Virginie Saade is the Head of Government and Regulatory Policy for Citadel and Citadel Securities in Europe. She is responsible for engaging with policymakers and regulators across Europe on legislative and regulatory initiatives that are significant to the financial services industry.
Ms Saade is actively engaged with leading European, global industry asso-ciations and representative bodies including AIMA, AFME, AMIC, EFAMA, FIA EPTA, ICMA, Irish Funds, MFA.
Prior to joining Citadel, Ms. Saade was Head of European Regulatory Affairs and Strategy for KCG Europe. She originally joined Getco Execution
Services as Head of Sales before taking on the management of Getco Execution Services. Prior to that, Ms. Saade held a number of senior roles at NYSE Euronext, including Head of NYSE Arca Europe.
Ms. Saade received a bachelor’s degree in Politics and a Master’s Degree in Media and Communication Management from Toulouse University in France. She also received an MBA from the Montpellier Gradu-ate Institute of Business in France.