ECB Nominates Italian Economist as Region’s Top Banking Supervisor
Selection of Andrea Enria comes amid increased scrutiny of nation’s lenders
FRANKFURT—The European Central Bank said it had nominated Italian economist Andrea Enria as the region’s top banking supervisor amid renewed investor scrutiny of Italian lenders.
If approved by European leaders and the European Parliament, Mr. Enria, a longtime Italian central-bank official, will become head of the ECB’s banking watchdog, the Single Supervisory Mechanism.
Mr....