Prudential regulation has become increasingly important over time. In such a context, strict suitability requirements for members of the management body and key function holders are considered an adequate tool to safeguard the sound and prudent management of banks. In the years following the Great Financial Crisis in 2008–2009 and the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis in 2010–2012, the regulatory and supervisory approach to banks’ corporate governance has seen a significant evolution. The centralisation of banking supervision at the Eurozone level was complemented by the application of a single rulebook throughout the European Union which stated, in compliance with the Capital Requirements Directive, higher suitability requirements for being appointed as a member of a management body or as a key function holder at a bank. Furthermore, the choice to identify fit and proper requirements through standards attributes significant power to the decision maker, thus allowing greater public control over private choices, and is justified by the need to prevent negative externalities. This approach is open to debate. Against the background of the pursuit of public interest, the lawmaker confers discretionary power on the supervisory authorities (the European Central Bank and the national competent authorities), and sets restrictions on the job market for board member candidates. This paper is a contribution enriching the ongoing discussion about the existing regulatory and policy regime, with a special focus on the specific functions performed by the management body members and particularly by the chairs of the management body’s special committees.

随着时间的推移，审慎监管变得越来越重要。在这种情况下，对管理机构成员和关键职能负责人的严格适当性要求被认为是保障银行稳健和审慎管理的适当工具。在 2008-2009 年的大金融危机和 2010-2012 年的欧元区主权债务危机之后的几年里，银行公司治理的监管方法发生了重大变化。欧元区层面的银行监管集中化得到了整个欧盟应用单一规则手册的补充，该规则手册规定，根据资本要求指令，被任命为管理机构成员或关键人物的适用性要求更高银行的职能持有人。此外，通过标准确定合适和适当要求的选择赋予了决策者很大的权力，从而允许公众对私人选择进行更大的控制，并且有必要防止负面的外部性。这种方法有待商榷。在追求公共利益的背景下，立法者赋予监管机构（欧洲央行和国家主管部门）自由裁量权，并对董事会成员候选人的就业市场进行限制。本文是对现有监管和政策制度的持续讨论的贡献，特别关注管理机构成员，特别是管理机构特别委员会主席所履行的具体职能.