The European Central Bank’s Executive Board appointed Patrick Amis as Director General Horizontal Line Supervision, Korbinian Ibel as Director General Systemic and International Banks and Thijs van Woerden as Director General Universal and Diversified Institutions, with all three taking up their duties on 1 March 2026. The changes reallocate the current directors general across key parts of ECB Banking Supervision. Amis currently leads Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions, Ibel leads Universal and Diversified Institutions, and van Woerden leads Horizontal Line Supervision. Ibel will replace Ramón Quintana, who will retire from the ECB in February 2026 to join Banco de España. Bank-specific supervision sits under three directorates general organised by supervised banks’ business models, and is supported by Horizontal Line Supervision teams that conduct benchmarking and industry-wide assessments, develop supervisory policy stances and maintain supervisory methodologies; the ECB positioned the appointments as supporting internal mobility between thematic and bank-specific supervision. Recruitment has started for a new Director General Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions.
European Central Bank 2025-11-19
European Central Bank appoints three Directors General for banking supervision directorates effective 1 March 2026
The European Central Bank (ECB) appointed Patrick Amis, Korbinian Ibel, and Thijs van Woerden as Directors General for Horizontal Line Supervision, Systemic and International Banks, and Universal and Diversified Institutions, respectively, effective 1 March 2026. These appointments reallocate current directors across key areas of ECB Banking Supervision. Recruitment is underway for a new Director General for Specialised and Less Significant Institutions.