Deutsche Boerse AG has announced the appointment of Matthias Fritton as the new senior general manager, effective March 1, 2016. His portfolio in this newly-created function will comprise the Corporate Communications, Marketing and Public Affairs area of the exchange group. Mr. Fritton will report directly to CEO Carsten Kengeter.

Following a comprehensive restructuring of Executive Board responsibilities, effective since the beginning of this year, Deutsche Borse AG will shift marketing activities from its business divisions to the Group's Head Office. By bringing together responsibility for marketing, government relations and corporate communications under the leadership of Fritton, Deutsche Borse Group wants to strengthen its corporate image, and will further enhance the Group's market and client focus. Likewise, the change highlights the importance for Deutsche Borse of conveying topics and issues that are relevant to exchanges vis-a-vis society, multipliers and political decision-makers.

Frank Klaas (57), Managing Director, Global Public Affairs, and Rudiger Assion (49), Director, Corporate Communications, will report directly to Matthias Fritton. The structure for the Group's centralised marketing activities is yet to be developed.