Stéphane Boujnah
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Stéphane Boujnah is the CEO of Euronext and chairman of its managing board. He is a longtime executive in the banking industry who, before joining Euronext, led Santander Global Banking and Markets, where he held the position of head of France & Benelux starting in 2010, and head of Continental Europe starting in June 2014.[1] He took over the role of chairman and CEO of Euronext, the pan-European exchange operator, on November 16, 2015.[2] Boujnah was appointed as a member of Euronext's managing board in October of 2015.[3] Boujnah was a member of the Commission pour la Libération de la Croissance Française, established by the then-President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007. He is the founder and vice president of the board of directors of the think tank En Temps Réel and president of the board of directors of Accentus and Insula Orchestra, a non-profit cultural initiative. He is also a member of the board of Borsa Italiana.[4] He also serves as an independent director at Groupe Fnac Société Anonyme. He has published books extolling the Swedish model of capitalism.[5] Background[edit]Before joining Santander in 2010, Boujnah spent five years at Deutsche Bank, as a managing director responsible for the development of the investment banking operations in France.[6] Before that, from 2003 to 2005, he founded and developed KM5 Capital, an advisory company specializing in equity raising and M&A advice for venture capital funds and technology companies. He also spent two years as a director of the mergers and acquisitions team at Credit Suisse-First Boston. Before working in the banking sector, Boujnah spent two years, from 1997 to 1999, as senior advisor to Dominique Strauss-Kahn, then the French Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry. He was in charge of innovation, new technologies, venture capital, foreign investments and on all matters related to State-controlled technology and telecom companies. From 1991 to 1997, he was a business lawyer specialized in M&A transactions and structured financing in the international firm Freshfields.[7] Education[edit]Boujnah graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He holds a Masters degree and a DEA in Law from La Sorbonne Paris, an LLM in international law from the University of Kent in Canterbury and an MBA from INSEAD.[8] Video[edit]John Lothian News Interviews[edit]In March 2022, Boujnah discussed Euronext ESG, green, and other initiatives in a video interview with John Lothian News at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. In March 2024, Boujnah addressed the impact of AI, Brexit, geopolitical risks, cybersecurity threats, and staying competitive at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. In March 2025, Boujnah launched into a disquisition on artificial intelligence, European integration, and the secret perils of “all-you-can-eat” technology pricing at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. References[edit]
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