Flurry of new central bank heads could continue into 2016

The past three months have brought 10 new central bank governors and a Fed president

Silhouettes of people in a boardroom

The turn of the year brought a flurry of new central bank heads, with 10 new appointees taking office since November and an eleventh set to start in February. While the pace is likely to slow in coming months, more vacancies could open up later in the year.

Data from the Central Bank Directory 2016 shows 18 new governors were appointed in the year to October 2015 – a dip from 27 in the previous year. The inclusion of Federal Reserve Bank presidents pushes these numbers to 20 (Dallas

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

.