Ben van der Velpen (The Netherlands)
Ben is one of the ISITC Europe Country Ambassadors representing
In 1984, Ben began his career at ING Bank in the securities industry. After holding several management positions within ING’s post-trade division, he began representing ING on various local post-trade committees.
Since 2000, Ben has represented Dutch banks in various European post-trade harmonization and standardization groups, including Giovannini’s Barrier 6, ESES (Euroclear), SMPG, EBF (PTEG), AFME (PTC), T2S, ECB (CEG), ECB (SEG), and the CEJWG.
Since March 2022, he has been working for the Dutch Advisory Committee for Securities Industry (DACSI). In September 2023, Ben became the managing director of DACSI.
DACSI is the leading trade association in the Netherlands for the securities industry. Its goal is to promote and improve the smooth operation of the “securities chain”: to strive for an efficient and effective infrastructure for the securities and derivatives markets. It achieves this by coordinating between providers and users of the securities infrastructure and by advocating for Dutch interests with relevant institutions, including national and European legislators and supervisors. DACSI works closely with its sister associations Febelfin (Belgium) and France Post-Marché.