“I respect the decision of Ms Stars, who wants to take on new challenges after eight years at Deutsche Börse and thank her for the many years of trustful and very successful cooperation”, commented Joachim Faber, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG. “At the same time, I am glad that Ms Stars will continue working for Deutsche Börse AG fully committed to actively support the company’s success until the end of her term of office.”