By Fanny Roux ( July 9, 2026, 18:10 GMT | Insight) -- Carlo Comporti, an Italian supervisor at Consob, is the leading candidate to chair the European Securities and Markets Authority, MLex learned on Thursday. Following interviews, EU member states have until Friday to object. EU ambassadors are then due to confirm the appointment and request the European Parliament's approval, before EU countries formally appoint him to succeed Verena Ross, whose mandate ends in October.Carlo Comporti is the leading candidate to be the next chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, the EU market watchdog, MLex learned on Thursday. The second remaining candidate was Danish national Karen Dortea Abelskov....
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