Xavier Rolet
Sir Xavier Rolet KBE is an experienced CEO, Co-Founder, Visiting Professor, entrepreneur, conservationist, regenerative viticulturist and rancher with a demonstrated history of successful turnarounds in the global financial services industry. Rolet is best known as the former CEO of the London Stock Exchange. In his decade at the helm of the LSE, the exchange’s market valuation rose from £800m to more than £14bn, transforming it into one of the world’s largest exchanges by market capitalization. He has also hed various senior positions in the financial services industry throughout his career, including the CEO of CQS, CEO of Banque Lehman Brothers in Paris, Co-head of Global Equity Trading at Lehman Brothers New York, Global Head of European Equities at CS First Boston, Global Head of Risk and Trading at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Vice-President, International Risk Arbitrage at Goldman Sachs New York, and co-head of European Equities Sales and Trading at Goldman Sachs International Ltd in London.
Xavier Rolet Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chairman of the Board
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Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
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CEO, Banque Lehman Brothers
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Managing Director
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Managing Director and Global Head of European Equities Trading, Sales and Research
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Executive Director and Co-Head of European Equities Sales and Trading
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Vice President
Academic History
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M.B.A., International Finance
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Non-Executive Chairman, Phosagro PJSC
Board Member, Yale University Center for Business and the Environment
Board Member, Indian Financial Group KM Dastur Ltd
CDL Ambassador, Oxford Business School
Board of Directors, Saudi Stock Exchange Tadawul
Expert Advisor, Shanghai Institute of Finance for the Real Economy
Board Member, Columbia Business School
Board Member, Technology Firm Wamid
Senior Board Member, Rachlands
Board Member, Wamid
Member, Centennial Valley Association
EARLY CAREER
He started his career on the International Arbitrage Desk at Goldman Sachs in New York. In 1990, he moved to London as Co-Head of European Equity Sales and Trading.
He joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1994 as Global Head of European Equities before moving to Dresdner Kleinwort Benson as Global Head of Risk and Trading, and Deputy Head of Global Equities in 1997.
Prior to joining the London Stock Exchange, Xavier was Chief Executive Officer of Lehman Brothers in France from 2007 to 2009.
In September 2003, Xavier was asked to lead the newly-created European Senior Client Relationship Management Group, a role in which he focused on managing the firm’s relationships with its most senior corporate and institutional clients across the region.
Xavier served as a Second Lieutenant and Instructor at the French Air Force Academy in 1981.
INTERESTS
Rolet founded La Verrière, an abandoned Provencal Priory now home to the premium organic wine brand, Chêne Bleu.
He is a passionate advocate for supporting startups and small and medium enterprises.
He is passionate about conservation, riparian restoration, and regenerative agriculture & ranching which he pursues in his Centennial Valley ranch.
SELECT HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2017 100 Best CEOs in the World, Harvard Business Review
2017 Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation
2016 Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour of France
2016 Officer of the Royal Sharifian Order of Al-Alawi of Morocco
2015 Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2015 Echansonnier of Chateauneuf-du-Pape
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Rolet has been featured or quoted in various financial media outlets and publications, including The New York Times, The Guardian, BBC, CNBC, The Times, Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many more.