Cyprus Stock Exchange Chairman Marios A. Pilavakis elected Member to the FESE Board

BRUSSELS, 16-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The FESE General Assembly during its meeting in Brussels today unanimously agreed the appointment of Mr Marios A. Pilavakis, Chairman of the Board of Directors (Council) of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) as Member of the Board for a term of three years.

In June 2015, Mr. Pilavakis became the Chairman of the Board of Directors (Council) of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE), he also previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (2005 – 2010) and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (2011- 2015). The appointment of Mr. Pilavakis to these positions, was made by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus.

Mr Pilavakis will join the following Members to the Board:

FESE President: Deirdre Somers, Irish Stock Exchange
FESE Vice President: Martin Reck, Deutsche Börse
Carlos López Marqués, BME
Michael Buhl, CEESEG
Uwe Schweickert, Deutsche Börse
Lee Hodgkinson, Euronext
Tim Grange, ICE
Robert Scharfe, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Magnus Billing, NASDAQ
Bente A. Landsnes, Oslo Børs
Ian Cornwall, SIX Swiss Exchange

Information for the Editor:
The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) represents 36 exchanges in equities, bonds, derivatives and commodities through 19 full members from 30 countries, as well as one Affiliate Member and one Observer Member. At the end of 2014, FESE members had up to 9,051 companies listed on their markets, of which 7% are foreign companies contributing towards the European integration and providing broad and liquid access to Europe’s capital markets. Many of our members also organise specialised markets that allow small and medium sized companies across Europe to access the capital markets; 1,442 companies were listed in these specialised markets/segments in equity, increasing choice for investors and issuers.

For further information:
FESE Secretariat
Tracey Roberts
Communications and Policy Adviser
Tel: +32 2 551 01 87
Fax : +32 2 512 49 05
Email: roberts@fese.eu