Ms. Elena Natalia Pellegrini was appointed to the Board of the Capital Markets Authority as an independent member for a period of three years, with effect from 24 February 2023.

Ms. Pellegrini’s career in financial markets spans over 15 years, her primary focus is on client and relationship management, working to develop strategies and enhance client offerings in the forex, commodities and in capital markets space. She has worked for several financial institutions including Standard Bank of South Africa, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME), and ICBC Standard Bank in the United Kingdom.

Throughout her career, she has developed analytical skills, the ability to understand complex financial markets and has held a specialist role in regulatory reporting, providing solutions to clients that ensured reporting was in line with the appropriate governing body. Most recently in the capital markets space, working closely with the business to enhance the post-trade services for all Exchange-Traded Derivatives (ETDs), cash equities and fixed income to reduce risk and drive efficiencies across bilateral and triparty post trade interactions.

Ms. Pellegrini holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Middlesex University in London.