Board of Supervisors and NCAs
Board of Supervisors and NCAs
The main role of the Board of Supervisors is to make all policy decisions of ESMA.
BoS - ESMA
The declarations of interests of the Board members and their alternates are available on the Ethics and Conflict of Interest page.
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
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
 ESMA |
Chair | Steven MAIJOOR | Member |
| ESMA |
Executive Director | Verena ROSS |
National Competent Authorities
| Country | Authority | Member | Alternate |
 Belgium |
Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) |
Jean-Paul SERVAIS |
Jean-Michel Van Cottem |
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Комисията за финансов надзор (FSC) | Mariya FILIPOVA | |
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Česká národní banka (CNB) | Vojtěch BELLING | Karl Juráš |
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Finanstilsynet | Karen Dortea ABELSKOV | Anne Bruun |
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Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) | Elisabeth ROEGELE | Hannelore Lausch |
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Finantsinspektsioon (FSA) | Andre NÕMM | Kilvar Kessler |
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Central Bank of Ireland | Derville ROWLAND | Colm Kincaid |
 Greece |
Ελληνική Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς (HCMC) | Vasiliki LAZARAKOU | Nikolaos Kontaroudis |
 Spain |
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) | Sebastián ALBELLA AMIGO | Ana María Martínez-Pina García |
 France |
Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) | Robert OPHÈLE | Benoît de Juvigny |
 Croatia |
Hrvatska agencija za nadzor financijskih usluga (HANFA) | Ante ŽIGMAN | Jurica Jednacak |
 Italy |
Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) | Paolo SAVONA | Carmine Di Noia |
 Cyprus |
Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς Κύπρου (CySEC) | Demetra KALOGEROU | Liana C. Ioannidou |
 Latvia |
Finanšu un kapitāla tirgus komisija (FKTK) | Santa PURGAILE | Ieva Ose |
 Lithuania |
Lietuvos Bankas | Mindaugas ŠALČIUS | Vaidas Cibas |
 Luxembourg |
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) | Claude MARX | Françoise Kauthen |
 Hungary |
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) | Gergő SZENICZEY | |
 Malta |
Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) | Christopher BUTTIGIEG | Lorraine Vella |
 Netherlands |
Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) | Laura VAN GEEST | Jos Heuvelman |
 Austria |
Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) | Eduard MÜLLER | Birgit Puck |
 Poland |
Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (KNF) | Magdalena ŁAPSA-PARCZEWSKA | Arkadiusz Famirski |
 Portugal |
Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) | Gabriela FIGUEIREDO DIAS | João Sousa Gião |
 Romania |
Autoritatea de Supraveghere Financiară (ASF) | Gabriel GRĂDINESCU | Florentina Boboc |
 Slovenia |
Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev (ATVP) | Miloš ČAS | Sabina Bester |
 Slovakia |
Národná Banka Slovenska (NBS) | Peter TKÁČ | Tomas Ambra |
 Finland |
Finanssivalvonta (FSA) | Anneli TUOMINEN | Armi Taipale |
 Sweden |
Finansinspektionen (FI) | Erik THEDÉEN | Malin Omberg |
European Economic Area Members (non-voting)
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Central Bank of Iceland | Unnur GUNNARSDÓTTIR | Páll Friðriksson |
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Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) | Marcel LÖTSCHER | Reto Degen |
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Finanstilsynet | Anne Merethe BELLAMY | Geir Holen |
| EFTA Surveillance Authority | Frank BÜCHEL | Jonina Sigrun Larusdottir |
EU Institutions (non-voting)
| European Commission | Ugo BASSI |
European System of Financial Supervision
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European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) |
Francesco MAZZAFERRO |
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| European Banking Authority (EBA) | tbc | ||
| European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) | Fausto PARENTE | ||