Nikolas Speer

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Curriculum Vitae (tabular)

1973

Born in Hamburg

1994 bis 1999

Degree in industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe (Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur)

1999 bis 2003

Oliver Wyman, various roles including Project Manager

2003 bis 2004

Vivico Real Estate, Head of Strategy

2004 bis 2008

Commerzbank, various roles in Risk Controlling and Group Strategy

2008 bis 2011

Commerzbank, Head of Strategy in Corporate Banking

2012 bis 2018

Commerzbank, Managing Director Credit Risk Management

2018 bis 2020

HSBC Germany, Managing Director Financial Risk

2021 bis 2023

HSBC Germany / HSBC Continental Europe, Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Management Board; additionally Head of Credit Risk for HSBC Continental Europe, Paris, in 2023

2024

Sabbatical

Since April 2025

Chief Executive Director of Banking Supervision at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin)

Curriculum Vitae

Nikolas Speer has been Chief Executive Director of Banking Supervision at the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) since April 2025. Prior to this, he held various positions at HSBC, including Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Management Board at HSBC Germany from 2021 to 2023. From 2023, he was also Head of Credit Risk at HSBC Continental Europe in Paris.

He began his professional career in 1999 at Oliver Wyman where his final role was as Project Manager. From 2003, he was Head of Strategy at Vivico Real Estate. In 2004, he moved to Commerzbank to work in credit risk controlling. This was followed by further positions in the areas Group Strategy (2005-2008), as Head of Strategy in Corporate Banking (2008-2011) and most recently as Managing Director in Credit Risk Management (2012-2018).

Nikolas Speer studied industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe.