The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Wellens has been appointed as ICMA’s Chief Representative, Brussels. In this capacity Mr Wellens will support the trade association’s engagement with the European authorities over regulatory issues which affect its global membership.
Mr Wellens has had a distinguished career in Belgian banking, including a stint as head of capital markets activities at Banque Bruxelles Lambert. He was a Member of the Board at the International Primary Market Association (IPMA), one of ICMA’s predecessor associations, from its foundation in 1984. In 1986 he became Chairman of IPMA’s Legal and Documentation Committee, and from 1992 to 2000 he was Chairman of IPMA. Since 2006 he has been a Senior Advisor to ICMA.
