02/11/2023 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 31 October, the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that it had appointed Claudia Mann, head of internal audit at the ECB since 2018 and previously deputy director general of finance, as Director General of Statistics. Ms Mann, who succeeds Silke Stapel-Weber, will take charge of data management and governance at the ECB from 1 February 2024. This ECB directorate provides statistical products and services as well as a wide range of data intended to inform, among other things, the ECB’s monetary policy and supervisory decisions, the work of researchers and the general public. Silke Stapel-Weber is retiring but will continue to work as an advisor on the Integrated Reporting Framework project. Link to the ECB’s data portal: https://aeur.eu/f/9cw (EV)