LONDON, Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today
announced that it has appointed Joanne
Shannon as Executive Director and Head of Commercial
Development for CME Europe, its London-based derivatives exchange.
In her new role, Shannon will be responsible for developing and
executing the sales strategy for CME Europe and for helping to
expand the infrastructure around CME Europe's trading, clearing and
reporting proposition. Shannon will report to Cees Vermaas, Managing Director and CEO of CME
Europe.
"We are very pleased to welcome Joanne to CME Group in this
critical role supporting our expansion across Europe," said Cees
Vermaas, CEO of CME Europe. "Since its launch in
April 2014, CME Europe has made
considerable strides in building out its suite of contracts and has
established itself as an innovator across multiple asset classes
including FX, Energy and Agricultural Commodities. Joanne's
extensive knowledge of the derivatives industry and market
structure in Europe will be a
tremendous boost to the platform as we continue to extend our
offering in the region."
Ms Shannon brings a wealth of derivatives industry experience to
CME Europe including over 15 years at market operator NYSE
Euronext, where she held a variety of sales and relationship
management roles in Europe and
Asia for its Liffe
markets.
Before joining CME Group, Shannon worked as a consultant for the
London Stock Exchange.
About CME Group
As the world's leading and most
diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is
where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the
widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset
classes, including futures and options based on interest rates,
equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities,
metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and
sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading
platform, its trading facilities in New
York and Chicago, and
through its London-based CME
Europe derivatives exchange. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers through
CME Clearing and CME Clearing Europe, which offer clearing and
settlement services across asset classes for exchange-traded
contracts and over-the-counter derivatives transactions.
These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can
substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk.
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Further information about CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) and its products
can be found at www.cmegroup.com.
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