Biographical note: Diego Devos

Diego Devos was the General Counsel of the Bank for International Settlements from October 2009 until August 2024.

He was previously:

• Deputy General Counsel of the Bank for International Settlements (April 2006 - September 2009).
• Deputy General Counsel of Euroclear SA (April 2000 - April 2006).
• Member of the EU Legal Certainty Group set up by the European Commission to address harmonisation of securities laws, and of the Drafting Committee of the Hague Securities Convention.
• Legal Advisor (1988 - 2000) in the Legal department of the National Bank of Belgium.
• Barrister at the Brussels Bar (1981 - 1988) with the Law firm Simont, Gutt and Simont (now partly STIBBE).
• Part-time lecturer (1982 - 1998) at the Law Faculty of the Free University of Brussels.

Various articles on contract, banking and financial law.