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Dr Elke König is Chair of the SRB, responsible for the management of the organisation, the work of the Board, the budget, all staff and the Executive and Plenary sessions of the Board. The General Counsel, the Strategy, International Relations and Communications Unit and the Internal Audit function report directly to her.
She was President of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) from 2012 until 2015. After qualifying in business administration and obtaining a doctorate, Dr König spent many years working for companies in the financial and insurance sector. From 1980 to 1990, she worked for KPMG Deutsche Treuhandgesellschaft in Cologne, auditing and advising insurance undertakings, from 1986 as a holder of a special statutory authority (Prokuristin) and from 1988 as a director and partner. From 1990 to 2002, Dr König was a member of the senior management of the Munich Re Group (Head of Accounting); she then moved to Hannover Rückversicherung AG as Chief Financial Officer. From 2010 to the end of 2011, Dr König was a member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in London. Dr König was also a representative of the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism. **
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08/10/2020
SRB Conference 2020 - Banking resolution: firm foundations for stability
The fifth Annual SRB Conference took place on Thursday 8 October 2020.
The conference was a hybrid event, combining some ‘live’ speakers with others taking part virtually.
Watch the conference video by clicking this link
Read the conference report
- Follow conversations that took place online through Twitter using #SRBresolution2020
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05/05/2020
ECON Committee - EP hearing
SRB Chair Elke König to give a speech at the ECON Committee - EP Hearing on 5 May 2020
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09/09/2020 to 11/09/2020
Eurofi Financial Forum 2020
SRB Chair Elke König to speak at the Eurofi Financial Forum in Berlin from 9 to 11 September 2020.
Event website