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People: April to June 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Beth Hammack named new Cleveland Fed president
Former Goldman Sachs executive will vote on Fed policy in 2024
FDIC chair Gruenberg steps down after harassment review
Hundreds of reports of inappropriate behaviour at FDIC have come to light
Bank of Korea reserves chief promoted to deputy governor
Kwon Min-soo has overseen substantial growth and diversification of the reserves portfolio
Riksbank’s Thedéen to be next Basel Committee chair
Current chair Hernández de Cos stepping down as Bank of Spain governor in June
People: RBI appoints senior officials
Liz Oakes to join Bank of England FPC; European Central Bank names head of information systems
Former head of PBoC’s digital currency arm under investigation
Probe comes after Beijing launched a three-month anti-graft inspection
ECB staff speak out against changes to internal survey
“Dignity at work” survey to be followed up later, central bank says
IMF appoints Georgieva for a second term
Unilateral decision comes three years after “Doing Business” controversy
New Zimbabwe governor introduces ‘gold-backed’ currency
Adoption of sixth new currency in 18 years is “chaotic”, media reports
People: January to March 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
People: Sveriges Riksbank appoints new deputy governor
BIS replaces general counsel, SNB announces new head of communications
South Africa reappoints Kganyago and top executives
Mampho Modise to replace Kuben Naidoo as central bank’s deputy governor
Chinese authorities reshuffle monetary policy committee
Four new members include securities regulator, PBoC deputy governor and two academics
People: Dutch banking executive joins DNB board
Finnish central bank appoints new head, Danish member of governing board resigns
SNB head Thomas Jordan announces retirement
Board chair praises Swiss central banker for leadership in crises and record of change
Clare Lombardelli appointed BoE deputy governor
OECD chief economist will take over UK central bank’s monetary policy portfolio
RBA names Susan Woods as first chief operating officer
Independent review called for COO role to give senior officials more time for policy matters
Turkish president appoints ‘hawk’ as governor
Former NY Fed official Karahan has been strong supporter of monetary tightening, observers say
Borio and Zöllner to depart BIS in 2024
Hyun Song Shin and Luis Bengoechea will fill roles left by top economist and banker
Alberto Musalem becomes St Louis Fed president
Musalem will start on April 2 and be a voting member of FOMC in 2025
First woman appointed as Bosnian central bank governor
Years of deadlock end after politicians agree to Jasmina Selimović’s appointment
Belgian governor gets temporary extension to time in office
Central bank council “deeply regrets” government’s failure to agree on reappointing Wunsch
China appoints PBoC deputy governor
Authorities name more senior regulatory officials as shake-up continues