On Wednesday eevning, The Network, Luxembourg’s oldest English speaking professional women’s association, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) to an audience of members, guests and sponsors, at the premises of StratAffect in Luxembourg city.

During the AGM attendees thanked the members of the Board stepping down, welcomed the new Board members and discussed the Network’s future plans. The incoming Board was elected as follows:

President: Lisa Francis-Jennings
Vice President: Anne Canel
General Secretary: Laetitia Charaux
Treasurer: Christine Impens
Membership Secretary: Wendy Casey
PR & Media Coordinator: Katerina Kapsani
Online Media: Melinda Mucsi
Event Manager: Marie Louise Ashworth

Christine Fornaroli was also confirmed as the organisation's new Auditor.

Joint statement by the new Board: “We are delighted and proud to be celebrating the 25 anniversary of our association this year. That pride also comes with a great responsibility to continue providing a constructive forum where women in Luxembourg and from the Greater Region can network, as well as develop professionally and personally.
Last year we promised that we would further empower our members by providing the possibility of letting their voices be even more directly heard through the creation of Committees. We are pleased to announce that two Committee members have moved to positions on the Board. As Board members, we each have our full-time jobs, so any volunteer efforts makes us even more eager to continue our work. In a nutshell, we feel grateful to our dynamic members who keep us motivated. We reiterate that we will continue to be inclusive, welcome diversity and foster professional networking opportunities.”

Lisa Francis-Jennings (President): Lisa arrived in Luxembourg in 2002, and became Treasurer for the Network in 2014. She is the co-founder and Managing Partner of StratAffect SA and is passionate about the economic empowerment and integration of women in the workplace. Lisa also serves on the Boards of the Oxford University Society of Luxembourg, the Change Leaders (HEC and Oxford), the Executive Committee of AIESBO and is a mentor for the Oxford Ascent Program and the Cherie Blair Foundation.

Anne Canel (Vice President): Anne has lived in Luxembourg since 2007. Hailing from France originally, she has 20 years’ experience in Financial Services, as CFO or financial consultant/legal auditor in small and mid-size caps. She is passionated about women’s empowerment challenges, entrepreneurship and Africa.

Laetitia Charaux (General Secretary): Laetitia has over 10 years experience in managing sales representatives in various domains, from health insurance to stock images. The birth of her nearly 4 years old twins made her realize that it was about time to transform her passion for Web and Graphic Design and her wish to become an entrepreneur into a business of her own. Today, she offers Web design, Branding and Print to Solopreneurs and small business owners.

Christine Impens (Treasurer): Christine was born in Germany and raised in Belgium. She reallocated to Luxembourg in 2013 where she joined one of the Big 4 audit firm as an auditor. Her volunteer work as Treasurer with groups in Belgium makes her uniquely qualified to hold her position.

Wendy Casey -(Membership Secretary): Wendy established herself as a professional Image and Fashion Stylist in Luxembourg in 2006. She has worked with various corporations including Cartier as their "Client Style Adviser" and La Belle Etoile shopping center as their "Image and Fashion Specialist". As well as membership, Wendy head’s up the Membership Committee, which is comprised of several very dynamic and motivated members.

Katerina Kapsani (PR & Media Coordinator): Katerina relocated from Athens to Luxembourg in 2012, for personal reasons. In 2013, she joined RTL Group as Communications Manager. After obtaining a post graduate degree (DESS) in translation from the University of Strasbourg, Katerina has followed a career in communications and public relations.

Melinda Mucsi (Online media): Melinda is enthusiastic about connecting women in Luxembourg! Being responsible for the website and social media portfolio of The Network since January 2015, is a big job and she is always looking for good-hearted volunteers to help out. She moved to Luxembourg in the summer of 2013 to live in one of her favorite countries.

Marie Louise Ashworth (Event Manager): Marie is British and moved from France to Luxembourg in 2015 bringing more than 20 years entrepreneurial experience in the Hospitality & Tourism industry. She values the call for gender-balance leadership and understands the need to help women & young girls, across cultures, achieve their ambitions.

Christine Fornaroli (Auditor): Christine came to Luxembourg in 1992, after having completed a Master in Economics (Belgium) in 2000 while working as a Private Banker at Paribas Luxembourg. After 2000, she lived in Paris, Zürich and Hamburg for several years. 3 years ago, she decided to launch her own company in the ‘relocation’ sector. She offers customised services to private individuals, entrepreneurs in all fields related to their settling in Luxembourg.

Photo (L-R): Christine Impens, Wendy Casey, Melinda Mucsi, Anne Canel, Lisa Francis-Jennings, Katerina Kapsani, Laetitia Charaux and Marie Louise Ashworth