Switzerland Fintech Group Leonteq Co-Founder & 2nd Largest Shareholder Lukas Ruflin to Step Down as CEO Once Successor is Appointed, Co-Founded Leonteq in 2007 Which has a Current Market Value of $523 Million
27th July 2024 | Hong Kong
Switzerland fintech group Leonteq co-founder & 2nd largest shareholder Lukas Ruflin has announced to step down as CEO once a successor is appointed. Lukas Ruflin co-founded Leonteq in 2007, which has a current market value of $523 million. Leonteq was founded in 2007 as EFG Financial Products Holding AG, and IPO in 2012. In 2013, the group was renamed to Leonteq. Leonteq (25/7/24): “Lukas Ruflin has decided to step down as CEO once a successor has been appointed. The Board of Directors has decided to thereafter propose his election as a new member of the Board at the next shareholders’ meeting which is expected to be the Annual General Meeting 2025, subject to regulatory approval. The CEO succession is to be determined by means of a search process led by the Chairman of the Board. Lukas Ruflin was one of the co-founders of Leonteq in 2007 and remains the company’s second largest shareholder. He served as a member of Leonteq’s Board of Directors from 2009 and was Vice-Chairman from 2015 to 2018. In 2018, he agreed to the Board of Directors’ request to take on the CEO role for approximately five years.” Leonteq – Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Leonteq AG has a BBB credit rating by Fitch Ratings, was assigned with an AA ESG rating by MSCI and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON).
“ Switzerland Fintech Group Leonteq Co-Founder & 2nd Largest Shareholder Lukas Ruflin to Step Down as CEO Once Successor is Appointed, Co-Founded Leonteq in 2007 Which has a Current Market Value of $523 Million “
Lukas Ruflin – Lukas Ruflin is a Swiss citizen, born in 1975. Since May 2018 he is CEO. Prior to becoming CEO he was a member of the Board of Directors since 2009. He was Deputy CEO and an executive committee member of EFG International from 2009 to 2012. He was one of EFG Financial Products’ Founding Partners in 2007, and was responsible for setting up and managing the issuing operations in Guernsey as General Manager of EFG Financial Products (Guernsey) Limited, from 2007 to 2009. In addition, he also served as a Director of EFG Investment (Luxembourg) S.A., Luxembourg, from 2007 to 2010 and as CEO of EFG Bank Ltd, Zurich (2010), in parallel to his functions at EFG International. Before joining EFG Financial Products, he held various management positions at EFG Bank and EFG International in Zurich and London, includ- ing Deputy CFO of EFG International Group. He started his career at Lehman Brothers, going on to J.P. Morgan and Pricewaterhouse Coopers before joining EFG in 2004. Lukas Ruflin holds a Master’s degree in economics from the University of St. Gallen and a CEMS Master’s degree in international management also from the University of St. Gallen.
Switzerland Fintech Group Leonteq Co-Founder & 2nd Largest Shareholder Lukas Ruflin to Step Down as CEO Once Successor is Appointed, Co-Founded Leonteq in 2007 Which has a Current Market Value of $523 Million

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