Mr. Arnoud Vossen, has been appointed to be Secretary General of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS). He replaces Mr. Andrea Enria, who has held the position since the establishment of the Committee in 2004. He is returning to Banca d’Italia, where he will take up the position of Deputy Head of the Regulation and Supervisory Policy Department.
Mr. Vossen is from De Nederlandsche Bank, joined CEBS Secretariat as Deputy Secretary General as of January 2008. Before joining CEBS, Mr. Vossen was Departmental Director at De Nederlandsche Bank. He was responsible for cross-sectoral policy issues like financial crime, corporate governance, supervisory reporting and accounting. Mr. Vossen has been Chairman of the CEBS Expert Group on Financial Information (EGFI). Furthermore he is member of the EU IFRS Round Table and of the EU Accounting Regulatory Committee.
The EGFI Chairmanship has been handed over to Mr. Didier Elbaum, Commission Bancaire.
The European Banking Authority was established by Regulation (EC) No. 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. The EBA has officially come into being as of 1 January 2011 and has taken over all existing and ongoing tasks and responsibilities from the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS). The EBA acts as a hub and spoke network of EU and national bodies safeguarding public values such as the stability of the financial system, the transparency of markets and financial products and the protection of depositors and investors.