Deutsche Börse Reshuffles Exec Board, Creating Two New Divisions

Deutsche Börse AG is slated to reshuffle the structure of its Executive Board this coming January, culminating in the creation of its Clients, Products & Core Markets division, which will be led by Jeffrey Tessler, according to a Deutsche Börse statement.

As a result of the scaling process, Deutsche Börse will aggregate a number of related areas within its existing Executive Board to help consolidate its portfolio management, process flows and client services. The Clients, Products & Core Markets division will also combine derivatives trading businesses, which includes the International Securities Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term (ISE) and Clearstream’s settlement and custody business.

Deutsche Börse’s Clients, Products & Core Markets will also be tasked with overseeing group-wide product development and sales activities – the division will be headed by Jeffrey Tessler, who has been working for the group since 2004. Mr. Tessler has already been responsible for the group’s settlement and custody business, and will now step into a more broad-based role following the division’s creation.

Furthermore, Deutsche Börse is also rolling out another newly-created division, called its IT & Operations, Data & New Asset Classes, which will assimilate the group’s IT activities and market operations. It will comprise of the following departments: IT Application & Architecture, IT Operations, and Market Operations.

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According to Carsten Kengeter, CEO of Deutsche Börse AG, in a recent statement on the appointments and shuffling: “With the grouping of responsibilities and related issues, we have taken a step towards an organisation that is tailored to the needs of markets and clients. I am looking forward to a comprehensive cooperation with all board areas.”

“I would like to thank all members of Deutsche Börse AG’s Executive Board for their active support of these changes, which provide the foundations for the Group’s sustainable growth strategy,” added Joachim Faber, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, in an accompanying statement.

The group recently made headlines after it reported its order book turnover during October 2015, which came in at $139.5 billion (€126.7 billion), with Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate showing staunch growth.