LuxSE Announces Strategic Changes to Leadership Team

On Friday 27 March 2026, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) announced the appointment of two new members to its Executive Committee. 

Subject to approval by Luxembourg’s financial supervisory authority the CSSF, Maxime Aerts and Laetitia Hamon have been appointed as new Members of LuxSE’s Executive Committee (ExCo), while Pierre Schoonbroodt has been appointed Deputy CEO. 

LuxSE described the appointments as “a move to further strengthen its commercial footprint and ensure resilient operations”.

“These senior appointments mark a natural next step in the ongoing implementation of our 2026 strategy, focusing on integrating our commercial activities and enhancing the resilience and efficiency of our operations. With this new leadership team, we are well positioned to connect traditional markets with digital finance, embrace AI, seize emerging opportunities in a rapidly evolving regulatory and geopolitical landscape and ensure that LuxSE continues to contribute to sustainable economic development for years to come,“ stated Julie Becker, Chief Executive Officer of LuxSE.

LuxSE said that in recent years it has considerably strengthened its commercial activities and increased its commercial teams to grow its market share and leadership position in international capital markets. With a view to further develop and diversify LuxSE’s commercial activities, all LuxSE’s commercial teams will now be brought together under the leadership of Arnaud Delestienne, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

To ensure efficient and resilient operations, LuxSE has created a new role and appointed Laetitia Hamon as Chief Operating Officer (COO). An internationally renowned sustainable finance expert, Laetitia Hamon joined LuxSE in 2020 as Head of Sustainable Finance and has led the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX) team and activities since then. In June 2025, she was promoted to Head of Operations and Sustainable Finance and took on the responsibility of LuxSE’s International Primary Markets operations. In her new role, she will gather all LuxSE’s business operations under her leadership.

Maxime Aerts, LuxSE’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 1 November 2025, has been appointed as Member of the ExCo after acting as Observer since his interim CIO appointment in June, 2025. Maxime Aerts previously spent ten years at Fundsquare, a former LuxSE subsidiary, building in-depth expertise of the Exchange’s infrastructure and operations. He leads 70+ experts in LuxSE’s IT department, ensuring a solid infrastructure for LuxSE’s markets. As a Member of the ExCo, the CIO helps make technological developments and opportunities an integral part of all strategic discussions.

Pierre Schoonbroodt, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of LuxSE since 2013 and member of the ExCo since 2016, has been appointed as Deputy CEO of LuxSE. He is responsible for LuxSE’s financial strategy, investment portfolio and leads the Exchange’s corporate and strategic developments, including Mergers & Acquisitions. Over the past years, Pierre Schoonbroodt has also been responsible for LuxSE’s markets and surveillance activities. In his new role as Deputy CEO, he will help strengthen LuxSE’s international presence and visibility and will represent LuxSE alongside CEO Julie Becker. 

“On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, I would like to congratulate Pierre Schoonbroodt, Maxime Aerts and Laetitia Hamon on their new appointments. Over the years, LuxSE has demonstrated a remarkable ability to pioneer developments in international capital markets and gain market share in new regions and sectors. By strengthening its commercial footprint and expanding the Executive Committee, I am confident the Exchange will continue to advance on its growth path through innovation, operational efficiency and commercial dynamism,” commented Alain Kinsch, President of the Board of Directors of LuxSE.

Once the official regulatory approvals have been obtained, the composition of LuxSE’s Executive Committee will be as follows:

•  Julie Becker, CEO and Chair of the ExCo

• Pierre Schoonbroodt, Deputy CEO and CFO

• Arnaud Delestienne, CCO

• Maxime Aerts, CIO

• Laetitia Hamon, COO