SIX’s head of exchanges Bjørn Sibbern has been named the successor to chief executive Jos Dijsselhof.
Danish national Sibbern will take the reins of the Swiss data and trading venue operator on January 1. He joined the company a year ago and has more than two decades experience in capital markets, including roles at Nasdaq and OMX Exchanges. Dijsselhof, who will round off seven years in the top post, will remain at SIX until the end of February.
SIX chair Thomas Wellauer paid tribute to the outgoing chief executive, saying he had presided over the company at a time of growth.
“Over the past seven years, he has strengthened the international footprint of SIX, championed innovation such as SDX and has been instrumental in transforming and modernising the corporate culture of SIX, thus positioning the company for further success,” Wellauer said.
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