Sharon Bowles MEP named on list of 100 ‘most influential women’ in European finance
Sharon Bowles MEP, who chairs the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, has been named on a list of the 100 'most influential women' in European finance by Financial News, a leading industry newspaper.
The list, compiled by Financial News staff reporters, honours 'women who are getting the job done' in post-crisis Europe and includes chief executives, business founders, chairmen, and chief operating officers.
Sharon's entry on the list reads:
"Bowles continues to play a far-reaching role in reforming the structure of Europe's financial regulation as chair of the European Parliament's powerful Econ Committee. She has been at the forefront of negotiations on the Capital Requirements Directive IV, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation and the Single Resolution Mechanism. This month she was selected to co-ordinate the European Parliament's draft regulatory proposal on the setting of financial benchmarks in the wake of the Libor scandal. A science graduate, Bowles trained and worked as a patent lawyer before going into politics and has competed internationally in rowing and archery."
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