People: Thomsen named head of IMF’s European department; Former deputy finance minister joins CNB

Attorney-general joins Monetary Authority of Singapore board of directors

imf-2
IMF headquarters in Washington, DC

Washington: Christine Lagarde has named Poul Thomsen as director of the International Monetary Fund's European department, recognising his "pivotal role" in some of the Fund's "most challenging programmes" in the region.

Thomsen has served as acting director of the department since July 30, when his predecessor, Reza Moghadam, resigned to join Morgan Stanley. He is a 32-year veteran of the Fund.

During the financial crisis he was the IMF mission chief for Iceland, and went on to lead the Fund's

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.