Euroclear Group Appoints Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi as New Chairman of Boards

Euroclear group, the financial industry's trusted provider of post trade services, announced that it has appointed Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi as New Chairman of the boards.

According to the press release, Mr Vanni d'Archirafi joins Euroclear from Citigroup where he has been the New York-based Chief Executive Officer of Citi Transaction Services - the global provider of cash management, trade and securities services and Citi Holdings, where he profitably managed the biggest portfolio of non-core assets and businesses in the industry. Most recently, he was the Vice Chairman of Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory for EMEA based in London. Mr Vanni d'Archirafi has led many businesses, committees and boards in a global career that spans 38 years at Citi, including that of long-serving Chairman for Citibank Europe plc and Chairman and CEO of Citibank International plc. 

Mr Vanni d'Archirafi said: "It is a great honour to be asked to lead the boards of the Euroclear group. The role of resilient, robust, efficient and reliable digital financial market infrastructure has never been more important to enable the trusted operation and continued innovation of the capital markets and the global economy. I look forward to working with shareholders, board members, Lieve Mostrey and the Euroclear management team to continue enhancing the value that Euroclear brings to clients, stakeholders across the post-trade ecosystem and society."

Lieve Mostrey, Euroclear group Chief Executive Officer, added: "We are very pleased to welcome Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi to the Euroclear group. On behalf of all the Euroclear teams, we look forward to working with him closely in the next phase of Euroclear's journey."

Fazzaco recently reported that Euroclear Sweden, Swedish branch of Euroclear, has announced the appointment of Jörgen Olofsson​ as its new CTO/CIO. In addition, he will also join the company's Executive Committee.