23.12.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 367/97 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 19 December 2014 on the appointment of the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the further full-time members of the Single Resolution Board (2014/943[EU) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 estab- lishing uniform rules and a uniform procedure for the resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Resolution Fund and amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (*), and in particular Article 56(6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1)  Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 entered into force on 19 August 2014. (2)  In order to ensure a swift and effective decision-making process in resolution matters, the Single Resolution Board established by Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 (the Board’) is to be a specific Union agency with a specific structure corresponding to its tasks. (3)  The composition of the Board should ensure that due account is taken of all relevant interests at stake in reso- lution procedures. Taking into account the tasks of the Board, a Chair, a Vice-Chair and four further full-time members of the Board should be appointed. (4)  Pursuant to Article 56(7) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, the term of office of the first Chair of the Board appointed after the entry into force of that Regulation is three years, renewable once for a period of five years. Pursuant to Article 56(5) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, the term of office of the Vice-Chair and the four further full-time members of the Board is five years. (50 On 19 November 2014, the Commission provided a shortlist of candidates for the appointment of the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the four further full-time members of the Board to the European Parliament, in accordance with Article 56(6) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014. On 5 December 2014, the Commission submitted to the Euro- pean Parliament a proposal for the appointment of the Chair, the Vice-Chair and the four further full-time members of the Board. The European Parliament approved this proposal on 16 December 2014, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The following person is hereby appointed full-time member of the Single Resolution Board for a term of office of three years as from the entry into force of this Decision: Ms Elke KONIG, Chair. 2. The following persons are hereby appointed full-time members of the Single Resolution Board for a term of office of five years as from the entry into force of this Decision: — Mr Timo LOYTTYNIEMI, Vice-Chair — Mr Mauro GRANDE, Strategy and Coordination Director — Mr Antonio CARRASCOSA, Resolution Planning Director — Ms Joanne KELLERMANN, Resolution Planning Director — Mr Dominique LABOUREIX, Resolution Planning Director. () OJL225,30.7.2014,p. 1.