LUCAS Xavier, BlackRock Property Lux S.à.r.l.

Director, Conducting Officer, Legal and Compliance, is Head of Compliance for Luxembourg at BlackRock. In addition to his executive responsibilities, the role involves leading a team providing compliance support across all business lines for the Luxembourg as well as EMEA client businesses within BlackRock.

Mr Lucas has 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry in a variety of legal, regulatory and compliance leadership roles, including AML/CFT.

Prior to joining BlackRock in 2018, Mr Lucas worked for Fidelity International where since 2012, based in Luxembourg, he was a director providing legal advice in respect of the regulated funds primarily, Luxembourg and French domiciled UCITS and AIFs (including real estate funds for which he had been appointed as Board member) being amongst others a key point of contact for the CSSF and the AMF. He also provided support and coordination for Continental Europe on a number of key regulatory projects developments such as AIFMD, UCITS V, PRIIPs and MiFID II. He also held several senior management roles working both for law firms, asset management groups and regulator, including Clifford Chance, Carmignac Gestion, Rothschild, the AMF and CESR/ESMA. Mr Lucas is member of ILA and ALFI, ALCO and EFAMA working groups.

Mr Lucas is a qualified lawyer, with a dual education in finance and law. He earned a Master and Postmaster degrees in Business Law from the University of Toulouse I, Capitole and a post graduate diploma in Management and Banking and Financial Markets (MBA Level Degree) from the Toulouse Business School.