European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum
A European financial services industry lobby group set up to get close to MEPs. It is run by John Houston of Houston Consulting, the lobbying and PR firm.
- Website http://www.epfsf.org/
Contents
Founding members
- Richard Balfe MEP
- Carles-Alfred Gasoliba i Bohm MEP
- Robert Goebbels MEP
- Chris Huhne MEP
- Othmar Karas MEP
- Giorgos Katiforis MEP
- Piia-Noora Kauppi MEP
- Astrid Lulling MEP
- Ria Oomen-Ruitjen MEP
- John Purvis MEP
- Alexander Radwan MEP
- Karin Riis-Jorgensen MEP
- Olle Schmidt MEP
- Peter Skinner MEP
- Charles Tannock MEP
- Theresa Villiers MEP
Steering Committee
The following are the members of the Forum's Steering Committee, which, together with Financial Industry Members, are the governing body of the Forum.
- Peter Skinner MEP (PES/UK) - Chair
- Piia-Noora Kauppi MEP (EPP-ED/Finland) - Vice Chair
- Margarita Starkeviciute MEP (ALDE/Lithuania) - Vice Chair
Members
- Zsolt László Becsey MEP (EPP-ED/Hungary)
- Pervenche Berès MEP (PES/France)
- Manuel António dos Santos MEP (PES/Portugal)
- Jonathan Evans MEP (EPP-ED/UK)
- Robert Goebbels MEP (PES/Luxembourg)
- Wolf Klinz MEP (ALDE/Germany)
- Astrid Lulling MEP (EPP-ED/Luxembourg)
- Gay Mitchell TD MEP (EPP-ED/Ireland)
- Alexander Radwan MEP (EPP-ED/Germany)
- Dariusz Rosati MEP (PES/Poland)
- Ieke van den Burg MEP (PES/Netherlands)
- Sophia in 't Veld MEP (ALDE/Netherlands)
Industry members
Chairman
- Mrs. Judith Hardt
Members
- Mrs. Lie Junius ABN AMRO Bank
- Mrs Florence Lombard AIMA - The Alternative Investment Management Association Limited
- Mr David Bennett APCIMS - Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
- Mr Jacques Maire AXA
- Mr Javier Arias Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
- Mrs Christine Farnish Barclays plc
- Mrs Dominique Graber BNP Paribas
- Mr Kurt Schacht CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst - Institute
- Mrs Susanne Denison-Knowles Citigroup
- Mr Helmuth Martin Commerzbank AG
- Mr Ansgar Tietmeyer Deutsche Bank AG
- Mrs Henriette Peucker Deutsche Börse AG
- Mr Henning Schoppmann EAPB - European Association of Public Banks
- Mr Guido Ravoet EBF - European Banking Federation
- Mrs Annik Lambert EMF - European Mortgage Federation
- Mr Chris De Noose ESBG - European Savings Banks Group
- Mr Paul Symons Euroclear
- Mr Antonio Hernandez Laviades Euronext
- Mrs Michaela Koller European Insurance and Reinsurance Federation (CEA)
- Mr Javier Echarri EVCA - European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
- Mr Henri Olivier FEE - European Federation of Accountants
- Mr Anthony Belchambers FOA - Futures and Options Association
- Mr Freddy Van den Spiegel Fortis Bank
- Mr Richard O'Toole Goldman Sachs International
- Mr Gregor Pozniak ICMA - International Capital Market Association
- Mr David Pollard ING
- Mrs Alessandra Perrazzelli Intesa Sanpaolo
- Mr Roger Cogan ISDA - International Swaps and Derivatives Association
- Mr Richard Kaye JP Morgan
- Mr Jonathan Taylor LIBA - London Investment Banking Association
- Mr Alastair Evans Lloyd's
- Mr Roger Grazebrook Lloyds TSB
- Mr Christoph Baert MasterCard Europe
- Mr Mitchell Coen Merrill Lynch
- To be advised Morgan Stanley
- Mr Hannu Halttunen Nordea Bank Finland
- Mrs Sally Padget Prudential plc
- Mr Howard Davies Royal Bank of Scotland
- Mr Bertrand Huet SIFMA - The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
- Mr Frédéric de Brouwer Société Générale
- Mr Christopher Lake Standard and Poor's
- Mr Pehr Wissén Svenska Handelsbanken
- Mr Jon Carr UBS AG
- Mr Peter Rieger UniCredit Group
- Mr Peter Moller Jensen VISA Europe
- Mrs MP Azevedo Western Union International Bank
Secretary
Ms Gabriela Diezhandino +32 2 504 80 40 EPFSF Secretariat