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Nicolas Vasse

  • Nicolas Vasse
    Executive Director

    On 1 July 2025, the Executive Board appointed Nicolas Vasse as the first Executive Director of AMLA.
    With over 20 years of experience across EU agencies, including ESMA and the SRB, he brings extensive expertise in the EU financial regulatory framework, innovation, and the operational management of EU institutions. Prior to this appointment, he served as a Partner at Promontory, where he advised major banks on complex regulatory and supervisory challenges. He also spent more than a decade as Head of Operations at ESMA.

Career


Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA)

2025-present 
Executive Director

IBM Promontory

2022-2025 
Partner

ESMA - European Securities and Markets Authority

2011-2022
Head of Operations

CESR - Committee of European Securities Regulators

2007-2011
Head of Administration and IT

AMF - Autorité des Marchés Financiers

2002-2007
Project Manager

Education


2006
Certified International Investment Analyst (CIIA), ACIAA, France

2002
Master Degree in Science, Centrale-Supélec, France