Julie Becker appointed Deputy CEO of LuxSE

20/12/2019

Julie Becker appointed Deputy CEO of LuxSE

The Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has appointed Julie Becker as Deputy CEO of LuxSE. In this strategic position, Julie Becker will act as an alternate to Robert Scharfe – who has been at the helm of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange since 2012 – in expanding the exchange’s international footprint, further strengthening its role in sustainable finance, and leading the 90-year-old financial institution into a digital future.

“Julie Becker has brought a clear vision, new perspectives and drive to the exchange. Her contribution to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange over the past 6 years has been significant and I am confident that she will bring great value in the role as Deputy CEO,” commented Frank Wagener, Chairman of the Board of Directors of LuxSE.

Advocate for green

Julie Becker joined the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in July 2013 and was appointed to the company’s Executive Committee in 2015. Her career in the financial sector in Luxembourg spans over two decades and includes positions at the Central Bank of Luxembourg and Dexia. Julie Becker is a strong advocate for sustainable finance and Founder of the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), which was established in 2016 to promote the sustainable finance agenda and facilitate sustainable investment worldwide. Over the past three years, Julie Becker has represented LuxSE and LGX at expert forums, conferences, and meetings around the world. She is also the Chair of LuxCMA, a capital markets industry association established earlier this year.

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Other nominations

The Board of Directors has also appointed Laurent Pulinckx as a Member of the Executive Committee. Laurent Pulinckx is heading the exchange’s significant IT department, and is preparing the cloud migration of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange Group’s technical infrastructure.

As of 1 January 2020, the Executive Committee of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange will be composed of the following members: Robert Scharfe (CEO), Julie Becker (Deputy CEO), Pierre Schoonbroodt (Member), Bernard Simon (Member) and Laurent Pulinckx (Member).

Issued on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

The LuxSE Group is composed of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) the leading listing venue for international securities and Fundsquare, its wholly-owned subsidiary specialized in delivering to the fund industry an efficient and standardized infrastructure for the exchange of information.