Carlo Comporti appointed Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is pleased to announce that Carlo Comporti has been appointed as its next Chair. The appointment was confirmed by the Council of the European Union at its meeting today in Brussels. Mr Comporti will take up his position on 1 November 2026. Prior to his appointment, Mr Comporti served as a Commissioner at CONSOB (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa) since February 2022. During this period, he was also a member of ESMA's Board of Supervisors and Management Board, Chair of its Digital Finance Standing Committee, and a member of the IOSCO Board, where he chaired the Audit and Finance Committee. Before joining CONSOB, he served as CEO of Promontory Italy and COO of Promontory Europe, a business unit of IBM Consulting, from 2011 to 2022, having previously held the position of Directeur Général of Promontory France. He served as Secretary General of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) from 2008 and played a key role in the transition from CESR to ESMA in 2010 and 2011. Team Leader - [email protected]