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Bank of Spain names new director-general
Francisco Javier Priego becomes director-general; remains head of the central bank’s legal department
Sack withdraws resignation and stays on at NY Fed
Brian Sack stays on as a senior adviser to New York Fed president William Dudley; new head of markets group already appointed
Outgoing World Bank president reveals next roles
Robert Zoellick says he will join Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and the Peterson Institute for International Economics on leaving the World Bank
Governor of Central Bank of Tunisia fired: reports
Governor to be relieved of duties following economic policy dispute; Mustapha Kamel Nabli has been chief since the revolution in Tunisia
New York Fed appoints new head of markets group
Simon Potter named as chief of markets group and manager of the System Open Markets Account; begins new role on June 30
Former Brazilian governor takes additional advisory role
Henrique Meirelles appointed as senior adviser at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; adds firm to a substantial list of board positions and advisory roles
Croatian National Bank facing governance void
Governor Željko Rohatinski’s term ends in early July; no successor has yet been announced by government
Hildebrand settles at BlackRock
Former Swiss National Bank governor takes job as vice-chairman at BlackRock; joins in October to advise the firm’s largest institutional clients in the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions
Japanese prime minister nominates new rate-setters
Two new board members put forward by Yoshihiko Noda; nominations need approval by both houses of the Japanese parliament
Bank of Uganda awaits confirmation of four board members
The terms of four out of six members of the Bank of Uganda’s Board expired in June; no word yet on replacements
Bank of Spain deputy governor resigns
Francisco Javier Aríztegui resigns as Bank of Spain deputy governor; Fernando Restoy Lozano named as replacement
PBoC hires banker as deputy governor
Top executive leaves Agricultural Bank of China to become deputy governor at the People’s Bank of China; brings total number of deputy governors to four
New Bank of Spain governor named
Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordoñez’s successor is chosen; will assume the top role at the central bank on June 11
South African Mint executives leave company for good
Andile Mvinjelwa and Thomas Davel leave South African Mint Company by mutual agreement following conclusion of investigation into poor-quality krugerrand coins
Eight central bankers perish in Nigerian plane crash
Several employees of the Central Bank of Nigeria were killed in the June 3 plane crash in Lagos; among them was Canadian national Kim Norris, who was working as an adviser to the governor
Andrew Bailey to join interim UK Financial Policy Committee
Bailey to join June meeting of interim Financial Policy Committee as a voting member; takes over as head of the Prudential Business Unit at the FSA in the same month
Brazil’s Tombini seeks appointment of new director
Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil nominates candidate to become director of special affairs; former governor Henrique Meirelles announced as chairman of Lazard Americas
Outgoing governor criticises Spanish government’s fiscal position
Miguel Fernández Ordóñez, outgoing governor of the Bank of Spain, criticises government’s fiscal position; speculation begins over successor
New members admitted to BoE Court
Queen of England approves government recommendations; Bradley Fried, Tim Frost and Dave Prentis become non-executive directors of the Bank of England
Estonian governor awarded termination payment
Andres Lipstok will receive a full year’s salary when he leaves the Bank of Estonia next month; payment awarded in recognition of contribution to successful management of the central bank
Kansas Fed president supports bankers on boards of directors
Esther George says there is a place for bankers on Federal Reserve Bank boards of directors; but if they contravene the code of conduct, they should resign
Euroclear announces new chairman
Marc Antoine Autheman elected to take over as chairman from January 1, 2013; becomes deputy president in the meantime
New deputy governor for State Bank of Vietnam
Vietnamese prime minister appoints Dao Minh Tu; joins five other deputy governors at the central bank
Posen to leave Bank of England’s MPC
Adam Posen will not seek reappointment to Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee; takes on role as president of Peterson Institute of International Economics