Nasdaq Names Oliver Albers as Executive Vice President, Head of Investment Intelligence

Nasdaq confirmed today that it has appointed Oliver Albers, an industry veteran with over two decades of experience in the global financial services sector, as Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Intelligence.

Albers, who is currently serving at Nasdaq as the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Data for the Investment Intelligence business, will make several strategic decisions in his new role to drive the growth of the company.

He has been working with Nasdaq for nearly 22 years. In his extensive career, he held different key positions and contributed significantly to Nasdaq’s business growth.

“Oliver is an exceptional leader with profound industry expertise, strong client relationships and proven success in product development and market expansion,” said Adena Friedman, the President and Chief Executive Officer at Nasdaq.

“We have a deep bench of talent at Nasdaq and Oliver has been instrumental in the transformation of Investment Intelligence over the past 20 years. As a well-recognized leader in the development of next-generation data and analytics solutions, market structure and financial technology, Oliver is the right leader to lead the Investment Intelligence business and drive its next phase of growth," Friedman added.

In terms of financial performance, Nasdaq saw a consistent jump in revenue during the last few quarters.

Expansion

According to Nasdaq, the company is planning to focus on its growth in key areas, including data, index and analytics offerings. The technology firm aims to enhance its presence across private and public markets.

“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead this team of talented and dedicated colleagues as we consistently deliver remarkable growth with a clear focus on our clients,” said Albers. “We will continue to drive innovation across all business segments and strengthen our execution in areas including cloud-enabled capabilities, expansion of our portfolio of index, data and analytics solutions across private and public markets.”