CEBS appoints new Secretary General

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.