Cees is the Chief Executive Officer of The International Stock Exchange Group Limited, a position he has held since November 2020. With a strong focus on strategy, business development and infrastructure, he is responsible for all aspects of leadership and management of the Company. He aims to work with and create enhanced value for the Group’s stakeholders, including its staff, members, issuers and shareholders.

Cees has more than 25 years’ experience within international financial market infrastructure. He has held senior executive positions within several international exchanges, including CEO of CME Europe Ltd, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam and Head of European Cash Markets for NYSE Euronext. Prior to that, he spent a decade working in IT and programme management roles within leading Netherlands based companies Philips and Delta Lloyd Group.

Cees holds a degree in Business Administration and Industrial Engineering from The Hague University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.