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The European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Boris Kisselevsky as Director General Secretariat, effective 1 November 2026. Kisselevsky, currently Head of the ECB Representative Office in Brussels, will oversee the strategic direction of the Directorate General Secretariat and manage its three divisions. He will represent the ECB on internal and external committees and at high-level forums. He succeeds Petra Senkovic, who becomes Director General Legal Services. Kisselevsky, a French national, joined the ECB in 1998 as an economist and has held roles including Deputy Head of the Press and Information Division and the Outreach Division. He also served as Financial Counsellor at the French Treasury and worked at the Banque de France. He holds master's degrees in law, economics, and business administration.
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21 July 2026
- Mr Kisselevsky to take up role on 1 November 2026
The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) has appointed Boris Kisselevsky as Director General Secretariat. Mr Kisselevsky currently serves as Head of the ECB Representative Office in the House of the Euro in Brussels. He will assume his new position on 1 November 2026.
In this role, he will be responsible for the strategic direction of the Directorate General Secretariat and for managing staff across its three divisions. He will also represent the ECB on a range of internal and external committees and at high-level fora. He succeeds Petra Senkovic, who will become Director General Legal Services.
Since 2017, Mr Kisselevsky has headed the ECB Representative Office in the House of the Euro, where he has maintained key EU institutional contacts, advised ECB decision-makers on developments, and supported Executive and Supervisory Board members on mission in Brussels.
Mr Kisselevsky, a French national, joined the ECB in 1998 as an economist. Following secondments to the IMF and the Central Bank of Russia, he held management roles in international and media relations, including as Deputy Head of the Press and Information Division and the Outreach Division. He also spent three years as Financial Counsellor at the French Treasury. Before joining the ECB, he was an economist at the Banque de France. He holds a master’s degree in law from Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, a master’s degree in economics from Sciences Po, and a master’s degree in business administration from ESSEC Business School.
The Directorate General Secretariat steers decision-making, fosters knowledge sharing and collaboration, and ensures good governance and administration at the ECB.
For media queries, please contact: Eszter Miltényi-Torstensson Tel.: +49 171 7695305 Eszter.Miltenyi-Torstensson@ecb.europa.eu
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- A list of managers is available on the ECB’s website.
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