Today 23 May 2016, the of Wiener Börse AG and CEESEG AG Supervisory Board presented Christoph Boschan (38), as the designated Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Petr Koblic (45), as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Ludwig Nießen (58), with the joint role, as Chief of Operatiions and Technology Officer (COO/CTO). The new team will succeed the current Management Board members of the Vienna Stock Exchange, Birgit Kuras and Michael Buhl.
The new management team, emphasizes the role the Vienna Stock Exchange seeks to assume within Western Europe. “In the past 1.5 years the Vienna Stock Exchange has revised its strategy. The enlarged management board is a clear signal of this repositioning. Holding different positions within the exchange holding, Petr Koblic and Ludwig Nießen accompanied this process and stand for the highest degree of continuity.
With Christoph Boschan from the Stuttgart Stock Exchange we have acquired a highly-regarded external expert. With the new management board, the Vienna Stock Exchange is well prepared to face future developments. This means a stronger position within the European context and further development of forward-looking products and services,” said Willibald Cernko and Heimo Scheuch, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board.
About the new Management Board of Wiener Börse AG and CEESEG AG
CEO Christoph Boschan holds a PhD in law. The native German has been working for the Stuttgart Stock Exchange since 2010. Initially he started out with regulatory responsibilities as managing director of Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse, he then switched to exchange operations at Börse Stuttgart Holding GmbH and was promoted board member of Börse Stuttgart AG. Additionally, he was also board member of financial services provider EUWAX AG. Previous positions of the industry expert include Equiduct-Trading London (2008-2010) and several positions at Berlin Stock Exchange (2005-2010).
CFO Petr Koblic has been CEO of the Prague Stock Exchange since 2004 and board member of the holding CEESEG AG since 2012. Prior to joining the stock exchange, Koblic assumed executive positions at Hypovereinsbank, CA IB Securities, Bank Austria Creditanstalt and Patria Finance.
COO/CTO Ludwig Nießen worked as head of IT from 1998 to 2016 and has been member of the Exchange Chamber of Prague Stock Exchange since 2009. From 1991-1997, Nießen worked at the Austrian Futures and Options Exchange (ÖTOB). He started his career as a researcher at CERN and holds a PhD in physics.
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