Florentine Hopmeier to head EBRD Brussels office

Florentine Hopmeier has been appointed head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's office in Brussels, effective immediately. She replaces Gwilym Jones, who left the bank in October 2019. 

Hopmeier joins the EBRD from the European Commission, where she has held a number of roles since 2013. After her time as Team Leader (Treasury and Financial Operations) in DG ECFIN, the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, she served as a member of the cabinet of European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, where her work focused on fostering strategic investment inside and outside of the EU. Most recently, she served in the cabinet of Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn.