The WFE elects four Board Directors

By: The WFE Focus Team Oct 2019

At the 59th General Assembly in Singapore today, the WFE elected four Directors of the Board.

The four elected Directors of the Board were as follows:

  1. Mr Greg Wojciechowski, President & CEO, Bermuda Stock Exchange - Director, Americas region (3-year term)
  2. Mr Juan Pablo Cordoba, CEO, Bolsa de Valores de Colombia - Director, Americas region (3-year term)
  3. Mr Jiwon Jung, Chairman & CEO, Korea Exchange - Director, Asia-Pacific region (3-year term)
  4. Mr Akira Kiyota, Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group - Director, Asia-Pacific region (3-year term)

Nandini Sukumar, Chief Executive Officer, WFE said: “We are pleased to welcome these Directors to the WFE Board today. The WFE is privileged that its leadership team represents such a wide range of countries, markets and perspectives. It has never been more important for the WFE - the global trade association for the market infrastructure industry - to work as a collective force to maintain open, internationally coherent public markets.”

Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange and Chairman, WFE said: "Together with my fellow board members, I am looking forward to further strengthening the WFE. I am convinced that the importance of regulated exchanges and clearinghouses in ensuring market integrity will remain unchanged. It is the mandate of WFE and its Board of Directors to safeguard the value of this public good in a fast-changing world."

As of 9 October 2019, the full WFE Board of Directors is as follows:

  1. Dr Urs Rüegsegger, Chairman, SIX Swiss Exchange & Chairman, WFE
  2. Mr Edward Tilly, Chairman, President & CEO, Cboe Global Markets - Vice Chairman, WFE
  3. Mr Vikram Limaye, Managing Director & CEO, National Stock Exchange of India - Working Committee Chairman, WFE
  4. Mr Gilson Finkelsztain, CEO, B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcão) - Director, Americas region
  5. Mr Greg Wojciechowski, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bermuda Stock Exchange - Director, Americas region
  6. Mr Juan Pablo Cordoba, Chief Executive Officer, Bolsa de Valores de Colombia - Director, Americas region
  7. Mr Bryan Durkin, President, CME Group - Director, Americas region
  8. Mr Meyer Frucher, Vice Chairman, Nasdaq - Director, Americas region
  9. Mrs Laura Cha, Chairman, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing - Director, Asia-Pacific region
  10. Mr Jiwon Jung, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Korea Exchange - Director, Asia-Pacific region
  11. Mr Akira Kiyota, Group Chief Executive Officer, Japan Exchange Group - Director, Asia-Pacific region
  12. Mr Huang Hongyuan, Executive Chairman, Shanghai Stock Exchange - Director, Asia-Pacific region
  13. Mr Boon Chye Loh, CEO, Singapore Exchange - Director, Asia-Pacific region
  14. Andreas Preuss, Deutsche Börse AG - Director, EMEA region
  15. Ms Leila Fourie, CEO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange - Director, EMEA region
  16. Mr Rashid Ali Al Mansoori, CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange - Director, EMEA region
  17. Mr Khalid Abdullah Al Hussan, CEO, Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) - Director, EMEA region
  18. Mr Sunil Benimadhu, CEO, Stock Exchange of Mauritius - Director, EMEA region