Danièle Nouy is a French public servant who served as Chair of the

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at the

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from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018. In this capacity, she was regarded as the effective head of the

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Early life and education

Nouy grew up in

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and later studied political science and law.

Career

Nouy worked at

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from 1976 to 1996. She later served as secretary general of the

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from 9 March 2010 to 31 December 2013. As head of the Supervisory Board, Nouy later oversaw the implementation of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. For her nomination,

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, president of the European Central Bank, declared, “The appointment of the Supervisory Board Chair marks an important milestone as the ECB establishes a single supervisory mechanism for banks in the euro area. Mrs. Nouy brings almost 40 years of experience in banking supervision. Her appointment will allow the Supervisory Board to take up its work soon and put in place all organisational requirements with the aim of assuming our supervisory responsibilities starting on 4 November 2014.”

Other activities

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(EIB), Member of the Appointment Advisory CommitteeAppointment Advisory Committee

(EIB).

References

1950 births Businesspeople from Rennes Living people 20th-century French businesswomen Nationality missing Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite Officiers of the Légion d'honneur 21st-century French businesswomen {{Europe-business-bio-stub