ECB appoints Thomas Jorgensen as Director General for specialised and less significant institutions

The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Thomas Broeng Jorgensen as Director General for Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions. He will be responsible for the direct supervision of banks with specialised business models and for overseeing the supervision of less significant banks by national supervisors.

Mr. Jorgensen will assume his role on 1 March 2026. He succeeds Patrick Amis, who was recently appointed Director General Horizontal Line Supervision.

Mr. Jorgensen has served as Deputy Director General since 2021, responsible for the supervision of systemic and international banks. He joined the ECB in 2014 as Head of Division responsible for supervisory policies. Prior to the ECB, he held senior roles at the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, Ministry of Economy and Business Affairs, and Ministry of Finance.

At the ECB, bank supervision is organized under three directorate generals based on bank business models: systemic and international banks, universal and diversified institutions, and specialised and less significant institutions.

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