Barbara Lunghi

Head of Mid&Small Caps Italy and ELITE Product Development
London Stock Exchange Group

Barbara Lunghi is responsible for the development of the ELITE programme in Italy and Europe and is responsible of the Italian markets dedicated to small caps and particularly AIM Italia - the Alternative Investment Market launched in 2012 on the basis of the experience gained on AIM in the UK, dedicated to companies with high growth potentials. Since 2001 she has worked for Borsa Italiana covering various positions and after the merger of Borsa Italiana with the London Stock Exchange Group she coordinated the project that lead to the implementation of AIM market in Italy.

In 2012 she coordinated the launch of the ELITE programme in Italy and she is now coordinating the development of ELITE in Europe.

Graduated in 1995 at Bocconi University, before joining the Exchange she worked for 5 years in the auditing and transaction services in a leading audit company.