Finance Executive Council

Chair

Daniele Tonella
Chief Technology Officer, ING
“Digitalisation is at the centre of Europe’s attention from multiple perspectives, ranging from opportunities to threats and resilience, from strategic autonomy to the financing of further advances. More than ever, Europe needs a coordinated and harmonised approach to these topics. DIGITALEUROPE brings together Europe’s expertise to make this happen, and I am excited to be part of this.”

Vice-Chair
Caroline Louveaux

Caroline Louveaux
Chief Privacy, AI & Data Responsibility Officer, Mastercard
“Data and technology have become the beating heart of financial services. By bringing together leaders from across the industry, the Finance Executive Council aims to shape a unified vision for the future—one that harnesses digital innovation to drive growth, resilience and inclusion, underpinned by human-centric values. At Mastercard, we’re proud to help reach this ambitious vision, by co-creating a smarter, faster, and more resilient digital financial future.”

Hazel Díez Castaño
Global Chief Information Security Officer, Santander

Christopher Woolard CBE
Partner, Financial Services, EY

Grégory Wintrebert
CEO Financial Services Group, Sopra Steria
“I am honoured to join the newly created DIGITALEUROPE Finance Executive Council representing the digital transformation enablers who underpin implementation of the European Savings and Investment Union. As a lead vendor to the European financial services industry, I look forward to actively contributing to this body.”

Alex Godingen
Chief Technology Officer, LCH SA, London Stock Exchange Group
“Given the current global geopolitical landscape is shifting fast, the Finance Executive Council launched by DIGITALEUROPE is not just a welcome initiative, it is a necessary one. Europe’s financial industry has all the right, highly motivated talents to catch the train of digital innovation, be it in relation to cloud, AI, cybersecurity. The Finance Executive Council is the ideal forum to share experiences and ideas, and even challenge one another’s viewpoints, with the goal of strengthening Europe’s position into this next technology-driven world order.”

Julia Lopez
VP & General Manager, Continental Europe Global Merchant Services, American Express

Thomas Trenner
Director Sales, Segment Lead Financial Services Industry Germany & Community Lead Financial Services EMEA, Cisco
“The financial sector’s future heavily relies on digitisation—it’s the backbone of its competitiveness and resilience. Joining the Finance Executive Council is an exciting opportunity to champion policies that fortify Europe’s financial services with AI, innovation, and robust cybersecurity, all connected through cutting-edge networks.”

Stephen Topliss
Vice President Market Planning, Global Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis
“Fraud and financial crime are global, very dynamic and influenced by geo-political developments. They thrive in disorder and exploit uncertainty, both of which are signs of current times. The rapid developments in digital and tech are changing both the challenges and opportunities to address rising threats to both financial institutions and citizens. The Finance Executive Council provides a one-stop-shop for EU decision makers to futureproof policy and legislative approaches in this area and deliver on their political objectives around security and competitiveness.”

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