Mr. Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), was re-elected Chair of the Board of IOSCO for a third term. 

Mr Servais is the Chairman of the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) and is the Chairman of the IOSCO European Regional Committee. He attends meetings of the  Financial Stability Board and is a board member of several international supervisory bodies  for the financial sector such as the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), and  the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). He sits on a number of supervisory colleges that  coordinate the (cross-border) supervision of several financial institutions and infrastructures. Jean-Paul Servais is the Chair of the OECD Corporate Governance Committee. He also  teaches at the University of Brussels (ULB).  

Mr. Toshiyuki Miyoshi, Vice Minister for International Affairs, Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA), Mr. Grant Vingoe, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), and Mr. Mark T. Uyeda, Commissioner, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were  elected Vice-Chairs of the Board. 

Dr. Islam Azzam, Executive Chairman, Financial Regulatory Authority, Egypt, is ex-officio  IOSCO Board Vice-Chair in his capacity as Chair of the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets  Committee (GEMC). 

H.E. Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Market Authority, United Arab  Emirates, took office as Chair of African and Middle-East Regional Committee (AMERC).

See Annex for the full board composition. 

Ms. Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong, took  office as Chair of Asia-Pacific Regional Committee (APRC). 

Mr. Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman, Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium, took  office as Chair of European Regional Committee (ERC). 

Ms. Christina Rolle, Executive Director, Securities Commission of The Bahamas, Bahamas, took  office as Chair of Inter-American Regional Committee (IARC). 

Jean-Paul Servais, elected IOSCO Board Chair said: ‘I am honoured to have been re elected for a third term as IOSCO Board Chair. I would like to thank the members of the  IOSCO Board for their enduring confidence. In this regard, I look forward to keep working with  all IOSCO members, including the IOSCO Board, the Vice-Chairs, the Growth and Emerging  Markets Committee, and all Regional Committees as well as the IOSCO Secretariat. IOSCO’s  work as a global standard setter, and the international cooperation it fosters, is more relevant  than ever. I would also like to thank my team at the FSMA for their commitment and support.’