(Vienna) At today’s extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board reached a decision on the management boards for Wiener Börse AG and CEESEG AG. Christoph Boschan (38), currently joint-CEO at Börse Stuttgart GmbH and board member at EUWAX AG, was presented as designated Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The stock exchange expert previously spent 10 years working in leading positions at several German stock exchanges. Petr Koblic (45), CEO of the Prague Stock Exchange, was named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his joint role as Chief Operating and Technology Officer (COO/CTO) Ludwig Nießen (58) will be responsible for operations and IT. The new team succeeds the current Management Board members of the Vienna Stock Exchange, Birgit Kuras and Michael Buhl.
With the new management team, the supervisory board highlights the importance of the Vienna Stock Exchange within Western Europe. “In the past 1.5 years the Vienna Stock Exchange has revised its strategy. The enlarged management board is a clear signal of this repositioning. Holding different positions within the exchange holding, Petr Koblic and Ludwig Nießen accompanied this process and stand for the highest degree of continuity. With Christoph Boschan from the Stuttgart Stock Exchange we have acquired a highly-regarded external expert. With the new management board, the Vienna Stock Exchange is well prepared to face future developments. This means a stronger position within the European context and further development of forward-looking products and services,” said Willibald Cernko and Heimo Scheuch, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board. “We would like to thank the departing members of the Management Board, Birgit Kuras and Michael Buhl, for their many years of highly dedicated work for the Austrian capital market.”
About the new Management Board of Wiener Börse AG and CEESEG AG
CEO Christoph Boschan holds a PhD in law. The native German has been working for the Stuttgart Stock Exchange since 2010. Initially he started out with regulatory responsibilities as managing director of Baden-Württembergische Wertpapierbörse, he then switched to exchange operations at Börse Stuttgart Holding GmbH and was promoted board member of Börse Stuttgart AG. Additionally, he was also board member of financial services provider EUWAX AG. Previous positions of the industry expert include Equiduct-Trading London (2008-2010) and several positions at Berlin Stock Exchange (2005-2010). He started his professional career as stock market trader with Tradegate in 1999.
CFO Petr Koblic has been CEO of the Prague Stock Exchange since 2004 and board member of the holding CEESEG AG since 2012. Prior to joining the stock exchange, Koblic assumed executive positions at Hypovereinsbank, CA IB Securities, Bank Austria Creditanstalt and Patria Finance.
COO/CTO Ludwig Nießen worked as head of IT from 1998 to 2016 and has been member of the Exchange Chamber of Prague Stock Exchange since 2009. From 1991-1997, Nießen worked at the Austrian Futures and Options Exchange (ÖTOB). He started his career as a researcher at CERN and holds a PhD in physics.
About the Vienna Stock Exchange
The Vienna Stock Exchange is the only securities exchange in Austria. It features a modern infrastructure and supplies market data and relevant information. This guarantees the smooth and efficient execution of stock exchange trades and enables it to serve as an intermediary for all market participants. Wiener Börse AG also operates the Austrian power exchange EXAA and the CEGH Gas Exchange of the Vienna Stock Exchange. Wiener Börse AG together with its Holding Company, CEESEG, cooperates with 12 exchanges in Central and Eastern Europe and is globally recognized for its unique CEE know-how.
