Lidwin van Velden elected as new President of the European Association of Public Banks

Our CEO Lidwin van Velden has today been elected as new President of the European Association of Public Banks. The elections for the Administrative Board were held at the General Assembly in Milan. The next two years, Lidwin will actively seek to promote the interests of public banks and institutions in Europe, especially when it comes to increasing sustainability.

“As banks of and for the public sector, we feel it is our responsibility to use our knowledge, experience and, above all, financing to make significant headway towards increasing sustainability in our European countries. Climate adaptation, climate mitigation and improving biodiversity are among the core tasks of our clients and other stakeholders. They are leading the way in the energy transition, which is also crucial in the context of the current war in Ukraine and the dependence in which many Europeans are from Russian energy supply. I am looking forward to working with the EAPB members and organisation in bringing the program to a sucess“, says Lidwin.

Ms. Gabriela Pantring, Member of the Management Board of NRW.BANK (Germany) and Ms. Mari Tyster, Executive Vice President at MuniFin (Finland) were reappointed EAPB Vice Presidents. Ms. Angeliki Krisilion, Member of the Boad at IBB, (Germany), Mr. Hrvoje Čuvalo, Managing Director at HBOR, (Croatia) and Mr. Paweł Nierada, First Vice President of the Management Board of BGK, (Poland) were appointed new Board Members of the EAPB. Ms. Iris Bethge-Krauß, CEO at VÖB (Germany) and Mr. Michele Vietti, President of Finlombarda (Italy) were reelected to the EAPB Board. Previous President Mr. Philippe Mills will also remain on the EAPB Board.

About EAPB: EAPB gathers member organisations (financial institutions, funding agencies, promotional and public banks, associations of public banks and banks with similar interests) from 17 European Member States and countries, representing directly and indirectly the interests of over 90 financial institutions towards the EU and other European stakeholders. With a combined balance sheet total of about EUR 3,200 billion and a market share of around 15%, EAPB members constitute an essential part of the European financial sector.