Euroclear has appointed Eric Lombard to its Board of Directors as a non-executive director, marking a return to the board for the former French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.
Lombard previously served on Euroclear’s board between November 2022 and December 2024, and brings more than four decades of experience spanning finance, the public sector and government leadership.
Lombard served as France’s Economy and Finance Minister from 2024 to 2025. Before that, he led Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, one of France’s foremost public financial institutions, as Chief Executive from 2017 to 2024. A graduate of HEC Business School, he currently serves as President of Halmahera, an investment company.
“His extensive experience across the private and public sector combined with his strategic perspective will be of great value,” said Francesco Vanni d’Archirafi, Chairman of the Euroclear Board. “Having previously served as a member of the Board, he is already well acquainted with Euroclear and how we operate.”
Lombard said he was pleased to rejoin the board at a time when resilient market infrastructure and sound governance are more important than ever, adding that Euroclear is well positioned to contribute to the European Union’s Savings and Investments Union objective.
The appointment adds a heavyweight figure in European public finance to Euroclear’s board, at a moment when the firm — one of the largest financial market infrastructures in Europe — is positioning itself as a key player in the EU’s push toward a more integrated Savings and Investments Union.
Lombard’s dual background in private financial leadership and government policymaking gives the board direct insight into how that EU agenda is likely to take shape.
His return also continues a recent run of board strengthening at Euroclear, following the appointments of Alex Cesar in March 2025, Susanne Kloess-Braekler in June 2025, and Philippe Mills in October 2025.
By
Sam Reid
