Christian Ossig, Chief Executive of the association of German banks Bankenverband, has been appointed as Chairman of the European Banking Federation’s Executive Committee for a two-year term from January 2020.
He will succeed Giovanni Sabatini, General Manager of the Italian banking association ABI, whose second two-year mandate ends in December. The appointment was agreed at Executive Committee in Liechtenstein.
Christian Ossig has a background in international banking and joined the association of German banks in 2016. From January he will join the EBF’s leadership troika that also includes Wim Mijs as Chief Executive Officer and Jean Pierre Mustier, CEO of Unicredit Group, as President of the Board, at a time when Europe is standing at a critical juncture that will determine the future of the European economy and its financial sector.
Says Christian Ossig:
“I look forward to taking on this new task at an exciting time and thank Giovanni for the valuable work he has done over the past four years. Be it climate change or digitalization, Europe faces major challenges and opportunities. The same goes for European banks. By completing Banking Union, better integrating European financial markets and establishing a true Capital Markets Union, we can lay the foundations for more economic growth and an efficient banking sector. This also includes appropriate implementation of the new Basel capital requirements. It’s clear to me that for these tasks we need more Europe, not less.”
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