LSEG Hires Michel-Alain Proch as Chief Financial Officer

(Source: LinkedIn)

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced today that Michel-Alain Proch has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of LSEG plc. He will relocate to London from Paris to take up the role.

Reporting to David Schwimmer, Michel-Alain will join LSEG on 26 February 2024 before joining the Board as CFO on 1 March 2024, subject to regulatory approval. Following publication of the Group's 2023 Full Year Annual Results on 29 February 2024 Anna Manz​ will step down from the Board and leave the Group. 

David Schwimmer, CEO of LSEG, commented on the appointment: "I'm delighted to welcome Michel-Alain to LSEG. His deep experience across global, financial infrastructure and IT data solutions firms will be invaluable as we deliver against the next stage of our strategic growth. I would also like to wish Anna every success for her next chapter and thank her for the outstanding contribution she has made to the transformation of LSEG." 

Don Robert, Chair of LSEG, added: "Anna has been a valued member of the LSEG Board and I would like to thank her for the key role she has played in the successful delivery of the Group's strategy over the last three years. We look forward to welcoming Michel-Alain to the Board."

Michel-Alain Proch said: "It is an exciting time to be joining LSEG as the Group continues its transformation as a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. I look forward to working with David and the entire team to deliver against our strategy and achieve further value for stakeholders."

Michel-Alain Proch is currently Group Chief Financial Officer for Publicis Groupe SA where he is a member of the Management Board leading the global finance team across 100 countries. Prior to this, he has held several listed company CFO positions, notably at Ingenico and Atos, where he was also CEO, North America and Group Chief Digital Officer. Michel-Alain is Vice-Chairman of the Board, Maisons du Monde.

Michel-Alain's appointment marks the latest addition to the LSEG leadership team, following the hiring of Irfan Hussain​, a former Goldman Sachs executive with 30 years of working experience in the financial service industry, as its Chief Information Officer in August this year.