The board of directors of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has appointed Julie Becker as LuxSE’s next CEO and chair of its executive committee.
Becker will officially take over the reins of the exchange as of 21 April 2021, the date of the next general assembly, when Robert Scharfe, the current CEO, will step down after nine years at the helm of the exchange.
Robert Scharfe and Becker will work side by side in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition.
Becker specialises in regulatory and legal matters linked to capital markets. She joined the LuxSE in July 2013 and was appointed to the company’s executive committee two years later.
She was further appointed deputy CEO of LuxSE in December 2019. Becker also founded the Luxembourg Green Exchange in 2016.
Elsewhere at LuxSE, the board of directors has appointed Arnaud Delestienne as a member of the executive committee of LuxSE, effective from 1 January 2021.
Delestienne joined the exchange in September this year as director of international capital markets.
In this role, he leads LuxSE’s important international primary market activities and drives the company’s overall commercial and marketing strategy.
Prior to LuxSe, Delestienne served at Clearstream for a total of 23 years, where he most recently acted as executive vice-president and headed its Eurobonds business line.
As of 1 January 2021, the executive committee of LuxSE will be composed of the following members: Robert Scharfe (CEO), Julie Becker (dDeputy CEO and CEO as of 21 April 2021), Pierre Schoonbroodt (member), Laurent Pulinckx (member) and Arnaud Delestienne (member).
“Over the past 7 years, Julie Becker has proven that she has the vision, competences, innovative spirit and leadership needed to steer LuxSE successfully towards a bright future,” commented Frank Wagener, chairman of the board of directors of LuxSE.
Wagener added: “I am confident that under her leadership, LuxSE will thrive and further strengthen its position in the market and in the world. The exchange has seen significant growth and success over the past years under Robert Scharfe’s tenure. On behalf of the board, I thank him for his contribution and commitment, and congratulate Julie Becker on this important appointment.”
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