IOPS Organisational Structure
The IOPS operates by Committees: an Executive Committee and a Technical Committee assisted by a Secretariat. Participation in the Technical Committee meetings is open to all IOPS Members.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 members, elected by the Governing Members, representing at least 3 continents, to serve a 2 year term. It has all the powers necessary to achieve the objectives and purposes of the Organisation, including the appointing of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons, the consideration of membership applications and the setting of membership fees, the oversight of the Secretariat and the establishing of agenda for the Annual General Meeting and Conferences. The Committee prepares the biannual Programme of Work, the Annual Budget and the Annual Report of the Organisation, and is the main liaison body with other international organisations.
President: Mrs. Astrid Ludin, Deputy Commissioner, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), South Africa
Vice Presidents: Ms. Angela Mazerolle, Chair of the Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory Authorities (CAPSA), Vice President, Regulatory Operations, Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick, Canada; and Ms. Úrsula Schwarzhaupt, Head of Regulation Intendancy, Pensions Supervisor, Superintendent, Pension Superintendency of Chile
Treasurer: Mr. Prakash Seewoosunkur, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Services Commission (FSC), Mauritius
Members: Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Romania, Slovak Republic, and Uganda.
Ex officio members: the IOPS President; the two IOPS Vice-Presidents; the Chair of the Technical Committee; the Vice-Chair of the Technical Committee and the IOPS Treasurer
Technical Committee
Participation in the Technical Committee meetings is open to all IOPS Members.
The Technical Committee participates in and conducts the development of principles, standards and good practices on pension supervisory issues and on regulatory issues related to pension supervision. It also:
- oversees the extensive body of research that the IOPS Members and the Secretariat undertake.
- develops the Programme of Work which is then submitted to the Executive Committee.
- serves as a forum to discuss, develop and analyse matters related to pension supervision that are of interest to the membership.
Chair: Mr. Brendan Kennedy, Chief Executive and Pensions Regulator, The Pensions Authority of Ireland, Ireland
Vice Chair: Dr. Bo Jiang, Director General of the International Department of the China National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), China
Members: Participation in the Technical Committee meetings is open to all IOPS Members.
Secretariat
The IOPS Secretariat is hosted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to the IOPS/OECD partnership agreement.
Members of the Secretariat: Dr. Dariusz Stanko (Head of the IOPS Secretariat), Ms. Nina Paklina, Ms. Johanna Palmi, Mr. Jihoon Song and Dr. Ashish Dongare.
Contact Us
The IOPS Secretariat is hosted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD):
2 rue André-Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16
France
Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 84 78
For information please contact:
Email: iopsadmin@iopsweb.org