Yerevan, Armenia, 2013-08-05 16:18 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mr. Seyran Sargsyan has been appointed as a member of the NASDAQ OMX Armenia Supervisory Board effective of July 26, 2013 when the decision of the Central Bank of Armenia came into force.
Since 1996 Mr. Sargsyan has held multiple positions in the financial sector, both in Armenia and the USA. In 2006 he joined the Union of Banks of Armenia (UBA) first in the position of Executive Director, from 2009 to 2011 as the Vice Chairman. Currently Mr. Sargsyan is the Executive Director at UBA.
Mr. Sargsyan graduated from Yerevan State University, Faculty of Applied Mathematics, and he has a PhD from the Armenian National Academy of Sciences and Master in Mathematics and Economics from Iowa State University, USA.
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In January 2008, Nordic exchange operator OMX Group acquired 100% of the shares of the Armenian Stock Exchange (Armex) and the Central Depository of Armenia (CDA). After the combination of NASDAQ and OMX in February 2008, Armex and CDA became fully owned by the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. On January 26, 2009, “Armenian Stock Exchange” ojsc was officially renamed as “NASDAQ OMX Armenia” ojsc. On June 5, 2009, “NASDAQ OMX Armenia” ojsc became the owner of 100% of the shares of the “Central Depository of Armenia” ojsc.
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