Franz Rudorfer

Profile

Franz Rudorfer advises clients on regulatory, governance and public-interest matters in financial services, drawing on close to four decades of experience at the interface between industry, supervisors and legislators. From 2013 to 2025 he was Managing Director of the Division Bank and Insurance at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, representing Austria’s banking, insurance, investment fund and pension fund industries, after two decades as the division’s Deputy Managing Director.

He coordinated the implementation of EU financial services legislation across these sectors and represented them vis-à-vis the European Commission, EBA, ESMA and EIOPA as well as the Austrian Ministry of Finance, the FMA and the OeNB.

Areas of expertise

• 01EU and Austrian financial services regulation
• 02Implementation of EU legislation (Level 1–3)
• 03Regulatory simplification and burden reduction
• 04Public policy and regulatory affairs
• 05Governance and supervisory board practice
• 06Digitalisation of financial services
• 07Regulatory communication

Selected engagements & achievements

1. 01

   Led the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber’s Division Bank and Insurance (2013–2025), representing the banking, insurance, investment fund and pension fund industries.

2. 02

   Founding Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Einlagensicherung Austria and Member of the Supervisory Board of the Financial Market Authority (FMA) (both until December 2025); Vice President of the Austrian Fiscal Council (until October 2025).

3. 03

   Member of ESMA’s Investor Protection Standing Committee; Board Member of the National Financial Education Initiative and the Austrian Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel.

4. 04

   Contributed to digitalisation and simplification initiatives, including digital identities, IBAN verification, digital customer onboarding and the digital euro framework.