Responsibilities of Executive Board members
The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided that as of 5 July 2001 Deputy Governor Kristina Persson takes over the responsibility for the preparation of matters pertaining to the Department for Market Operations. This responsibility has been held for a period by Governor Urban Bäckström.
Otherwise the Board’s allocation of responsibilities is the same as before, which means that the responsibilities of Board members for departments and activities are as follows:
Governor Urban Bäckström: Secretariat of the Executive Board.
First Deputy Governor Lars Heikensten: Monetary Policy Department, Risk Management Department and matters to do with the ownership of Riksbank companies.
Second Deputy Governor Eva Srejber: Administration Department, International Department, Communications Department, IT Department and the coordination of international matters and the financial sector’s EMU preparations.
Deputy Governor Lars Nyberg: Financial Stability Department. Lars Nyberg is, moreover, Chairman of the Board of the Riksbank’s companies AB Tumba Bruk and PSAB Pengar i Sverige AB.
Deputy Governor Villy Bergström: Research Department, Internal Auditing Department and Riksbank submissions.
Deputy Governor Kristina Persson: Market Operations Department.
For further information, please contact: Leif Jacobsson, +46 8 787 04 14 or +46 70 554 77 56.
