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RAQUEST, a German fintech and market leader in withholding tax technology solutions for financial institutions, has appointed Dirk Loscher, CEO of Clearstream Europe AG and Head of Custody & Investor Solutions, to its Advisory Board. He joins an experienced panel that includes Peer Steinbrück, former German Minister of Finance, Karl von Rohr, former Chairman of the DWS Supervisory Board, and Lourdes Bustos, former EU Commission policymaker.
Dirk Loscher brings more than 20 years of experience in international financial services. He initiated his career in global custody at Dresdner Bank and spent over two decades at Citibank, most recently as Cluster Head of Securities Services for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. In 2022, he joined Clearstream Europe AG as Head of Custody & Investor Solutions, becoming CEO in 2024.
The RAQUEST Advisory Board is an external body of financial experts that supports the company with strategic guidance, market insight, and international expansion.
“We are very proud to welcome Dirk Loscher to our Advisory Board,” said Alexander Lerch, CEO and Co-Founder of RAQUEST. “His deep understanding of financial markets, combined with his extensive leadership experience in global custody and securities services, will provide valuable perspectives to RAQUEST. We are confident that his expertise will support our strategic development and will further strengthen our position as we expand internationally.”
Dirk Loscher, CEO of Clearstream Europe AG and Head of Custody & Investor Solutions, added: “I am honoured to join RAQUEST’s Advisory Board, combining the much-needed innovation power in the withholding tax space with our long-standing expertise as central market infrastructure. Harmonizing and automating withholding tax processes has the potential to remove significant barriers to cross-border investment flows, ultimately fostering a more unified and efficient financial market in Europe and across the globe.”
