The President of the Spanish Banking Association, Mr. José María Roldán Alegre, has been appointed Vice President of the European Banking Federation at the EBF council meeting held on May 15 in Riga, Latvia.
In accordance with the statutes of the EBF, an organization representing banking associations from 32 countries in the European Union and EFTA, Mr. Roldán will serve as Vice President for a two-year term, renewable for an additional two years. The EBF presidency was assumed last January by Frédéric Oudéa, CEO of Société Générale, a position he may renew in January 2017 for two more years.
Mr. José María Roldán has led the AEB since April 2014. He served as Director General of Banking Regulation at the Bank of Spain and member of its Executive Board between 2000 and 2013. During his tenure as Director General, he was a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. Additionally, Mr. Roldán was founder and first chairman of the European Banking Supervision Committee, the precursor to the European Banking Authority (EBA).
