Germany’s Verena Ross has a strong chance of replacing Dutchman Steven Maijoor as head of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), after Member State representatives (Coreper) approved her candidacy, on Wednesday 22 September, in a secret ballot.
Ms Ross, who was Executive Director of the European authority after working at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, was competing with Italy’s Carmine di Noia, a Commissioner at the Italian Securities and Exchange Commission.