Marcus Zickwolff, former senior advisor at Eurex Clearing AG, left Deutsche Börse Group on 31 October 2015 in order to pursue new opportunities. Due to his departure on amicable terms he also chose to resign from his positions as Chairman of EACH, the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses, and Chairman of CCP12, the Global Association of Central Counterparties.
Thomas Book, CEO of Eurex Clearing AG, said: “I would like to thank Marcus Zickwolff for his long-lasting commitment to Eurex Clearing. He made a decisive contribution to the positive development and success of our business. Eurex Clearing will continue to benefit from his efforts on behalf of the firm. I very much regret his decision to leave.”
Mathematics graduate Marcus Zickwolff (52) moved from KPMG Unternehmensberatung to Deutsche Terminbörse (DTB) in 1992 and significantly contributed to the internationalization of DTB. From 1997, he played a key role in the introduction and design of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Xetra trading system and the central counterparty for the cash market, which was launched in 2003. In spring 2007, he became the representative of Eurex Clearing in the international associations of central counterparties, EACH and CCP12. Under his leadership, these bodies successfully helped to design the regulation of the financial sector following the financial crisis. Marcus Zickwolff had been Chairman of EACH since February 2012 and was elected Chairman of CCP12 for the second time in May 2015.