Johan Torgeby Becomes New Member of the Nasdaq Board of Directors

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced on Thursday that it had appointed Johan Torgeby to its Board of Directors. According to the press release, Torgeby’s appointment expands the Board to 11 directors.

Since joining SEB from Morgan Stanley in 2009, Torgeby has held a variety of positions within the Large Corporates & Financial Institutions division before becoming its Co-Head and a member of the Group Executive Committee in 2014. As of 2017, he is the President and CEO of the company.

His educational background includes a degree in economics from Lund University, Sweden, executive positions at SEB, the Swedish Bankers’ Association, as well as Mölnlycke Holding AB.

“Johan’s extensive financial services and global leadership experience, with a particular focus on investor protection and risk management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term, will bring invaluable insight to the Nasdaq Board. We are pleased to welcome Johan to the Board as the company continues its journey to bring increased integrity, transparency and liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term to the global financial ecosystem,” Michael R. Splinter, the Chairman at Nasdaq, commented.

Torgeby pointed out the following about his appointment: “I am excited to join Nasdaq’s Board at such an important time during its strategic evolution and digital transformation,” said Johan Torgeby. “Nasdaq is a leading force in the global capital markets, in both the Nordic and Baltic regions, and with clients worldwide, and I look forward to working alongside my fellow directors and the management team to advance the Company’s purpose and mission.”

Recent Appointments

Recently, Nasdaq appointed 10 Board Directors to exchanges in the United States. The appointed Board Directors include Kathlyn Beckles, the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Verisk Analytics, an analytics and risk assessment firm; Tal Cohen, the Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head of North American Markets of NASDAQ Inc.; Michael Curran, the retired Chairman and CEO of Boston Stock Exchange; and Anne Darling, a Partner at Global Markets Division of Goldman Sachs, a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm.