European Payments Council names Giorgio Andreoli Director General

The European Payments Council (EPC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Giorgio Andreoli as its new Director General, effective from 1 April 2023. He takes over from Etienne Goosse, who stepped down after twelve highly successful years in the role. Giorgio Andreoli has extensive professional experience in digital financial solutions and innovative services, spanning multiple industries and executive roles. In the last year and a half, he has been working at the European Central Bank (ECB) on the Digital Euro project. From 2010 to 2021 he served as a Managing Director at Accenture, working on digital finance, payments, and open banking projects for Italian and European clients.

Before then, he worked for 15 years in the telco sector, eventually serving as Director of Strategic Marketing at Ericsson South-East Europe.

“It’s a tremendous honour to take over leadership of the EPC. I look forward to helping build the future of payments in Europe while addressing the opportunities and challenges facing the payment industry head on and in close coordination with all EPC members,” said Giorgio Andreoli.

“I believe that Giorgio’s extensive professional experience should help the EPC and its members meet the challenges of coming years, and I wish Giorgio great success in this new position. I also thank Etienne for all his hard work and fantastic achievements at the EPC over the past twelve years,” added Javier Santamaría, Chair of the EPC.