The latest moves and appointments at Degroof Petercam.

Degroof Petercam has appointed Gautier Bataille as the new CEO of Banque Degroof Petercam Luxembourg, starting in August, and Filip Depaz as group chief operating officer.

Bataille will succeed Bruno Houdmont who is going to step down from his current role to pursue new opportunities outside the group, the firm said in a statement.

Bataille has an extensive career within the group in various managerial positions, the firm added. He is currently an executive member of the board of directors of Degroof Petercam and group head of business development. He is also a member of the board of directors of Banque Degroof Petercam Luxembourg, the firm said.

With his experience and expertise across different domains, the firm believes that Bataille is well positioned to take over from Houdmont to lead the bank and its business in Luxembourg in the next stage of its development.

Welcoming the move, Hugo Lasat, CEO of Degroof Petercam, said he looked forward to working with Bataille in his new scope of responsibilities, adding that “Luxembourg is of strategic importance for Degroof Petercam and is a vector for growth.”

Filip Depaz, who has also been appointed as group COO, will join the executive committee, reporting to Lasat. He will join the management board and the board of directors of Degroof Petercam, overseeing cross-functional activities including business and market operations, data strategy and steering, transformation office, internal control steering and corporate banking services, the firm said.

Depaz brings more than 20 years of experience in transformation management and operational performance optimisation, the firm added. He was finance transformation programme manager at Athora Group, a life insurance company active in the European markets. Prior to that, he was chief operating officer and member of the executive committee of Immobel.

From 1999 to 2019, he developed his career at Delta Loyd Life Belgium where he was COO, CEO, and a member of the executive committee and the board, the firm added.

Lasat said: “I am confident that as an innovative and seasoned executive he will help us manage our growth efficiently and pursue the improvement of our integrated client oriented operating models.”

Based in Brussels, the firm employs more than 1,500 professionals through offices in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Hong Kong, serving private and institutional investors.