Gabriel Bernardino selected to be EIOPA’S first chairperson

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has selected Gabriel Bernardino to become the Authorities’ first Chairperson. Mr. Bernardino, who is currently the Director General of the Directorate for Development and Institutional Relations at the Instituto de Seguros de Portugal (ISP) was elected by the Board of Supervisors of EIOPA. His nomination follows a pre-selection of the European Commission and is subject to confirmation by the European Parliament. Mr. Bernardino represented EIOPA’s predecessor, CEIOPS, as Chairman between October 2009 and December 2010.

The Chairperson is an independent representative and chairs the meetings of EIOPA’s Board of Supervisors as well as the meetings of its Management Board. He represents EIOPA to the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament and is elected for five years. His term can be extended once.