EURONEXT APPOINTS HEAD OF EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS & INVESTMENT FUNDS

Euronext today announced the appointment of Benjamin Fussien as Head of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) & Investment Funds at Euronext. His role will be to drive further growth in Euronext's ETF business, which already is a leading venue for ETF listing and trading in continental Europe. Furthermore Benjamin will spearhead the development of Euronext's Investment Fund business across Europe.

Benjamin Fussien has a strong track record of building a highly successful ETF trading business as Managing Director and member of the Execution Services Executive Committee at Société Générale and after that at Carax.
Benjamin will be based in Paris and will report to Danielle Ballardie.

Danielle Ballardie, Head of Cash Markets & Deputy Head of Markets & Global Sales at Euronext, said: "We are delighted to strengthen our team and further boost talent in our growing Cash Markets Business

with this appointment during an important period of opportunity for Euronext to reinvigorate and optimise our offering."

Benjamin Fussien added: "I'm delighted to join Euronext which, as an independent company, is now in a stronger position than ever. The ETFs & Investment funds business is compelling and provides a powerful foundation for service expansion and development. I look forward to working closely with our key partners; ETF issuers, liquidity providers, brokers, mutual funds, buy side dealers, professional bodies and regulators."

CONTACTS EURONEXT

Caroline Nico (Europe) : +33 1 49 27 10 74; cnico@euronext.com
Alice Jentink (Amsterdam) : +31 20 550 4488; ajentink@euronext.com
Jean-Yves Daxhelet (Brussels) : +32 2 213 13 00; jean-Yves.Daxhelet@interelgroup.com Sandra Machado (Lisbon) : +351 217 900 029; smachado@euronext.com
Aichata Tandjigora (Paris) : +33 1 49 27 13 91; atandjigora@euronext.com

About Euronext

Euronext is the primary exchange in the Euro zone with over 1 300 issuers worth €2.6 trillion in market capitalization, an unmatched blue chip franchise consisting of 20+ issuers in the EURO STOXX 50® benchmark and a strong diverse domestic and international client base.

Euronext operates regulated and transparent cash and derivatives markets. Its total product offering includes Equities, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. Euronext also leverages its expertise of running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties. Euronext operates regulated markets, Alternext and the Free Market: in addition it offers EnterNext, which facilitates SMEs' access to capital markets.

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