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Dec 30, 2013

Eurex Group

Jürg Spillmann finishes his active career

Long-standing Executive Board member Jürg Spillmann (62) has decided to retire at the end of the year from the Executive Boards of the Eurex companies. Spillmann served as Deputy CEO of Eurex Zürich AG and Eurex Frankfurt AG from their launch in 1998, and of the Eurex Clearing AG.

He will become a member of the Board of Directors (supervisory board) of Eurex Zürich AG with effect from January 2014, and will remain on the Supervisory Boards of the European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) and European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) as Deputy Supervisory Board Chairman.

Spillmann made a decisive contribution to the migration of exchange-traded derivatives from local floor trading to fully electronic, global marketplaces. He was responsible for the development of the systems which defined electronic derivatives markets at that time and have continued to do so to date.

"A world-renowned pioneer of electronic trading and clearing systems is taking his well-earned retirement. Jürg Spillmann's exceptional talent and expertise enabled him to lead every complex major project undertaken to successful realisation. At the same time, he is known for his self-effacing, and friendly manner as well as his integrity.

With his IT expertise, Jürg made a major contribution to our company's long-term success, in which technology was and is a decisive factor. I would like to sincerely thank Jürg for this achievement and wish him all the very best for his retirement,” said Andreas Preuss, CEO of Eurex and Deputy CEO of Deutsche Börse AG.

Spillmann's roles in the Eurex Executive Board will be taken over by the existing Executive Board members.

Further information:
Jürg Spillmann has been Deputy CEO of Eurex Zürich AG and Eurex Frankfurt AG since 1998 and of Eurex Clearing AG since April 2013. He is responsible for Operations. He was Head of the SWX Group Executive Committee from 2002 until the end of 2007. From 1995 to 2002, he was a Member of the Management Committee of the SWX Swiss Exchange and also served as Chief Information Officer.

Spillmann earned a degree in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in 1978. In 2013, he was honoured with the FOW Lifetime Achievement Award.

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