Julie Becker, CEO of LuxSE;
Credit: LuxSE
The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has reported that its CEO, Julie Becker, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
The appointment too place at WFE's General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 20 November 2024.
LuxSE described the appointment as "a great recognition" of its "position, support and influence in international capital markets".
Julie Becker founded the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) in 2016; since then, she has made advancing sustainable finance a priority for LuxSE. Her election to WFE's board "reflects LuxSE's leading role and contribution to the sustainable finance agenda".
WFE, the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, elected the following seven Directors of the Board for a three-year term:
- Gilson Finkelsztain, CEO of B3 (Brazil)
- Korkmaz Ergun, CEO of Borsa Istanbul (Turkey)
- Carlson Tong, Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX)
- Julie Becker, CEO of Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)
- Ed Knight, Executive Vice Chairman of Nasdaq (US)
- Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director & CEO of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd
- Khalid Al Hussan, CEO of Saudi Tadawul Group (STG; Saudi Arabia)
The WFE Board comprises eighteen exchange industry leaders from around the world.
Loh Boon Chye, WFE Chairman, commented: "On behalf of the WFE Board of Directors, I extend a warm welcome to our new Board members as we work with Nandini's team to advance WFE's mission to foster a transparent, collaborative and innovative ecosystem for global financial markets. Their input will be invaluable to the success of WFE’s priorities around governance, clearing, ESG, education and new technologies, and we look forward to their active contribution."
Nandini Sukumar, CEO of WFE, added: "The WFE welcomes the new members of the Board. Their deep experience and knowledge of the sector will be a great benefit to us as we continue to advance the development of fair, transparent, stable and efficient markets. We thank those who have served and continue to serve the industry."
