As part of their constituent meetings, the Exchange Councils of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) and Eurex Deutschland elected their Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen. Both Councils had been elected in rotation at the beginning of December 2025.
The members of the FWB Exchange Council re-elected Matthias Zieschang as Chairman. Georg Stocker was confirmed as Deputy Chairman. Zieschang is a Member of the Executive Board and serves as Executive Director Controlling and Finance at Fraport AG. He has been Chairman of the FWB Exchange Council since July 2020. Stocker is Chief Executive Officer at DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale and has been Deputy Chairman of the Exchange Council since June 2021.
Tobias Vogel was re-elected as the Chairman of the Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland. Vogel is the Chief Executive Officer of UBS Europe SE and Head of Wealth Management. He joined the Exchange Council in 2023 and has been its Chairman since then. Christoph Hock, Head of Tokenisation and Digital Assets at Union Investment, was confirmed as Deputy Chairman. Hock has been a member of the Exchange Council since January 2023 and was elected Deputy Chairman in December 2023.
“I congratulate the elected members of the Exchange Councils of Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Eurex and the elected chairs and vice-chairs. With Matthias Zieschang and Georg Stocker continuing their leadership at FWB, and Tobias Vogel and Christoph Hock at Eurex Deutschland, both Exchange Councils are ideally positioned to drive progress and innovation in the years ahead. Their experience and vision will help us strengthen market resilience and seize new opportunities in a rapidly evolving environment,” emphasizes Thomas Book, Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse Group and responsible for Trading & Clearing.
The Exchange Councils of FWB and Eurex Deutschland were elected in rotation on December 1, 2025 for a term of office of three years. The FWB Exchange Council consists of 16 members, that of Eurex Deutschland of 17 members. Both Councils are an important control and supervisory body of the respective exchange. Key tasks include appointing and supervising the management of the exchange as well as issuing the rules and regulations of the exchange.
The following members are new to the FWB Exchange Council:
