At its meeting on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, the Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland elected a new chairperson as well as the vice chairman for a period of three years. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow, member of the Management Board, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, was appointed as Chairperson, Johannes Pieterse, Managing Director, Optiver VOF was elected as Vice Chairman.
Prof. Lutz Johanning, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, and David Alan Martin, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., have been elected to serve as investor representatives on the Council.
The current Exchange Council consists of 16 members and was elected on 2 December 2013. Eurex Exchange’s approximately 410 trading members were eligible to vote.
The Exchange Council is the supervisory body of an exchange. Its main responsibilities are the supervision of the management of the exchange as well as the enactment of Exchange Rules.