Studies in journalism, sociology and modern history

Diploma of the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme, Paris

Diploma of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Paris

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Starts his journalistic career in 1966 as an editor of the magazine "Revue"

From 1968 till 1980: Managing Editor of "Revue"

From 1981 till 1990: Managing Editor and Executive Director of the political weekly "d'Letzeburger Land"

Since 1990: General Manager of the Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL)

Managing Director of the Luxembourg Institute for Training in Banking (IFBL)

Managing Director of the Luxembourg Financial Sector’s Health Institute (ASTF)

Vice-President of the Luxembourg Federation of the Professionals of the Financial

Sector (PROFIL)

Director of the Executive Committee of the Banking Federation of the European

Union (FBE)

Member of the Consultative Committee on Prudential Regulation of the Financial

Sector Supervisory Commission (CSSF)

Member of the Committee for the Development of the Luxembourg Financial

Centre (CODEPLAFI)

Member of the Board of Directors of the Financial Technology Transfer Agency,

Luxembourg (ATTF)

OTHER ACTIVITIES

President of the Luxembourg Commission for Ethics in Advertising (CLEP)

Vice-President of the Economic and Social Council of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

(CES)

Member of the following advisory bodies to the Government:

- National Council for Employment

- Advisory Council to the Ministry of Foreign Trade

- Council for Town & Country Planning

- Council for Statistics

Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the "Fondation Kraizbierg"

(in care of disabled people)

HONORARY FUNCTION

Honorary President of the Luxembourg Journalists’ Association