Henriksson joins as Senior Vice President and Head of Nordic Fixed Income &
Funds
Stockholm, November 9, 2010 - NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announces that
Jens Henriksson has been appointed President of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB and
head of NASDAQ OMX's Nordic Fixed Income & Funds business as of December 6.
Jens will have the title of Senior Vice President at NASDAQ OMX and replaces
Erik Thedéen, who recently left to become State Secretary with the Swedish
Ministry of Finance.
“With his background in economic policy, international affairs and business,
Jens brings an excellent set of skills and talents to our organization. I am
very glad to welcome Jens on board,” said Hans-Ole Jochumsen, President of
NASDAQ OMX Nordic.
“I look forward to joining NASDAQ OMX and taking up the very important role of
heading the stock exchange in Stockholm as well as managing the Nordic Fixed
Income and Funds business. Today we are seeing how exchanges are subject to
competition and we see many regulatory changes that will impact the industry,
which is why I am sure this job will be very challenging and exciting,” said
Jens Henriksson.
Jens Henriksson joins NASDAQ OMX from Swedbank, where he holds a position as
Global Head of Bank Relations. Before that he worked with NASDAQ OMX for six
months as a Senior Advisor, based in Washington, D.C. In 2008-2009 Jens was an
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, where he was responsible
for the Nordic and Baltic region. Previously, Jens Henriksson spent 12 years in
various positions with the Swedish Ministry of Finance, serving as State
Secretary in 2002-2006.
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