Management of the BIS

BIS Management is under the overall direction of the General Manager, who is responsible to the Board of Directors for the conduct of the Bank.

In accordance with the Bank's Statutes, the General Manager is assisted by the Deputy General Manager.

Current members of BIS Management

Agustín Carstens General Manager Andréa M Maechler Deputy General Manager Monica Ellis Secretary General and Head of General Secretariat Luis Bengoechea Head of Banking Department Claudio Borio Head of Monetary and Economic Department Hyun Song Shin Economic Adviser and Head of Research Cecilia Skingsley Head of BIS Innovation Hub Dessislava Guetcheva-Cheytanova General Counsel Nithya Navaratnam Deputy Head of Banking Department Bertrand Legros Deputy Secretary General Gaston Gelos Deputy Head of Monetary and Economic Department Fernando Restoy Chair, Financial Stability Institute Jens Ulrich Head of Risk Management Tao Zhang Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific Alexandre Tombini Chief Representative for the Americas

Advisory committees

The General Manager and the Deputy General Manager are supported by senior management advisory committees. The Executive Committee and the Finance Committee are chaired by the General Manager and the Compliance and Operational Risk Committee is chaired by the Deputy General Manager, and all include other senior members of the Bank's Management.

• The Executive Committee advises the General Manager primarily on the Bank's strategic planning and the allocation of resources, as well as on decisions related to the broad financial objectives for the banking activities and operational risk management.
• The Finance Committee advises the General Manager on the financial management and policy issues related to the banking business, including the allocation of economic capital to risk categories.