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.”

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…”

Julia López
Finance Executive Council Member

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…”

Stephen Topliss
Vice President Market Planning, Global Fraud & Identity, LexisNexis
“Fraud and financial crime are global, very dynamic and influenced by geo-political developments…”

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