Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Financial Stability
Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Nicolas Bernier Abad, economist, joined the European Commission in 2002, where he currently works on non-financial reporting, the Capital Markets Union (CMU), and accounting policy in DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA). He managed the adoption of the 2014 Directive on non-financial reporting, and currently leads the work on non-binding EC guidelines. Until March 2009 he was in DG Trade, and served in the EU team negotiating services and investment in the World Trade Organization and in regional negotiations. Before joining the European Commission, he was in the financial department of a large multinational company.