On 29 June, Ellen Brullard took over the chair of Step Benelux, the regional branch for Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg of the international association that brings together professionals in the legal, accounting, fiduciary and asset management sectors. The Arendt & Medernach counsel succeeds , former director and head of wealth planning at Lombard International Assurance S.A., who will become .

In a press release, the newly appointed chair said: “I am delighted and grateful to be entrusted with the responsibility of presiding over Step Benelux for the next three years. It is an honour to succeed Simon Gorbutt and Louise Benjamin amongst others and an exciting new challenge for me to continue their work in further developing the Benelux footprint of this leading private wealth association.”

The Step association brings together wealth management professionals to share knowledge, but also aims “to play an active role in shaping the law and practice that applies to member practitioners and their clients.”

This article was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.

Updated 10 July at 11:45am to clarify Brullard’s title