Euronext today confirms that Maria João Carioca, CEO of Euronext Lisbon and member of the Managing Board of Euronext, has resigned after being asked by the Government of Portugal to join the Management Board of Caixa Geral de Depósitos. She has accepted the offer, pending all regulatory approvals by the relevant authorities.

“We are very proud that Maria João has been selected to serve her country in this new role. Meanwhile, Euronext is committed to continuing to invest in Portugal where it is expanding its IT Centre in Porto which should amount to 120 people by the end of the year. We will work together with Maria João to ensure a seamless transition during the first quarter of 2017, until her successor arrives,” said Stéphane Boujnah, Chairman and CEO of the Managing Board of Euronext NV.

Euronext has now initiated the transition process, adopting all necessary measures to ensure it takes place in a smooth and orderly manner.

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Euronext is the primary exchange in the Euro zone with more than 1 300 listed issuers worth more than €3.0 trillion in market capitalization as of end December 2015, an unmatched blue chip franchise consisting of 25 issuers in the EURO STOXX 50® benchmark and a strong diverse domestic and international client base.

Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and derivatives markets. Its total product offering includes Equities, Exchange Traded Funds, Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and managed services to third parties. Euronext operates regulated markets, Alternext and the Free Market; in addition it offers EnterNext, which facilitates SMEs’ access to capital markets.