London Stock Exchange (LSE) chief information officer Antoine Shagoury did not just stumble into finance. Growing up, both of his parents worked in the sector and he often spent days at his father’s office, learning about mortgage automation, a new technology at the time. At the age of 15, he enrolled in computer programming courses. These experiences made finance seem fun, rather than just a job. There was always a spark, he says.
And today that spark remains. “I’m lucky to be in a job that is exciting all the way through,” he says. He joined the LSE as chief information officer in 2010, coming from the American Stock Exchange. At LSE, he leads what he describes as a “matrix concept”: growing the core business lines and deepening these with more services.
