Honorary Section President at the French Council of State and former President of the ACPR Enforcement Committee, Rémi Bouchez has been appointed AMF Ombudsman with effect from 1 December. He succeeds Marielle Cohen-Branche, who held this position for 14 years.

After spending the early part of his career in budget management and then economic affairs at the General Secretariat of the Government, Rémi Bouchez was a State Councillor from 2001 to 2019, an assessor in the Litigation Division from 2003 to 2010, and then Deputy President of the Finance Division from 2010 to 2019. In November 2019, he became President of the Administration Section, before taking up the position of Deputy President of the Public Works Section and judge in summary proceedings in the Litigation Section from October 2024 until October 2025.

At the same time, as a senior magistrate, he has been entrusted with various mandates within public authorities. He joined the ACPR Sanctions Commission in 2010 as a member before chairing it from 2013 to 2020. He was also a member of the Budgetary and Financial Disciplinary Court from 2013 to 2019. Since December 2023, Rémi Bouchez has been a member of the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP).

An independent and free public service, the AMF's mediation service resolves disputes between investors and financial intermediaries amicably. Appointed by the AMF Chair, Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, the mediator serves a three-year term, which is renewable. The mediator is registered with the European Commission as a consumer mediator.