Pierre Francotte

Pierre was the Chief Executive Officer of Euroclear and the Chief Executive Officer of Euroclear Bank SA after joining the company in 1993. During his time in Euroclear he was also Head of the Legal Division, Head of the Transaction Processing division and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this, Pierre served as an Assistant General Counsel of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and served as a non-executive independent Director of Belfius Bank SA/NV until April 14, 2015. After more than 30 years in the financial industry, Pierre is currently a management member of Belgium’s College of Resolution of Banks within the National Bank of Belgium and teaches at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics.

Experience

• AkinovA - Member of Advisory Committee 2018 -
• College of Resolution of Banks, National Bank of Belgium - Member 2015 -
• Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - Professor 2011 -
• PLF International - General Manager 2010 -
• Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - Academic Director, Advanced Master in Financial Markets 2012 - 2021
• Croix-Rouge de Belgique, Region Bruxelles Capitale - President 2014 - 2021
• Solvay Executive Education asbl - Member Board Of Directors 2016 - 2020
• United Fund for Belgium, ASBL - President 2000 - 2018
• Fondation Wiener-Anspach - President 2004 - 2017
• Fondation ULB - Fondation d'Utilité Publique - Board member 2011 - 2017
• Belfius Bank - Board member 2012 - 2015
• Euroclear - CEO 1993 - 2010
• International Monetary Fund - Assistant General Counsel 1982 - 1993

Education

• Université libre de Bruxelles - Specialised master's degree in Financial and Economic Law 1980 - 1982
• University of Cambridge - Diploma in comparative legal studies, Law 1979 - 1980
• Université libre de Bruxelles - Law Degree 1974 - 1979