Alain Girard Appointed to Lead FINMA Banks Division
The Swiss financial regulator has appointed Alain Girard as the new Head of its Banks division, effective April 1, 2026.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) board of directors has appointed Alain Girard as the new head of its Banks division. Girard, who currently leads the regulator's Recovery and Resolution division, will assume his new responsibilities on April 1, 2026.
Girard succeeds Thomas Hirschi, who departed FINMA at the end of August 2025. Following Hirschi's departure, Simon Brönnimann managed the Banks division on an interim basis. With Girard's transition to the Banks division, Brönnimann will take over leadership of the Recovery and Resolution division on an interim basis.
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