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The Brazilian President has nominated Gabriel Galípolo to be the next Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil. He has been the Deputy Governor and Director for Monetary Policy since 2023 and was previously Deputy Finance Minister. If his appointment is confirmed by the Senate, he will take over from Roberto Campos Neto next January.

The Spanish government has appointed Digital Transformation Minister Jose Luis Escriva as Governor of the Bank of Spain for a six year term, replacing Pablo Hernandez de Cos.

Dr Aleta Richards has been appointed President of the Crane Currency business, covering banknote, security features, and paper. She was previously Executive Vice President at Covestro, a leading supplier of polycarbonate and polyurethane technologies, where she led the global films business that provides films for passports and other applications. In her new role, she reports to Sam Keayes, Crane NXT’s Senior Vice President of Security and Authentication Technologies.