Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG appoints new Executive Board members

At its meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG appointed Christian Kromann (52) and Jens Schulte (53) as new Executive Board members.

From 1 January 2025, Christian Kromann will become Executive Board member for Investment Management Solutions. The division comprises the software solutions, ESG data and research and the index business of the Group with SimCorp and ISS STOXX. Stephan Leithner, who will become the sole CEO of Deutsche Börse AG at the beginning of next year, is currently responsible for this division. 

Christian Kromann will resign from his current position as CEO of the Deutsche Börse subsidiary, SimCorp, at the end of the year. He has worked for SimCorp since 2019 and brings extensive experience from his 30-year career in the financial sector, predominantly in the software and data space. 

Jens Schulte will succeed Gregor Pottmeyer (62) as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Deutsche Börse AG. He is currently CFO of thyssenkrupp AG and prior to that was CFO at Schott AG. Gregor Pottmeyer, whose mandate expires end of September 2025 has held this position at Deutsche Börse since October 2009.

Martin Jetter, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG, said: “With today's appointments, the Supervisory Board has made forward-looking decisions for Deutsche Börse AG. Christian Kromann is an international leader that’s been pivotal in the growth of SimCorp as software-as-a-service champion. Jens Schulte is a proven financial and capital markets expert with extensive experience as CFO of leading international companies.”

Martin Jetter continued: “Already today, I would like to express my deep gratitude to Gregor Pottmeyer, who has played a key role in the growth of Deutsche Börse AG over the past 15 years. The company owes him a great deal.”

Stephan Leithner, Co-CEO of Deutsche Börse AG, said: “I am delighted that the Supervisory Board has appointed Christian Kromann and Jens Schulte to the Executive Board. Both will be excellent additions to the leadership team and as extremely experienced professionals they will take Deutsche Börse forward beyond their individual areas of responsibility. Together, driven by our innovative strength and our responsibility to markets and customers, we will continue to implement our Horizon 2026 strategy for sustainable growth.”

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• Photos of Christian Kromann und Gregor Pottmeyer
• Photo of Jens Schulte (Source: thyssenkrupp AG)

About Deutsche Börse 
As an international exchange organisation and innovative market infrastructure provider, Deutsche Börse Group ensures capital markets that are fair, transparent, reliable and stable. With its wide range of products, services and technologies, the Group organises safe and efficient markets for sustainable economies.
  
Its business areas cover the entire financial market transaction process chain. This includes the provision of indices, data, software, SaaS and analytical solutions as well as admission, trading and clearing. Additionally, it comprises services for funds, the settlement and custody of financial instruments as well as the management of collateral and liquidity. As a technology company, the Group develops state-of-the-art IT solutions and offers IT systems all over the world. 

With more than 14,000 employees, the Group has its headquarters in the financial centre of Frankfurt/Rhine-Main, as well as a strong global presence in locations such as Luxembourg, Prague, Cork, London, Copenhagen, New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney.