Kerstin af Jochnick

Kerstin Margareta af Jochnick (born March 17, 1958) is a Swedish banker and economist. She is currently serving as a member of the European Central Bank's supervisory board, and was the former First Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden.[1]

Kerstin af Jochnick
Kerstin af Jochnick being interviewed in 2017 by Sveriges Radio
First Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank
In office
1 January 2012 – 30 September 2019
Personal details
Born
Kerstin Margareta Joelsson

(1958-03-17) 17 March 1958
Virserum,  Sweden
Alma materStockholm University

Early life

Kerstin af Jochnick graduated with a degree in economics, statistics and law studies from Stockholm University.[2][3]

Career

Af Jochnick started her career in 1976 at Sparbanken Kronoberg, a savings bank, before moving to the Riksbank the following year.[2] In 1991 she joined the Swedish financial supervisory authority Finansinspektionen, and in 2004 she joined the Committee of European Banking Supervisors as part of the supporting office.[2][4] Af Jochnick was appointed Chair of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors in January 2008 and held her position until September 2009, when she was succeeded by Giovanni Carosio.[2][5][6]

In December 2011, af Jochnick was appointed as the First Deputy Governor of the Riksbank, under Governor Stefan Ingves, and assumed her position in January 2012.[7] Her term was extended in 2017 to run until the end of 2023, but she left office in July 2019 to assume a new position at the European Central Bank.[1] af Jochnick was succeeded in this position by Cecilia Skingsley (who replaced her as First Deputy Governor) and Anna Breman (who was appointed new Deputy Governor and member of the executive board).[8][9]

The Governing Council of the European Central Bank appointed af Jochnick as the ECB representative to the supervisory board of ECB Banking Supervision, where she has held the position since October 2019.[1][2][10]

Other activities
  • Leibniz Institute for Financial Research (SAFE), Member of the Policy Council[11]

References
  1. "Swedish central banker af Jochnick to leave Riksbank for ECB post". Reuters. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. "Kerstin af Jochnick". European Central Bank - Banking Supervision. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. "Kerstin Margatera af Jochnick, Sveriges Riksbank: Profile". Bloomberg L.P.
  4. "Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) holds first meeting". European Banking Authority. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  5. Strandberg, Love (18 January 2008). "Fem frågor till Kerstin af Jochnick". Dagens industri (in Swedish).
  6. "CEBS appoints new Chair and Vice Chair". European Banking Authority. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  7. Lannin, Patrick (2 December 2011). "Swedish c.bank names two new deputy governors". Reuters.
  8. "Riksbanken väntas förlänga omstritt mandat". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 12 February 2017.
  9. "Swedbank economist Breman named deputy governor of Swedish central bank". Reuters. 8 November 2019.
  10. Weber, Alexander (11 July 2019). "ECB Fills Empty Watchdog Seats With French, Swedish Officials". Bloomberg L.P.
  11. Policy Council Leibniz Institute for Financial Research (SAFE).
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