WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - CME Group Inc. (CME) announced that it has appointed Cees Vermaas as Managing Director and CEO of CME Europe Limited, its London-based derivatives exchange, effective 2 January 2015.
Vermaas, whose appointment as CEO is subject to regulatory approval by the Financial Conduct Authority or FCA, will report to William Knottenbelt, CME Group Senior Managing Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa or EMEA.
Vermaas served as CEO of NYSE Euronext Amsterdam and as a member of the Management Committee of NYSE Euronext since 2010, with global responsibility for international business development for cash and listings. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President, Head of European Cash Markets, where he was responsible for NYSE Euronext's European cash trading business, including equities, fixed income, operations, projects and business development.
He originally joined Euronext in 2002 as Director Cash Market Netherlands before being promoted to Executive Director Sales and Marketing, Cash Market. His background also includes a decade working in IT and commercial roles at leading Dutch and international companies.
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