The Luxembourg Finance Labelling Agency (LuxFLAG) has announced that Mario Mantrisi will become General Manager as of 1 January 2018; he will be taking over from Annemarie Arens, who has elected to pursue other personal interests.

Entering its second decade in existence, LuxFLAG has become an industry reference for labelling Responsible Investment financial products. Currently LuxFLAG operates five labels, with 78 labelled investment products worth €31 billion.

Thomas Seale, Chairman of LuxFLAG's Board of Directors, said "We are grateful for Annemarie's leadership of our agency over the past three years. We are delighted at the recruitment of Mario, following his successful career at Kneip and Inreg. He will continue to execute our LuxFLAG strategy which has been successful over the years. Annemarie will work with Mario to ensure a smooth handover."

"I have a high respect for LuxFLAG and I am eager to build on the good work accomplished to date to develop further the agency" commented Mr. Mantrisi.

"It has been an honor and a privilege to have led LuxFLAG. I wish Mario and the whole team great success in the future" indicated Ms. Arens.

Mario Mantrisi is known in the fund industry for his in-depth knowledge of the asset management value chain. He has held positions as AVP and Head of Custody Operations at respected Luxembourg banks and as Chief Strategy and Research Officer and Executive Board Member at Kneip. Most recently he co-founded Inreg. He is also an active member in a number of European Fund Associations including ALFI. Mario is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events as well as an experienced teacher. Mario is married with two children.