From January 1, Heike Eckert (38) has assumed responsibility for management of Eurex activities in the USA. Ms. Eckert will head the Eurex offices in Chicago and New York. Heike Eckert will also be responsible for customer support and new customer acquisition, as well as new business development in North America.
Heike Eckert has held a number of leadership and project management positions with Deutsche Börse Group and Eurex since June 1995. Her previous posts include Head of Eurex Marketing and Sales and, between 1997 and 1999, Head of the Representative Office in Chicago.
The United States is the most important market for Eurex after the United Kingdom and Germany. Of the total number of 390 Eurex members, 60 are located in the United States. U.S. members have been able to trade selected Eurex products directly from the United States since the middle of the 1990s. Eurex has had a representative office in the United States since 1997.
