United States Derivatives & Securities Exchange Network Cboe Global Markets Hires CME Group ex-CEO Craig Donohue as CEO (7/5/25) Succeeding Fredric Tomczyk, More than 30 Years Experience in Global Derivatives Including 20 Years at CME Group (8 Years as CEO) & 10 Years at World Largest Equity Derivatives Clearing Organization OCC (Chairman & CEO), Cboe Current Market Value at $23 Billion, Share Price +15.2% YTD, +23.8% in Last 12 Months & +125.9% in Last 5 Years
5th May 2025 | Hong Kong
United States derivatives & securities exchange network Cboe Global Markets has hired CME Group ex-CEO Craig Donohue as CEO (7/5/25) succeeding Fredric Tomczyk. Craig Donohue has more than 30 years experience in global derivatives, including 20 years at CME Group (8 years as CEO) & 10 years at the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization OCC (Chairman & CEO). Cboe market value is at $23 billion, with share price +15.2% YTD, +23.8% in last 12 months & +125.9% in last 5 years. Announcement (1/5/25): “Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed longtime global financial markets executive Craig S. Donohue as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective May 7, 2025. Mr. Donohue succeeds Fredric Tomczyk who, as previously announced, will step down as CEO and remain on the Board. Mr. Donohue is a seasoned global derivatives market executive with more than 30 years of experience, including two decades at CME Group where he spent eight years as CEO before departing in 2012. Over the last decade, Mr. Donohue has served as Chairman of the Board at OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, where he also spent three years as CEO from 2016 until 2019 … … Upon the effective date of Mr. Donohue’s appointment as CEO, Mr. Tomczyk will transition into an advisory role through the end of June 2025.”
“ United States Derivatives & Securities Exchange Network Cboe Global Markets Hires CME Group ex-CEO Craig Donohue as CEO (7/5/25) Succeeding Fredric Tomczyk, More than 30 Years Experience in Global Derivatives Including 20 Years at CME Group (8 Years as CEO) & 10 Years at World Largest Equity Derivatives Clearing Organization OCC (Chairman & CEO) “
Craig S. Donohue – Prior to joining Cboe, Mr. Donohue was Chairman of the Board of Directors at OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Mr. Donohue joined OCC as Executive Chairman in January 2014 to help lead change across the organization after OCC’s designation as a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility by the Financial Stability Oversight Council. In 2016, he remained at OCC as Executive Chairman and took on the role of Chief Executive Officer for three years. In 2019, Mr. Donohue returned to the role of Executive Chairman. Mr. Donohue transitioned to Chairman of the Board of Directors in January 2024. Prior to joining OCC, Mr. Donohue spent more than two decades in global financial markets, most recently as CEO of CME Group from January 2004 until May 2012. During that time, Mr. Donohue led the successful completion of more than $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions, including CME’s historic merger with the Chicago Board of Trade in 2007 and the acquisition of both the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Exchange Inc. in 2008. Mr. Donohue is an active leader in national and local civic and philanthropic efforts. He is a past board member and chairman of the Council for Economic Education. He is also a past board member and chairman of the Executives’ Club of Chicago and previously served as a director of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Mr. Donohue holds a Master of Management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a Master of Law in Financial Services Regulation from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Drake University.
Cboe Global Markets – Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to people around the world. Cboe provides trading solutions and products in multiple asset classes, including equities, derivatives and FX, across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Above all, we are committed to building a trusted, inclusive global marketplace that enables people to pursue a sustainable financial future.
United States Derivatives & Securities Exchange Network Cboe Global Markets Hires CME Group ex-CEO Craig Donohue as CEO (7/5/25) Succeeding Fredric Tomczyk, More than 30 Years Experience in Global Derivatives Including 20 Years at CME Group (8 Years as CEO) & 10 Years at World Largest Equity Derivatives Clearing Organization OCC (Chairman & CEO)
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