ECB Appoints Three New Directors General

FRANKFURT, Jakartaweekly.com—The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed three new Directors General to fill senior leadership positions within the institution.

According to the ECB’s official website, the new appointments include Roland Straub as Director General Monetary Policy, Christophe Kamps as Director General International and European Relations, and Petra Senkovic as Director General Legal Services.

In an announcement released on Friday, May 29, 2026, the ECB said Straub and Kamps will assume their new roles on July 1, 2026, while Senkovic will take up her position on November 1, 2026.

ECB President Christine Lagarde said the three officials bring extensive experience that will support the euro area’s central bank in fulfilling its mandate. She noted that they will play a key role in ensuring the quality of analysis, policy preparation, and implementation of ECB decisions.

“These three outstanding colleagues have decades of invaluable experience, and the Executive Board and I look forward to working with them as we deliver on our mandate,” Lagarde said.

Straub will lead the Directorate General Monetary Policy, which is responsible for preparing meetings of the ECB Governing Council, including decision-making on key interest rates and other monetary policy instruments.

He succeeds Massimo Rostagno, who has retired. Straub joined the ECB in 2006 and currently serves as Deputy Director General Market Operations.

Meanwhile, Kamps will head the Directorate General International and European Relations, which is responsible for preparing the policy positions of the ECB, the Eurosystem, and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) on a wide range of international and European issues.

Kamps succeeds Isabel Vansteenkiste, who was appointed Principal Counsellor to the ECB President in 2025.

Senkovic, for her part, will take over the leadership of the Directorate General Legal Services starting in November. The unit provides legal advice on matters related to the ECB’s responsibilities, ensures the legal soundness of the institution’s policies and actions, and represents the ECB in litigation proceedings at both the European Union and national levels.

She succeeds Chiara Zilioli, who will retire at the end of October 2026. Senkovic currently serves as Director General Secretariat and Secretary to the ECB’s decision-making bodies.

Previously, she served as Deputy Director General Legal Services and gained professional experience working at a private law firm as well as in the banking sector.

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