Ms. Racha Lucero is the General Counsel of Nasdaq Dubai and Dubai Financial Market (DFM), overseeing legal affairs of both exchanges. She is also the Head of Compliance, MLRO & Risk at Nasdaq Dubai, responsible for ensuring adherence to relevant legislation, DFSA rules including; compliance with licensing requirements, AML obligations and risk management.
Ms. Lucero is a versatile trilingual lawyer, with 15 years’ experience in providing corporate, commercial and dispute resolution, advising multinational organizations across a broad range of sectors, including; capital markets, banking, logistics, retail, distribution and technology.
Prior to joining Nasdaq Dubai and DFM, she worked as Director of the International Legal Department, Boursa Kuwait. She holds a Law Degree from Saint Joseph University, Lebanon and an International Commercial Arbitration Diploma from Queen Mary’s University of London. She is also a member of the Lebanese Bar.
Nasdaq Dubai’s management team brings first class international and regional expertise as well as diverse financial sector skills to drive the development of the region’s international exchange.