Before her tenure at the Central Bank of Ireland, she practiced as a barrister in the UK.
Career
Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA)
2025-present
Executive Board Member
Central Bank of Ireland
2022-2025
Deputy Governor (Consumer & Investor Protection)
2017-2022
Director General Financial Conduct
2013-2017
Director of Enforcement and Anti-Money Laundering
2010-2013
Head of Enforcement
2004-2010
Senior Lawyer
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
2001-2004
Regulatory Counsel leading disciplinary and licensing cases
Barrister
1996-2001
Selected Professional Activities
2017-2025
Member of both the Management Board and the Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
2020-2025
Chair of ESMA’s Investment Management Standing Committee
2019-2025
Board member of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
2019-2025
Vice-Chair of IOSCO’s European Regional Committee
Education
2014
Strategic Management of Regulatory Agencies, Harvard Kennedy School
2005
Diploma in Applied Finance Law, Law Society of Ireland
2004
Barrister (BL) Honorable Society of King's Inns (Ireland)
1996
Barrister (ICSL), Bar Vocational Course
1995
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Law