LONDON and HONG KONG, Feb. 13,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and
most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it has
expanded its international client development and sales efforts
with two senior sales appointments in Europe and Asia.
Michel Everaert has been named
Head of Sales, Europe, where he
will be responsible for developing and executing CME Group's sales
strategy and growing its client base throughout Europe.
Everaert has served as International Head of Sales for CME Group's
commercials team since August 2015. He joined CME Group in
March 2011, with responsibility for
OTC pre- and post-trade products and services. He will
replace Kevin Collins, who is
retiring from CME Group in April
2018.
Tim Smith has been appointed Head
of Sales, Asia, where he will be
responsible for leading and executing the company's sales strategy
throughout Asia. Smith has more than 20 years of experience
in trading and sales roles across various financial institutions,
and he joins CME Group from Deutsche Securities Asia Limited where
he was Head of Listed Derivatives for Hong Kong. Smith's role
previously had been filled on an interim basis by Christopher Fix, CME Group's Head of
Asia Pacific.
"We are very pleased to have Michel and Tim lead our
international client development and sales efforts, particularly as
our business growth outside the U.S. continues to climb," said
Julie Winkler, CME Group Chief
Commercial Officer. "With international volumes growing 10
percent in 2017, we are seeing rising demand for our suite of
benchmark products, and we are committed to helping our global
client base manage their risk going forward."
Everaert will be based in London and Smith in Hong Kong. Both will report to David Hartney, CME Group Global Head of Client
Development and Sales.
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
products and metals. Around the world, CME Group
brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex®
electronic trading platform. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers
through CME Clearing, which offer clearing and settlement
services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group's products and
services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively
manage risk and achieve growth.
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