Mr. Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta is the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). In his role, he presides over the day-to-day management of EIOPA. Mr. Montalvo was elected by the Board of Supervisors of EIOPA on 25 February, 2011. His nomination followed a pre-selection by the European Commission. The European Parliament’s approval followed an open hearing on 17 March. Mr. Montalvo moved to Frankfurt in November 2007 where he has been Secretary General of CEIOPS, the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors. Prior to his current role, Mr. Montalvo was an insurance supervisor for the the Dirección General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones (DGSFP), the Spanish insurance supervisory authority. There he headed the International Area of the Supervisory Department and coordinated insurance groups and financial conglomerates related issues. Mr. Montalvo is a lawyer with a diploma in economics and has carried out both national and international tasks, such as on-site inspections or participation in different legislative initiatives. He has also been involved in qualitative supervision related issues, including the chairmanship of CEIOPS working group on internal control for insurance undertakings (Madrid Group), and has participated as invited professor in different fora.]]>
