CME Group announces new regional leadership structure in EMEA and APAC

<img width="250" height="151" src="https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-250×151.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="CME Group" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-250×151.jpg 250w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-700×422.jpg 700w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-768×463.jpg 768w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-120×72.jpg 120w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-245×148.jpg 245w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02-500×301.jpg 500w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CME-Group-02.jpg 880w" sizes="(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /><p>Michel Everaert was appointed as Managing Director and Head of EMEA. The new position is based in London and reports directly to Sammann. Having joined CME Group in 2011, Everaert most recently served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Client Development &amp; Sales (CD&amp;S) for EMEA. He has 30 years of experience in derivatives markets at companies like IMEX Group, GFI Group, Logica, Reuters and Dow Jones.</p>
<p>CME Group has also hired Russell Beattie, who will start in May, as Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific. Beattie is based in Singapore and brings more than 25 years of experience in the listed and OTC derivatives markets. Most recently he served as Head of Asia Pacific Derivatives Indexes for MSCI. Beattie has also held APAC leadership roles for Bank of America Securities, Barclays, Deutsche Bank and HSBC. He will succeed Chris Fix who retired in March 2022. Beattie will also report to Sammann</p>
<p>Sammann commented:</p>
<div><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-429342" class=" wp-image-429342" src="https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Derek-Sammann-e1649756311456.jpg" alt="Derek Sammann, CME Group" width="113" height="113" srcset="https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Derek-Sammann-e1649756311456.jpg 366w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Derek-Sammann-e1649756311456-150×150.jpg 150w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Derek-Sammann-e1649756311456-245×245.jpg 245w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Derek-Sammann-e1649756311456-250×250.jpg 250w, https://www.leaprate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Derek-Sammann-e1649756311456-120×120.jpg 120w" sizes="(max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px" /><p>Derek Sammann</p></div>
<blockquote><p>I’m now pleased to appoint Michel Everaert, who is a long-standing CME Group employee, to head our EMEA region and name Russell Beattie to lead our business in Asia Pacific.</p></blockquote>
<p>In addition, the company also named Serge Marston as Managing Director and Head of CD&amp;S for EMEA. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading CME Group’s sales efforts in the region across listed derivatives, as well as cash markets. In his new position, Marston will be based in London and report to David Hartney, Global Head of CD&amp;S.</p>
<p>Marston was hired by CME Group in 2018 following the its acquisition of NEX Group. Most recently, he served as Co-Head of CD&amp;S for EMEA. He has previously worked at Deutsche Bank for nearly 20 years where he held a variety of roles including Global Head of eCommerce Sales.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.leaprate.com/financial-services/exchanges/cme-group-sees-an-18-rise-in-international-adv-in-q1-2022/" rel="noopener">CME Group</a> also revealed that William Knottenbelt, who is Senior Managing Director, Head of International, will retire at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Earlier in February, the company revealed changes <a target="_blank" href="https://www.leaprate.com/forex/executives/cme-group-reveals-changes-to-senior-leadership-team/" rel="noopener">to senior leadership team.</a></p>
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