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Allocation of responsibilities, delegation of powers, representation in external bodies and other appointments of Members of the Board of Directors of the Banco de Portugal

On 3 January 2023 and 4 April 2023, the Board of Directors of the Banco de Portugal approved the following distribution of remits and delegation of powers among its members, as published in Official Bulletin No 12/2022, 5th Supplement and Official Bulletin No 3/2023, 5th Supplement respectively:

Governor Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno

Office of the Governor;
General Secretariat;
Economics and Research Department;
International Relations Department;
Audit Department, with Board Member Rui Pinto;
Communication and Museum Department, with Vice-Governor Clara Raposo.

Vice-Governor Luís Augusto Máximo dos Santos

Legal Enforcement Department;
Legal Services Department;
Resolution Department;
Compliance Office;
Chair of the Management Committee of the Resolution Fund, in the exercise of the three-year term of office beginning on 1 March 2020;
Chair of the Management Committee of the Deposit Guarantee Fund, appointed for a new three-year term of office with effect from 5 July 2022;
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Single Resolution Board, as appointed by the Minister of Finance in 2017, on a proposal from the Banco de Portugal;
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the AML/CFT Coordination Committee;
Alternate for Banco de Portugal’s representative in the Advisory Board of the Agência de Gestão da Tesouraria e da Dívida Pública ‐ IGCP, E.P.E. (Portuguese Treasury and Debt Management Agency).

Vice-Governor Clara Patrícia Costa Raposo

Financial Stability Department;
Markets Department;
Communication and Museum Department, with Governor Mário Centeno;
Alternate for the Governor in the Governing Council of the ECB;
Alternate for the Governor in the International Monetary Fund;
Representative of Banco de Portugal in the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), with Governor Mário Centeno;
Representative of Banco de Portugal in the Economic and Financial Committee;
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the plenary session of the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System;
Alternate for Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the CNSF (the National Council of Financial Supervisors).

Board member Hélder Manuel Sebastião Rosalino

Payment Systems Department;
Information Systems and Technology Department;
Accounting Department;
Human Resources Department;
Strategy and Organisation Directorate;
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Advisory Board of Agência de Gestão da Tesouraria e da Dívida Pública ‐ IGCP, E.P.E. (the Portuguese Treasury and Government Debt Agency);
Member of the Board of Sociedade Gestora dos Fundos de Pensões do Banco de Portugal (the Pension Fund Management Company of Banco de Portugal).

Board member Helena Maria de Almeida Martins Adegas

Issue and Treasury Department;
Administration Services Department;
Risk Management Department;
Alternate for Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Advisory Board of CMVM (the Portuguese Securities Market Commission);
Alternate for Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Advisory Council of ASF (the Portuguese Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Authority);
Social Fund of Banco de Portugal’s employees;
Member of the Board of Valora ‐ Serviços de Apoio à Emissão Monetária, S.A. (the Portuguese printing works).

Board member Rui Miguel Correia Pinto

Audit Department, with Governor Mário Centeno;
Banking Prudential Supervision Department;
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Advisory Board of CMVM (the Portuguese Securities Market Commission);
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Advisory Council of ASF (the Portuguese Insurance and Pensions Funds Supervisory Authority);
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in CNSF (the National Council of Financial Supervisors);
Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Supervisory Board of the ECB;
Representative of Banco de Portugal in the European Banking Authority;
Representative of Banco de Portugal in the Executive Committee of the SII.
Representative of Banco de Portugal in the ECB’s Macroprudential Forum, with Governor Mário Centeno;

Board member Francisca Rodrigues Sarmento Guedes de Oliveira

Statistics Department;
Banking Conduct Supervision Department;
Data Protection Office;
Alternate for Banco de Portugal’s Representative in the Executive Committee of the SII.

Alternate in the Supervisory Board of the ECB

The Head of the Banking Prudential Supervision Department, Luís Costa Ferreira, is appointed alternate for Banco de Portugal’s representative in the Supervisory Board of the ECB.

Alternate in the European Banking Authority (EBA)

The Deputy of the Financial Stability Department, José Rosas, is appointed alternate for Banco de Portugal’s representative in the European Banking Authority (EBA).

Alternate in the Single Resolution Board

The Head of the Resolution Department, João Freitas, as appointed by the Minister of Finance in 2017, on a proposal from the Banco de Portugal.

Alternate in the AML/CFT Coordination Committee

The Head of the Legal Enforcement Department, João Raposo, is appointed alternate for Banco de Portugal’s representative in the AML/CFT Coordination Committee.

Replacement of the members of the board of directors

The Members of the Board of Directors, if absent or prevented in cases other than those provided for above, namely for the purpose of the distribution of remits and the exercise of delegated powers, shall be replaced as follows:

Governor Mário José Gomes de Freitas Centeno

Banking Prudential Supervision Department;
Strategy and Organisation Directorate.