Cecile Louchard - de Barsy

Cecile Louchard - de Barsy has extensive experience in the fields of compliance, forensic services, and fraud risk management. Cecile is currently working as the Head of Fraud Risk at Bitstamp since 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Senior Compliance Officer at Degroof Petercam from July 2020 to December 2021.

From 2015 to 2019, they served as the Director of Compliance Services at Wavestone, where they built and developed the Compliance, Risk & Forensic Services department in Luxembourg. During their time at Wavestone, they successfully completed various significant projects for clients such as Societe Generale Private Banking, BNP Paribas CIB, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Edmond de Rothshild Asset Management, and Clearstream.

Before joining Wavestone, Cecile Louchard - de Barsy established their consulting company, Cecile de Barsy SPRL, in 2010. The company specialized in compliance, ethics, fraud risk management, and fraud prevention. Prior to that, they worked as a Partner in Forensic Services at Deloitte Belgium for a year starting in September 2012. Cecile also served as a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Belgium for 15 years, specializing in forensic audit and investigating various types of fraud. Cecile later became an Associate Director at PwC Brussels, where they worked on international projects, including estimating damages caused by the 2004 Tsunami in Malaysia.

Cecile Louchard - de Barsy has a diverse education history. Cecile completed their Bachelor's degree from Emile Jacqmain between 1984 and 1990. Cecile then pursued higher education and earned a Master of Science in Management from Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, specializing in Business, from 1990 to 1995.

In 2019, Cecile started their doctoral studies at EDHEC Business School and is currently working towards a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in International Finance.

In addition to their academic achievements, Cecile has also obtained several certifications to enhance their professional qualifications. In 2017, they became a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMLS) through ACAMS. In 2020, they completed "The Data Scientist's Toolbox" certification from Coursera. Most recently, in October 2022, Cecile earned the Chainalysis Reactor Certification from Chainalysis Inc.