JEAN-FRANÇOIS THÉODORE
Director & Former Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Théodore has been a director of NYSE Euronext since April 2007. Until his retirement in December 2009, he had been the deputy chief executive officer of NYSE Euronext since April 2007 and the chief executive officer and chairman of the managing board of Euronext since its creation in September 2000. He started his career with the French Treasury (Direction du Trésor) at the Ministry of Economy and Finance from 1974 to 1990, serving as assistant head of the State Holdings Bureau. He was then seconded for two years to Crédit National. On his return to the Treasury, he was successively appointed head of the “African States—Franc Zone” Bureau, and head of the Foreign Investment Bureau. In 1984, Mr. Théodore was appointed deputy director in charge of the Banking Department; in 1986, he was appointed deputy director in charge of the Investments, Public Corporations Department, and in 1990, he became chief executive officer of ParisBourse SBF S.A. He presided over the International Federation of Stock Exchanges (FIBV) for two years (1993-1994) and served as president of the Federation of European Stock Exchanges (1998-2000). Mr. Théodore served on the board of Euroclear plc until his retirement in February 2010 and currently serves on the boards of Winton Futures Fund and the Qatar Exchange.
Mr. Théodore’s significant experience as a leader of NYSE Euronext and our predecessor organizations, coupled with his considerable experience and distinguished contributions to governmental, professional and industry organizations, demonstrated to the Nominating and Governance Committee that he would contribute an exceptional understanding of our business and the regulatory and competitive environment in which we operate to Board discussions and decisions on our operational, financial and strategic objectives and plans. For these reasons, the committee concluded that Mr. Théodore should serve on the Board of NYSE Euronext.
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