CEO Letter - May 2025

By: Nandini Sukumar, CEO, The WFE May 2025
Welcome to the May 2025 issue of WFE Focus. 

This month, our featured article comes from DTCC. Matt Johnson, Executive Director of Institutional Trade Processing Product Management and Industry Relations, discusses how the company is helping market participants prepare for the UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce implementation plan.

In our Editor's Pick, Chris Jones, Chief Operating Officer at LME Clear, outlines how recent changes have strengthened its defaulter-pays model.

We have a Q&A with Magnus Almqvist, CEO of Exberry. He offers his insights on why agile, modern infrastructure is essential for exchanges to keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving markets.

Adam Kirkman and Ben Stuart, Strategic Advisor and Chief Commercial Officer at Xpansiv, argue that organisations should take a strategic – not just compliant – approach to environmental markets.

To round out this issue, Iosif Itkin, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Exactpro, explains why laying a strong AI foundation now could be a wise strategy for businesses preparing for future challenges.

See you again in June.

Nandini Sukumar
Chief Executive Officer
The WFE