Eddie Astanin, chairman of the executive board of national settlement depository (NSD, Russia’s central securities depository), has been elected as a candidate for the board of directors of the international SWIFT system.
Astanin has been nominated by Russian financial institutions, which are also SWIFT members. The board of directors of SWIFT includes 25 members, representing countries with the biggest SWIFT message traffic. Members of the board are elected for a three-year term at the SWIFT participants’ annual general meeting (AGM). This year’s AGM will take place on June 11 in Belgium.
‘In 2015, for the first time in history, a representative of Russia will join the highest executive body of SWIFT, one of the major providers of communications services in the financial markets. This decision is a great honor and responsibility for me,’ comments Astanin.
‘On behalf of the Russian SWIFT community, I would like to congratulate Eddie and wish him success with the election to SWIFT’s Board,’ says Roman Chernov, executive director of ROSSWIFT.
Eddie Astanin Elected as Russia’s Candidate for Board of Directors
Eddie Astanin, chairman of the executive board of national settlement depository (NSD, Russia’s central securities depository), has been elected as a candidate for the board of directors of the international SWIFT system.