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ESMA: governance and market supervision

This dossier follows the chairmanship of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), its succession timetable and the institutional decisions governing its leadership.

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Euro banknotes, illustrative image.
Euro banknotes. Generic illustration uploaded in 2015; it shows neither Carlo Comporti nor ESMA. Marcelo / Pixnio, CC0. — Marcelo / Pixnio — CC0, mis en ligne le 23 avril 2015, format réduit.

Where things stand

As of 1 November 2026, Carlo Comporti's five-year term begins under the official timetable. His appointment was decided on 9 October; the sources consulted establish no new supervisory decision.

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ESMA: Carlo Comporti's term begins on 1 November

Carlo Comporti's term as chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) begins on 1 November 2026 under the timetable set by the Council of the European Union. The Italian succeeds Verena Ross.

Euro banknotes, illustrative image.
Euro banknotes. Generic illustration uploaded in 2015; it shows neither Carlo Comporti nor ESMA. Marcelo / Pixnio, CC0. — Marcelo / Pixnio — CC0, mis en ligne le 23 avril 2015, format réduit.

The Council formally appointed him on 9 October for five years, renewable once. The European Parliament had endorsed the appointment on 15 September.

At the time of his appointment, Comporti was a commissioner at Italy's securities regulator Consob and a member of ESMA's board of supervisors and management board. The succession concerns the leadership of the EU financial markets regulator.

The start of this term is not in itself a new supervisory measure. The sources consulted document the institutional timetable; they do not describe a handover ceremony on 1 November.

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