OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of Directors of SIX has appointed Chris Landis as the new Division CEO of SIX Swiss Exchange and thus also as a member of SIX Group Executive Board. "With Chris Landis we have a Division CEO who is experienced and has strong leadership qualities, who is highly familiar with the stock-exchange business, and who has made a crucial contribution to the successful positioning and development of SIX Swiss Exchange", commented Urs R?egsegger, Group CEO SIX.

Chris Landis has many years' experience and extensive knowledge of the stock-exchange industry. Since 1992, he has held various technology-related positions within the Swiss Exchange. He was appointed to the Management Committee of SIX Swiss Exchange in 2003 and has been responsible for the Operations unit since 2010, becoming Deputy Division CEO in 2012.

In his role as Chief Information Officer, he made a crucial contribution to the development of the Swiss electronic stock exchange. Under his operational responsibility, SIX Swiss Exchange became one of the world's leading stock exchanges in technology terms.