Cifas appoints Chief Intelligence Officer

Fraud prevention service, Cifas has appointed Nick Downing as Chief Intelligence Officer.

Downing’s previous role was Assistant Chief Constable of Kent & Essex, where he oversaw serious, organised, economic and cybercrime, as well as being the national policing lead for financial investigation and proceeds of crime. Prior to this, Nick worked for the Metropolitan Police where he pioneered work to share false identity data, and led the national policing response to combat organised and economic crime during the London Olympic Games.

In his new role, Downing will be responsible for developing Cifas’ centre of intelligence and knowledge, as well as help to oversee and strengthen Cifas’ interactions with law enforcement and government departments, regulators and other high level stakeholders.

Mike Haley, CEO of Cifas, said ‘Nick’s significant experience and understanding of fraud and financial crime will be a huge asset in helping us to further develop and grow our knowledge and intelligence capability.’

‘He will also play an important role in developing new and existing relationships with key stakeholders – including those in central government and within the anti-fraud community. I look forward to working with him to further strengthen our position as the leading fraud and financial crime prevention service.’