Laurent Kratz
A serial entrepreneur, he’s led the software services outfit Neofacto since 2010. He co-founded big data for blockchain provider Scorechain (which received the Apsi Luxembourg Startup Award at the Golden-I gala in 2021) and Yallet (‘yet another bitcoin wallet’) and founded music platform Jamendo. He’s also been managing partner of the USWeb/CKS/Marchfirst branch in Luxembourg. studied at the INP computer science school in Grenoble and Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.
Wilfrid Lagrange
Wilfrid Lagrange, country manager, Devoteam. Library picture: Eva Krins/Maison Moderne (2022)
He was named HRone’s Human Focused CEO in 2021, and during his tenure at the IT services provider Devoteam it has received both HRone’s CSR Initiative of the Year and its Onboarding Excellence awards twice, as well as Microsoft Country Partner of the Year for Luxembourg. Wilfrid Lagrange previously was director of Ausy Luxembourg PSF, business unit manager and account manager at Ausy Luxembourg, and deputy director general and sales director at Cross Communication. He studied at the University of Strasbourg.
Arnaud Lambert
Arnaud Lambert, CEO, Luxprovide. Library picture: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne (2021)
has led the high performance computing provider Luxprovide since October 2023 (and sat on its board since 2020). Previously he was digital innovation director at Luxinnovation, CEO of Champ Cargosystems, IT director at Cargolux and manager at Procter & Gamble’s European HQ, and has served on the boards of the Cluster for Logistics Luxembourg and E-Kenz. He attended Louvain School of Management and Insead business school. His hobbies include classic car rally driving, regatta sailing and trekking.
Patrick Laurent
Patrick Laurent, advisory & consulting group and innovation leader, Deloitte. Photo: The Dots
He joined Deloitte in 2011 and leads its financial technology innovation efforts, ranging from AI to fintech. He also serves as the big four consultancy’s core financial services technology leader for the EMEA region. previously was CIO and managing director of IT services at Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, a senior manager focused on IT transformation in banking at Accenture and a senior system engineer at Dow Jones. He went to the Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles and IMD Business School.
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Bernard Lhermitte
Bernard Lhermitte, chief information officer, ING Luxembourg. Photo: Eva Krins/Maison Moderne
He has spent more than 33 years getting to know the ins and outs of ING Luxembourg. He’s been CIO and executive committee member since 2015 and wore the dual hats of CIO and COO between 2015 and 2022. Previously, he’s been head of IT and manager of application & project management. Bernard Lhermitte was named CIO of the Year and his team was named ICT Department of the Year by ITone, both in 2012. He was a finalist for CIOnet’s European Digital Leader of the Year in 2013. He studied at the University of Namur.
Philippe Linster
Philippe Linster, CEO, House of Startups (Host). Library picture: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne (2022)
He took charge of the Host innovation campus in 2020. Currently he sits on the boards of the Luxembourg Business Angel Network, Digital Tech Fund, Luxembourg City Incubator and Luxinnovation. Previously he was an advisor at the House of Entrepreneurship and Banque de Luxembourg. Philippe Linster is a world-ranked chess player, rated ‘master’ by the International Chess Federation, and competes on the national team. He’s also a handball referee at Luxembourg, European and international matches.
Corinne Lozé
Corinne Lozé, CEO, Orange Luxembourg. Library picture: Simon Verjus/Maison Moderne (2021)
She arrived in the grand duchy, in 2019, with plenty of international experience within the Orange telecom group. had been CEO of Orange Centrafrique, where she launched Orange Money in 2016; CEO of Orange StarAfrica; group director of audience generation and analytics; and director of Orange marketing strategic innovation for multimedia. She volunteers as a foreign trade advisor with a French government agency. Additionally she volunteers with Natur&Ëmwelt and the Ordre de Malte Luxembourg.
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Luc Lutot
Luc Lutot, founder & CEO, Luxnetwork. Library picture: Jan Hanrion/Maison Moderne (2017)
He started Luxnetwork, an international private telecom services provider based in the grand duchy, in 2012, which was subsequently acquired by the cloud and telecom provider Nomotech. “Human relations” are key for companies, Luc Lutot has said, “trust and interactions are essential.” He received a Channel Contribution Award at the Juniper Networks Partner Awards ceremony in 2017. Previously he worked for Nomotech in France. He studied at the University of Caen Normandy and University of Paris-Est Créteil.
Nathan Mangenot
Nathan Mangenot, Luxembourg branch director, NSI (Cegeka Group). Photos: NSI, Colin Sabatier/Unsplash
He’s led the IT integrator in the grand duchy since 2017 and its French branch since 2022. Previously he held sales positions with Real Solutions Luxembourg, Iris Financial Services and Arsia Mons. He attended IUT Thionville and the École Superieure de Vente. Nathan Mangenot founded Solidar-IT, a voluntary group formed during the first covid lockdown that distributed tablets with video call software installed to care homes, so residents would feel less isolated, and has gone on to aid Ukrainian refugees.
Daniel Mathieu
Daniel Mathieu, head of IT operations and applications, CFL. Photos: Ferrero, Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne
He joined the national railway company in June 2023. That was after roughly 30 years at Ferrero, where he had served as an IT director, corporate IT strategist, and CIO for France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Daniel Mathieu received ITone’s CIO of the Year award in 2015. Earlier in his career, he was an IT manager at Soremartec. He studied physics at Université catholique de Louvain and the University of Liège, got an MBA at Neoma Business School and PhD in IT at the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.