Swiss stock exchange appoints new CEO

Swiss stock exchange operator SIX is surprisingly getting a new boss. After just one year as SIX Exchange CEO, Bjørn Sibbern will become CEO of the entire Group at the beginning of 2025. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Sibbern succeeds Jos Dijsselhof, who will be leaving SIX after seven years, according to a press release issued on Thursday. He wants to take on a new professional challenge in the Middle East. Sibbern joined SIX in early 2024 from Nasdaq, where he was President European Markets. He has more than two decades of experience in capital markets, having worked for OMX Exchanges and as CEO of E*TRADE Bank Denmark in addition to Nasdaq. + Swiss stock exchange turns to China after EU snub "Assertive and highly motivated" At SIX, the Dane is currently still responsible for the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Spanish stock exchange BME and the digital exchange SDX as Global Head Exchanges. Sibbern only announced the takeover of another exchange in Britain ...