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On November 26, 2018, the Financial Stability Board announced the appointment of Randal K. Quarles (Governor and Vice Chairman for Supervision at the U.S. Federal Reserve System) ...
On November 26, 2018, the Financial Stability Board announced
the appointment of Randal K. Quarles (Governor and Vice Chairman
for Supervision at the U.S. Federal Reserve System) as its new
Chair and Klaas Knot (President of De Nederlandsche Bank) as its
Vice Chair for a three-year term starting on December 2, 2018.
Klass Knot will succeed Randal K. Quarles as Chair on December 2,
2021 for the next three-year term.
The current FSB Chair, Mark Carney, will step down on December
1, 2018 after seven years of leadership.
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