German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse said that it appointed Stephan Leithner as the company's new Chief Executive Officer.
Leitner is to take up his new position on 1 October 2024 and initially lead Deutsche Boerse as a Co-CEO together with Theodor Weimer until the end of the year. Theodor Weimer will then be 65 and resign from the Executive Board. His contract expires at the end of 2024.
Stephan Leithner has been a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse since 2018, responsible for Pre- & Post-Trading. His current areas of responsibility include the strategically important Investment Management Solutions segment with ISS STOXX and SimCorp as well as the Group's post-trading business with Clearstream.
A decision on his succession will be made in due course.
