The Board of Supervisors of EIOPA elected today Zuzana Silberová, Executive Director of the Financial Market Supervision Department at the Czech National Bank (CNB) as EIOPA’s new Vice-Chairperson. She will replace Peter Braumüller, Managing Director of Insurance and Pension Supervision at Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), starting from 28 January 2025 for a period of five years.
The Board of Supervisors has also elected Julia Wiens, the Chief Executive Director for Insurance and Pension Funds Supervision at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and Gita Salden, the Executive Board Member of Supervision at the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) as new Members of EIOPA’s Management Board.
Julia Wiens replaces Alberto Corinti, Member of the Board of Directors at IVASS and Gita Salden will replace Cullinan Domnhal, Director of Insurance and Supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland. Both will take up their roles on 1 January 2025.
Both Management Board appointments are for a period of two and a half years with the option to extend for an additional term.
Background
EIOPA’s Management Board consists of EIOPA’s Chairperson and six representatives of national supervisory authorities. A representative of the European Commission and the Executive Director also attend participate in the meetings of the Management Board. Its role is to ensure that EIOPA accomplishes its mission and fulfils the tasks assigned to it.
The Vice-Chairperson of EIOPA carries out the functions of the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson.