Alain is supporting companies as Independent Director, serving on the Board of Directors of several international and national quoted and unquoted companies. Alain is also working for and investing in the Private Equity industry.Alain is the Vice-President of the Luxembourg State Council and serves on committees of several professional bodies of the Luxembourg Financial Centre.Alain is a member of the High Committee of the Financial Sector (HCPF) and a member of the Investment Fund Manager Committee of the Luxembourg financial services regulator (CSSF). Alain is the co-chairman of the ALFI Private Equity Committee and a member of the ALFI Strategic Board. He is the co-founder and former Vice-President of the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA).From 2009 to 2020 Alain was the Country Managing Partner of EY Luxembourg, growing the Firm from Eur 100 million/700 professionals to an Eur 263 million/1.600 professionals practice. Alain was as well the EY Private Equity fund leader for EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India, Africa) during that period and a member of the European regional leadership team. Between 2004 and 2012, he was the founder and leader of the EY Luxembourg Private Equity practice counting today over 400 professionals. Alain also created the Chinese Desk in Luxembourg and led the service to several key Chinese accounts for EY in Europe. From 1995 to 2002, Alain was an auditor at Arthur Andersen in Luxembourg.During his 25 years working with EY and Arthur Andersen, Alain served a portfolio of Private Equity and Banking clients as a signing audit partner and engagement partner on advisory mandates.Alain is the Consul General a.h. of the Republic of the Philippines to Luxembourg and the Vice-President of SOS Villages d'Enfants Monde in Luxembourg. Alain is a former member of the Board of Governors of the University of Luxembourg.Alain holds an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and an MsC in Business from the University of Paris-Dauphine. Alain qualified as a CPA (Réviseur d'Entreprises) and Registered Accountant (Expert Comptable) in Luxembourg in 1998 and holds a Degree in domestic and international tax law. Alain holds the Advanced Certificate in Corporate Governance from INSEAD.Alain is a native of Luxembourg and speaks fluently English, German, French and Luxembourgish.