Euronext today announced that Delphine d’Amarzit has been appointed by the Supervisory Board of Euronext N.V. as CEO of Euronext Paris and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V. The appointment is effective March 15, 2021.

Delphine d’Amarzit will take over from Anthony Attia, who has been appointed as Global Head of Primary Markets and Post Trade. In his new capacity, Anthony Attia will oversee Euronext’s Equity, Debt and Fund listing franchise and the Corporate Services business, as well as Clearing, Custody and Settlement activities at Group level. He will be instrumental in the expected integration of the Borsa Italiana Group activities.

In order to fully focus on his expanded Group-level strategic and business responsibilities, Anthony Attia will be handing over his position as CEO of Euronext Paris and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V. Anthony Attia will remain a member of the Operating Committee and the Extended Managing Board of Euronext N.V.

Delphine d’Amarzit said:

“I am delighted to join Euronext at a turning point in its growth journey. I look forward to supporting the Group strategy within the Managing Board and to working with the Euronext Paris teams to further enhance the strong relationship with the French ecosystem and beyond.“

Delphine d’Amarzit joins from Orange Bank, where she was deputy CEO since June 2016, with direct supervision over Operations, Credit, Finance, Risk and Compliance. Prior to that, she held various positions in the public sector, notably within the French Treasury Department, the Office of the Minister of the Economy and Finance and the Office of the Prime Minister. She notably participated in the definition of the public response to the financial crisis, rescue package and recovery plans and coordinated the government action on all matters related to economic reform and financial services.

Delphine d’Amarzit has also been non-executive Director of Thales SA since May 2018.

She began her career in the public sector in 1993, at the Inspection Générale des Finances, before joining the French Treasury Department.

Delphine d’Amarzit is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) and of the École Nationale d’Administration. She also holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Law from University Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Anthony Attia, Global Head of Primary Markets and Post Trade at Euronext, said:

“I am pleased to hand over the stewardship of Euronext Paris to Delphine d’Amarzit, whose experience will be critical in continuing to deliver best-in-class services to the Paris financial ecosystem. I now look forward to leading our expanded post-trade franchise and supporting the growth of Euronext Primary Markets and Corporate Services activities as the Group embarks on the next steps in its strategic ambition.”

Anthony Attia has been the CEO of Euronext Paris since 2014, while at the same time serving as Global Head of Listing and Post Trade for the Group. As CEO of Euronext Paris, he led the continued improvement of the relationships with the French ecosystem, clients and regulators, and developed Euronext’s equity listing franchise by growing Euronext’s pan-European SME and Tech initiatives. In addition, he led the development of Euronext’s state-of-the-art proprietary trading plaform, Optiq®. From 2009 to 2013, based in New York, he served as Senior Vice-President and Chief of Staff at NYSE Euronext.

Anthony Attia began his career at the Paris Stock Exchange in 1997. Since the creation of Euronext in 2000, he has held a number of group-level senior executive responsibilities such as European market operations, market structure, strategy, mergers and integration and trading platform design.

He is a member of the Board and Audit Committee of LCH SA, a member of the Board of Euroclear Holding, a director of Euronext Dublin and the Vice-President of FESE, the Federation of European Exchanges. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Liquidshare.

He holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Finance.