The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) has appointed Rosa Armesto as its new director general, effective 1 July 2024.
Armesto, who has been the deputy director general of FESE since 2018, will replace Rainer Riess who has been FESE director general since 2014. Riess will continue to serve as senior advisor to FESE until the end of 2024 to ensure a smooth transition.
On her new appointment, Armesto said: “I look forward to working with the FESE Board, the FESE team and our members to advance the interests of European exchanges and to support the development of a fair, transparent and efficient capital markets union in Europe. I also want to thank Rainer for his trust and guidance during the time we worked together.”
FESE president Petr Koblic said: “We are delighted to welcome Rosa Armesto as the new director general of FESE. She has proven to be a great asset to our organisation and has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our industry. We are confident that she will lead FESE with vision and dedication and will continue to promote the vital role of exchanges in financing the European economy.
“We also want to express our sincere gratitude to Rainer Riess for his outstanding contribution to FESE over the past decade. Under his leadership, FESE has strengthened its position as the voice of European exchanges, and he has contributed to the development of a sound and competitive capital markets union in Europe. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Moreover, we welcome the Bratislava Stock Exchange as a full member, broadening our membership to cover all 27 member states of the European Union and beyond.”
The FESE general assembly also elected the following FESE board members for a 3-year term: Niels Brab, chief regulatory officer at Deutsche Börse; Ian Cornwall, head of market structure at SIX Group; and Tomasz Bardziulowski, CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
The general assembly also ratified the nomination of Ludovic Aigrot, vice president, head of government relations Europe, Nasdaq as the new FESE management committee chair.
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