Today, the shareholders of TOM announce their intention to appoint Hans Pieterse (46) as CEO. Pieterse was a Director at Optiver until his departure in March 2015.
He will succeed Willem Meijer as CEO of TOM, who stepped down as per 1 September 2016. One of the main responsibilities of the new CEO will be to set the strategy of the TOM Group. The appointment of Mr. Pieterse is subject to regulatory approvals of the AFM and DNB.
About TOM (The Order Machine)
TOM is a trading venue in The Netherlands offering equity and options trading and aiming for optimal competition between markets. To be able to offer clients the best available price for their orders, TOM developed a search engine (‘TOM Smart Execution’) which compares prices, faster than the blink of an eye, between markets. In principle, a client’s order is executed at the trading venue showing the best available price. TOM has established a substantial market position in equity and options trading. The shareholders of TOM are: ABN AMRO Clearing Investments, BinckBank, IMC, Nasdaq and Optiver.
