BX Swiss strengthens Board of Directors with Jürg B. Schwab

The Board of Directors of the Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss has appointed Jürg B. Schwab as a new member. With his many years of experience in online brokerage and securities trading, he brings extensive knowledge of markets and trading.

Jürg B. Schwab spent several years at Swissquote as Head of Trading. In this role, he was responsible for trading operations as well as the further development of the trading infrastructure of the leading Swiss online broker. Prior to this, he held various positions in the financial and stock exchange industry and has in-depth expertise in market structure, trading systems and client solutions.

He began his career at Union Bank of Switzerland, where he took on management responsibilities in international trading in Geneva and London. He was subsequently responsible for the operational activities of all financial products at Cantonal Bank of Geneva . From 2007, he headed trading activities at Swissquote for over 15 years and later managed strategic relationships with major clients. A leading expert in equity, derivatives and foreign exchange trading, fixed income, investment funds and risk management, he has served on advisory committees of European exchanges and currently holds several mandates in the financial sector.

"We are delighted to appoint Jürg B. Schwab to the Board of Directors of BX Swiss. A proven leader with many years of experience in the financial industry, he brings extensive expertise in market structures and securities trading and will play an important role in driving the future development of BX Swiss and its growth strategy," says Dr Matthias Voelkel, CEO of Boerse Stuttgart Group, of which BX Swiss is a part.

"Jürg B. Schwab's experience in trading and post-trade strengthens our operational capabilities. It enables us to increase efficiency, stability and execution quality for our market participants, drive the further development of our trading venue and reinforce our position in the Swiss market," says Lucas Bruggeman, CEO of BX Swiss.