Sasha Baillie , CEO Luxinnovation; Credit: © Ministère de l’Économie

The board of managers of Luxinnovation, the national agency for the promotion of innovation and research, has appointed Sasha Baillie, First Government Counselor at the Ministry of Economy, as director of the agency as of 1 May 2018.

She succeeds Jean-Paul Schuler as CEO, who had left office on 1 April 2018.

Before joining the Ministry of Economy in 2014 as Deputy Chief of Staff and Diplomatic Counselor, Sasha Baillie was Director of International Economic Relations and European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During her more than 20-year career in economic diplomacy, she has held a number of positions abroad. Within the Ministry of the Economy, Sasha Baillie led, among other things, the work of reform of the economic promotion and prospecting of Luxembourg. She chairs the Steering Council for Foreign Trade and Investment which is in charge of the development and implementation of the country's economic development strategy.

Given her experience in managing projects with a strong technological component, Sasha Baillie also led the GovSat project, a joint venture between the Luxembourg State and SES established in 2015 to acquire, launch and operate a satellite for the purpose of military and government communication. Since February 2015, she has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of LuxGovSat SA.

In her new role as CEO of Luxinnovation, Ms. Baillie will remain a member of the Coordination Committee of the Ministry of the Economy and will also continue to chair the Committee. Inspiring Luxembourg, which is in charge of promoting the image of Luxembourg. The board of managers of Luxinnovation, chaired by Mario Grotz, Government Counselor at the Ministry of the Economy, has also appointed a new manager representing private interests - Philippe Osch, CTO of Hitec Luxembourg.
 
On April 24, 2018, the board of managers of Luxinnovation is composed as follows:
- Mario GROTZ, 1er conseiller de gouvernement, Ministère de l’Économie – Président 
- Sasha BAILLIE, 1er conseiller de gouvernement, Ministère de l’Économie – CEO 
- Luc HENZIG, Membre du Comité de Direction, Chambre de Commerce – Vice-président 
- Gilles REDING, Directeur Affaires environnementales, technologiques et innovation, Chambre des Métiers– Vice-président
- Gaston SCHMIT, 1er conseiller de gouvernement, Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche– Vice-président
- Marco WALENTINY, Conseiller de Direction 1ère classe, Ministère de l’Économie– Vice-président
- Philippe OSCH, CTO, Hitec Luxembourg – Membre 
- Georges SANTER, Conseiller, Fedil-The Voice of Luxembourg’s Industry – Membre