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Simon BROOKS

Simon BROOKS

Vice-President of the EIB

Appointed on 1 July 2006

Responsibilities

  • Financing operations in United Kingdom and Netherlands
  • Environmental protection
  • Internal audit, external audit and relations with Audit Committee
  • Compliance
  • Relations with European Court of Auditors
  • Relations with European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and European Ombudsman
  • Buildings, facilities and logistics

Curriculum Vitae

This CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned.

Personal information:

  • British, born on 1 August 1954

Career:

Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance Directorate (MPIF) - HM Treasury

  • From October 2000: Director, Macroeconomic (The UK and world economy-macroeconomic analysis, UK and world forecasts, fiscal policy, fiscal and monetary policy frameworks)
  • 1998 - 2000: Head of EU Finance (The UK's financial relationship with the EU; Agenda 2000 negotiations)
  • 1994 - 1998:
    • Head of Regional and Country Analysis (Overseas economies and their impacts on the UK)
    • World Economic Issues (International economic issues such as globalisation, implications of ageing (G10), saving and investment (G10), capital liberalisation; work towards strengthening international financial system, orderly workouts, minimising moral hazard, etc; G7/G8 meetings)
    • Trade Policy and Developments (Treasury interest in international trade policy)
  • 1992 - 1994: Head of EA2 Division Economic Analysis Group (EA). Responsible for analysis and forecasting of UK economy
  • 1989 - 1992: Monetary Group (MG), Economic Adviser. EMU, Maastricht, other monetary issues, monetary assessment and policy
  • 1985 - 1989: Economic Analysis Group (EA), Economic Adviser. A number of posts involving the economic analysis of the UK company

Before the Treasury:

  • 1978-1985: National Institute for Economic and Social Research
  • 1982: Consultant, OECD

Education:

  • 1977 - MPHIL (Economics) - Specialising in international economics and development
  • 1975 - BA (PPE) - Specialising in economics and politics

Publications:

  • Various articles under NIESR imprint; one book The exchange Rate Environment (1986) (with K Cuthbertson, D Mayes).