NEX appoints Anna Ewing to its Board as a NED

London, 15 May 2017, NEX Group plc ("NEX"), (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces today that Anna Ewing has been appointed to its Board as a non-executive director. She has also been appointed to the Risk Committee.

Anna most recently worked for Nasdaq which she joined in 2000 and spent 15 years with the company. Anna held several senior executive roles including Chief Information Officer where she was responsible for the strategic planning, delivery and operational support for all Nasdaq technology systems and infrastructure. She also established the Global Technology Solutions division, a dedicated technology and software business unit providing market technology and corporate intelligence solutions to the capital markets.

Prior to Nasdaq, Anna worked for CIBC World Markets and also spent 15 years at Merrill Lynch in a variety of technology and operations leadership roles.

Anna is a strong advocate of advancing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and entrepreneurship and currently serves on the boards of the New York Hall of Science and the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. Anna is also a member of Astia Angels which invests in high-growth businesses led by female entrepreneurs.

Anna studied Economics at Toronto's York University and gained an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, York University.

Charles Gregson, Chairman of NEX Group, said: "On behalf of the Board I am delighted to welcome Anna to NEX. She brings significant technology and operations experience to NEX which I am confident will support our development and growth as a financial technology company. I look forward to working with Anna on the Board." 

Anna Ewing, said: "This is an exciting time to be joining NEX. I believe that my previous experience at Nasdaq, CIBC and Merrill Lynch will be directly relevant to NEX as a financial technology company. I am looking forward to getting to work with the other Board members".

As at the date of this announcement, Anna Ewing has no beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of NEX Group plc.

There is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to LR9.6.13R

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NEX Group plc offers customers better ways to execute trades and manage risk. Our products and services underpin the entire trade lifecycle pre-, during and post-execution. Our electronic trading platforms are industry standards. Customers use our lifecycle management and information services to optimise portfolios, control risk and reduce costs. We partner with emerging technology companies to bring greater efficiency, transparency and scale to the world's capital markets. NEX is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. For more information, go to www.nex.com