Carlo Comporti took office on 1 November 2026 as Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s primary regulator tasked with protecting investors, ensuring orderly financial markets, and maintaining financial stability across the bloc.
- Start date: 1 November 2026
- Previous role: Commissioner at Italy’s CONSOB supervisory authority
- ESMA experience: Member of Board of Supervisors and Management Board; chaired Standing Committee on Digital Finance
- Additional background: CEO of Promontory Italy (2011-2022); Secretary General of CESR in 2008
Carlo Comporti takes the helm of ESMA at a time when European capital markets stand at a crossroads. We face the challenge of fostering innovation and competitiveness, and at the same time strengthening Europe’s position as an attractive destination for investment, without compromising investor protection. I am confident that under his leadership, ESMA will continue to promote supervisory convergence while taking into account the specificities of national markets and the need for a proportionate approach.
– Vasil Golemanski, Chair of the Financial Supervision Commission
I am honoured to have been entrusted with this role at a time when ESMA is at the heart of discussions shaping the future of European financial markets. Now more than ever, ESMA plays a critical role in ensuring that European markets further develop and integrate, to support the needs of companies, investors and citizens. I am eager to join the ESMA team and collaborate directly with colleagues who contribute every day to such a dynamic organisation.
– Carlo Comporti, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority
Comporti brings extensive regulatory experience to the role. Before his appointment, he served as a Commissioner at CONSOB, Italy’s securities regulator, where he sat on ESMA‘s Board of Supervisors and Management Board. He chaired the authority’s Standing Committee on Digital Finance and served on the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), where he chaired the Audit and Finance Committee.
From 2011 to 2022, Comporti held the role of CEO at Promontory Italy and served as Chief Operating Officer of Promontory Europe, a division of IBM Consulting. He previously held the position of General Manager at Promontory France. In 2008, he became Secretary General of the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR), playing a key role in its transition to ESMA in 2010-2011.
Vasil Golemanski, Chair of the Financial Supervision Commission. Source: fsc.bg
Carlo Comporti, Chair at European Securities and Markets Authority. Source: LinkedIn
