Board of Supervisors
The main role of the Board of Supervisors is to make all policy decisions of ESMA.
The Board guides the work of the Authority and has the ultimate decision-making responsibility regarding a broad range of matters including the adoption of ESMA Technical Standards, Opinions, Guidelines and the issuance of advice to the EU institutions. The Board is supported by a number of ESMA standing committees and working groups who are dealing with technical issues.
In addition to the ESMA Chair, the Board of Supervisors is composed of the heads of the national competent authorities (NCAs) in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) responsible for securities regulation and supervision with non-voting representatives from the European Commission, the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority (EFTA Surveillance Authority). The Executive Director attends the Board.
The Board of Supervisors meets at least twice a year.
In accordance with Article 44(3) of the ESMA Regulation 1095/2010, the Board of Supervisors has adopted Rules of Procedure.
The declarations of interests of the Board members and their alternates are available on the Ethics and Conflict of Interest page.
National Competent Authorities and Board Members
The order of protocol for the Member States is alphabetical, based on the original written form of the short name of each country.
ESMA
| Position | Member | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Chair | Verena ROSS | Member |
|
Executive Director | Natasha CAZENAVE |
National Competent Authorities
| Country | Authority | Member | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|
Belgium |
Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) | Jean-Paul SERVAIS | Annemie ROMBOUTS |
Bulgaria |
Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) | Vasil GOLEMANSKI | Mariyan IVANOV |
Czechia |
Česká národní banka (CNB) | Vojtěch BELLING | Karel JURÁŠ |
Denmark |
Finanstilsynet | Henrik BRARUP DAMGAARD | |
Germany |
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) | Thorsten PÖTZSCH | Jens FÜRHOFF |
Estonia |
Finantsinspektsioon (FSA) | Andre NÕMM | Kilvar KESSLER |
Ireland |
Central Bank of Ireland | Gerry CROSS | |
Greece |
Ελληνική Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς (HCMC) | Vasiliki LAZARAKOU | Michail FEKKAS |
Spain |
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) | Carlos SAN BASILIO |
Paloma MARIN |
France |
Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) | Marie-Anne BARBAT-LAYANI | Sébastien RASPILLER |
Croatia |
Hrvatska agencija za nadzor financijskih usluga (HANFA) | Ante ŽIGMAN | Anamarija STANIČIĆ |
Italy |
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) | Carlo COMPORTI | Paolo SAVONA |
Cyprus |
Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς Κύπρου (CySEC) | George THEOCHARIDES | Panikkos VAKKOU |
Latvia |
Latvijas Banka | Kristaps SOMS | Santa PURGAILE |
Lithuania |
Lietuvos Bankas | Vaidas CIBAS | Dalia JUŠKEVIČIENĖ |
Luxembourg |
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | Claude MARX | Andrea GENTILINI |
Hungary |
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) | Gábor LAKI | |
Malta |
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) | Christopher BUTTIGIEG | Lorraine VELLA |
Netherlands |
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) | Jos HEUVELMAN | Hanzo VAN BEUSEKOM |
Austria |
Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) | Mariana KÜHNEL | Birgit PUCK |
Poland |
Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (KNF) | Piotr KOZIŃSKI | Agata GAWIN |
Portugal |
Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) | Luís LAGINHA DE SOUSA | Inês DRUMOND |
Romania |
Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF) | Alexandru PETRESCU | Ovidiu PETRU |
Slovenia |
Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev (ATVP) | Anka ČADEŽ | Sabina BEŠTER |
Slovakia |
Národná Banka Slovenska (NBS) | Peter TKÁČ | Tomáš AMBRA |
Finland |
Finanssivalvonta (FSA) | Armi TAIPALE | Maria REKOLA |
Sweden |
Finansinspektionen (FI) | Anna CEDERBERG | Annika OTZ |
European Economic Area members (non-voting)
| Country | Authority | Member | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|
Iceland |
Central Bank of Iceland | Björk SIGURGÍSLADÓTTIR | Linda KOLBRÚN BJÖRGVINSDÓTTIR |
Liechtenstein |
Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) | Franz-Anton STEURER | |
Norway |
Finanstilsynet | Marte VOIE OPLAND | Geir HOLEN |
| EFTA Surveillance Authority | Stefan BARRIGA | Jonina SIGRUN LARUSDOTTIR |
EU institutions (non-voting)
| Authority | Member |
|---|---|
| European Commission | Martin MERLIN |
European System of Financial Supervision
| Authority | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) | Francesco MAZZAFERRO | |
| European Banking Authority (EBA) | François-Louis MICHAUD | |
| European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) | Fausto PARENTE | |