Julie Lassaigne

Julie Lassaigne became Secretary General of European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC), the trade association representing the European Duty Free and Travel Retail channel, in 2019.
In this role, she manages and represents the organisation both externally and towards its members. Julie first joined ETRC in 2013 where she was responsible for managing some of the key challenges affecting the duty-free and travel retail sector, including product information to consumers, alcohol policy, air passenger rights and transport security.

Prior to joining ETRC, Julie gained extensive experience working for public affairs consultancies in Brussels with clients in the aviation, food and sport sectors. A French national, Julie holds a double Master’s degree in Governance of Organisations and Public Affairs & Representation of Interests from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Bordeaux.

Julie received the Frontier award for Outstanding Contribution to the travel retail industry in 2022 and was nominated among The People of the Year by The Moodie Davitt Report in 2024.