A Swiss national and a lawyer by profession, Daniel was the first Director of  the Swiss Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) within the Federal Office for Police from 1998 to 2000. Prior to that, he has worked in the private sector, and notably the banking and insurance industry.

Since 2000, he has worked as consultant in various AML/CFT and anti-corruption projects and technical assistance missions, mainly in the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and CIS countries. He was also the Head of the Due Diligence Unit (AML regulator) in Liechtenstein. He was further involved in setting up the FIUs of the Bahamas, Ukraine, Macedonia, Kosovo and other countries, and is a regular organizer of AML/CFT conferences and training seminars.

His key epertise includes AML, CFT and anti-corruption legislation and enforcement, FIUs and supervision of  financial markets, organising and delivering training to public officials and financial experts of the private sector, and reviews, assessments and evaluations in the areas of anti-corruption, AML and CFT. Daniel speaks German, French and English.