Dr. Edgar Meister

Born 1940

Education 

• Studies of law in Marburg (1966), 2nd state examination in law in the state of Hesse in 1969

Professional Career in Business and Public Service

BfG Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft, Frankfurt (1970 – 1977)

Beteiligunsgesellschaft für Gemeinwirtschaft AG, Frankfurt, (1977 – 1980)

• General Secretary of the Holding

Deutsche Pfandbrief und Hypothekenbank AG (Depfa), Wiesbaden (1980 – 1991)

• Member of the Executive Board

Government of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate (1991 – 1993)

• Minister of Finance

SPD chief negotiator on Bundesbank re-organization (1990)

Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt:

• reorganization of financial sector supervision, introduction of the EURO currency; successful lobbying for SMEs in the Basel II negotiations
  • Board of Directors (1993 – 2007);
  • Head of Banking and Finance Supervision (2002 – 2007);
  • Head of Revision (2005 – 2007)

Further Board Memberships 

• European System of Central Banks (ESCB), Head of the Banking Supervision Committee (since 1998) 

• German Supervision Commission for Auditors (since 2005)

Awards

• Honorary Doctorate from University of Lüneburg, 2004
• 1st class Federal Cross of Merit (Germany)