Verena Ross

Background

Verena Ross is Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator.

She took up the post on 1 November 2021 for a five-year term that can be renewed once.

ESMA said she will step down at the end of her current term, when her contract ends on 31 October 2026.

About European Securities and Markets Authority

European Securities and Markets Authority: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor. It is located in Paris and began operations on 1 January 2011.

Key facts

Took up post

1 November 2021source

Term

Five-year term, renewable oncesource

Previous ESMA role

Executive Director, 2011 to 2021source

Contract end

31 October 2026source

Sources

• Verena Ross appointed Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority
• ESMA Chair Verena Ross to step down at the end of her current term