The Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) has appointed Serge Weyland as director general, effective 1 January 2024. Emmanuel Gutton has been named as deputy director general.
Weyland replaces Camille Thommes, who has held the director general role since 2007.
Weyland has more than 25 years of industry experience, and joins ALFI from Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management. He has been CEO of the Luxembourg-based firm since 2017.
Prior to this, Weyland was head of financial institutions at Banque Internationale à Luxembourg and head of regional coverage for North America and the UK at CACEIS.
Gutton has more than 20 years of industry experience, and has been with ALFI as director of legal and tax since 2020.
Prior to this, he was head of legal and conducting officer at Pictet Asset Management Luxembourg, and spent more than five years with legal services provider Elvinger Hoss Prussen in both Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
On his departure from the role, Thommes says: “I sincerely thank my team, the ALFI governing bodies and our members for the trust over all these years. It’s been a privilege to serve our industry. I wish a successful continuation to Serge and the entire team. ALFI will be in good hands.”
Weyland comments: “Camille has built an impressive team and has made an invaluable contribution to the success of the Luxembourg fund industry.
“I look forward to [continuing] his work by harnessing opportunities and addressing the challenges for the fund industry in Luxembourg and beyond.”
