The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Patrick Amis, Korbinian Ibel, and Thijs van Woerden as Directors General for banking supervision. They will assume their new roles on 1 March 2026:
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Patrick Amis – Director General Horizontal Line Supervision
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Korbinian Ibel – Director General Systemic and International Banks
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Thijs van Woerden – Director General Universal and Diversified Institutions
The appointments follow internal restructuring and mobility, reflecting the ECB’s commitment to career development and collaboration across thematic and bank-specific supervision.
Background:
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Patrick Amis currently oversees Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions. He has been with the ECB since 2014 and previously held senior roles at ACPR and CEBS.
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Korbinian Ibel currently leads Universal and Diversified Institutions. He joined the ECB in 2014 and has prior experience at Commerzbank, BCG, and Accenture. He will replace Ramón Quintana, retiring in February 2026 to join Banco de España.
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Thijs van Woerden currently manages Horizontal Line Supervision. He previously worked at De Nederlandsche Bank and Accenture.
The ECB organizes bank supervision into three directorates based on business models: systemic and international banks, universal and diversified institutions, and specialised/less significant institutions. Horizontal Line Supervision supports these teams with thematic reviews, benchmarking, supervisory policy, and methodology development.
The ECB has also begun recruiting a new Director General for Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions.
