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People: ECB names HR director-general; BoE gets new MPC member
ECB appoints new head of human resources; Citigroup economist joins Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee; New York Fed’s chief lawyer to step down after twenty-one years in the role
People: Turkey nominates new governor; McDermott to step down from FCA
Turkish government picks deputy to replace Erdem Başçı, but he must still be confirmed by the president; UK’s interim FCA chief says she will leave when her successor takes office; and more
Sam Woods to replace Bailey as PRA chief
Bank of England executive director promoted, to take over from Andrew Bailey when he moves to the Financial Conduct Authority
People: Shirai begins new chapter at Keio University; Sibley named as Irish director of credit institutions
After five years on the BoJ policy board, Shirai returns to academia; Ireland central bank names new director of credit institutions; and more
Ghanaian deputy becomes new governor
One of two deputy governors of the Bank of Ghana takes over top role; Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku joined bank in July 2013 after working for several international agencies
People: Bank of Estonia reappoints deputies; Lagarde wants to reappoint IMF first deputy
Bank of Estonia hands new terms to Ülo Kaasik and Madis Müller; David Lipton in line for reappointment at IMF; Graeme Wheeler to head up BIS Asian Consultative Council; and more
Norway’s Olsen plans to seek reappointment
Norges Bank governor says he plans to seek a second term, as government launches public application process for position
Ghana governor steps down four months early
Bank of Ghana governor has stepped down over four months early; retirement date due to “long outstanding leave days”, central bank says
People: Bank Negara reappoints deputy; State Bank of Pakistan revamps board
Sukudhew Singh will serve another three years as deputy; Pakistan appoints new board members
People: Georgian board approves new governor; T&T gets new board
Koba Gvenetadze clears penultimate hurdle to becoming National Bank of Georgia governor; six new directors join the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago; BIS names Alexandre Lamfalussy fellow
People: New York Fed research head retires, RBNZ appoints new head of currency
James McAndrews will leave the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after 19 years; Steve Gordon gets new portfolio at RBNZ; and more
People: Georgian central bank nears new governor, RBI appoints executive director
Georgian parliament approves president’s nominee for governorship, now central bank board must do the same; Kanungo becomes newest executive director of the RBI; and more
People: Haitian ex-governor appointed prime minister; Egyptian ex-governor rejoins largest bank
Ex-governor becomes interim premier amid severe political instability; Egyptian ex-governor returns to country’s largest commercial bank; Venezuelan central bank appoints new director
Peter Pang retires as HKMA deputy
Pang, one of three deputy chief executives, retires after more than 10 years in the role; he will be succeeded by Howard Lee, but responsibility for research passes to Eddie Yue
Bank of Canada picks ‘renowned and prolific’ new deputy
Sylvain Leduc chosen as new deputy governor, bringing a lengthy list of publications and a ‘deep understanding’ of the international monetary system; deputy duties also reshuffled
Senate committee chair urged to clear backlog of nominees
Nominees to Federal Reserve board of governors among those waiting to learn fate; delay reportedly stems from disagreement over another key Fed post
Ten Fed presidents handed new terms
All presidents and first-vice presidents at the 12 reserve banks now have terms that run to end of February, 2021; Powell insists there was a ‘rigorous process’
Former PBoC deputy to head up embattled regulator
Central bank veteran Liu Shiyu replaces Xiao Gang as head of China Securities Regulatory Commission in highly publicised reshuffle
People: Philadelphia Fed names first VP; five new vice presidents at AIIB
James Narron named vice-president and COO of Philadelphia Fed; five new vice-presidents join executive team at AIIB; and more
Certified central bankers: BoE launches new qualification
BoE says 80 students to begin postgraduate study in October; retiring Paul Fisher to help design and teach latter stages of qualification
Lagarde only candidate for IMF top job
Executive board says Lagarde the only person put forward during nomination period, which closed yesterday; selection process to be completed ‘as soon as possible’
People: Mozambique deputy moves to airline; Mervyn King joins Aston Villa FC board
Bank of Mozambique deputy moved from central bank to national airline; former BoE governor joins premier league team board of directors; and more
Clock ticking on Georgian governor appointment
Georgian central bank governor's term expires on February 26, but it is unclear who will hold the post moving forwards; vice governors could also change later in the year
People: ECB names new budget and finance head; long-serving Fed director to retire
Roberto Schiavi will become ECB’s director general budget and finance in March; Fed’s Louise Roseman to retire as director of reserve bank operations and payment systems; and more