ZURICH, Switzerland, April 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Holger Wohlenberg, managing director of Deutsche Borse, has been elected chairman of the supervisory board of STOXX Limited.
Mr. Wohlenberg succeeds Werner Burki, Chairman since April 2004 and member of the management board of the SWX Swiss Exchange and CEO of EXFEED Ltd., who will continue to serve as a member of the supervisory board. The change is effective immediately and a result of the regular annual election of the chairman of the supervisory board.
Mr. Wohlenberg has served as managing director of Deutsche Borse since July 2004, where he is responsible for the exchange's Market Data & Analytics business. Previously, Mr. Wohlenberg headed the Technology Investment Banking group at Deutsche Bank . He began his career at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on advising technology, network and media clients. He was elected Partner in 1997.
Mr. Wohlenberg has a doctorate in business administration, with a concentration in information and communication economics, from the University of Munich.
Apart from his new appointment on the STOXX supervisory board, Mr. Wohlenberg holds seats on the boards of International Index Company Ltd., Infobolsa S.A., Avox Ltd. and Deutsche Borse Systems AG.
"The STOXX Ltd. supervisory board is responsible for the composition and accuracy of the Dow Jones STOXX index family. The supervisory board has the final approval for all changes to index methodology as well as for the specification, design, development and delivery of new indexes," said Lars Hamich, Managing Director of STOXX Ltd. "STOXX Ltd. congratulates Holger Wohlenberg on his election as Chairman of the supervisory board. We also take this opportunity to thank Werner Burki for his leadership during his term as chairman. The commitment of the supervisory board members and their organizations has contributed to the Dow Jones STOXX indexes' standing as Europe's leading indexes as benchmarks and underlying for derivatives, structured products and exchange-traded funds."
The supervisory board is composed of one representative from each of STOXX Limited's three joint venture partners: Deutsche Borse AG, Dow Jones & Company, and SWX Swiss Exchange. A list of the current members of the supervisory board is available on www.stoxx.com.
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