Capitolis CEO and founder Gil Mandelzis has been appointed as non-executive director of Euronext US, a pan-European exchange in the Eurozone.
Mandelzis, the former CEO of EBS BrokerTec, part of ICAP (now NEX Group) and founder of Traiana, which was acquired by ICAP.
Stéphane Boujnah, CEO and chairman of the managing board of Euronext, added: “The experience of Gil Mandelzis, our new non-executive director of Euronext US, will be a major asset for our Group.”
“As a successful serial entrepreneur in the field of capital markets platforms, Mandelzis will further strengthen our positioning in the US and our ambition to diversify the revenues of Euronext over the coming years.”
Commenting on his appointment Mandelzis said: “Euronext is ideally positioned to grow and play a role in the future development of both US and European markets. The pace of change in market structure and as well as new technology and trading solutions has accelerated and I look forward to supporting Stéphane Boujnah and the Euronext team in leading the market through these changes.”
