Press release: Leonteq announces appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

PRESS RELEASE | LEONTEQ ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Zurich, 14 June 2023 | Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

Leonteq AG (SIX: LEON) announced today that the Board of Directors has appointed Antoine Boublil as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee, effective 1 January 2024. He is succeeding Marco Amato, who will step down at end-August 2023, as previously announced. Hans Widler, Head Financial Management since 2015, is appointed CFO ad interim effective 1 September 2023.

Following an extensive search process, the Board of Directors of Leonteq AG appointed Antoine Boublil as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee effective 1 January 2024, subject to regulatory approval.

Antoine Boublil (born 1975) has been Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG since 2016 where he has been responsible for the finance leadership of the Swiss Bank of Credit Suisse. In addition, he currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Now AG, a fully owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse and as Chairman of the Board of Managing Officers of Swisscard AECS GmbH, a leading credit card company owned by Credit Suisse and American Express.

From 2013 to 2016, Antoine Boublil worked as Chief Financial Officer at Cembra Money Bank AG where he was responsible for listing the bank on the Swiss exchange. Prior to that he worked for more than 15 years at General Electric Group in various finance roles internationally, including CFO of GE Money Bank Switzerland, CFO of GE Money Bank France and CFO of GE Healthcare Diagnostic Imaging Equipment EMEA.

Antoine Boublil is a French national and a graduate from Sciences Po Paris in Economics and Finance. He also holds a Master in Economics and Corporate Strategy and a DEUG in Mathematics and Economics from Paris Dauphine University.

As announced on 9 February 2023, Marco Amato, Chief Financial Officer, will step down from his role by 31 August 2023. Hans Widler has been appointed as CFO ad interim from 1 September 2023 until 31 December 2023 in addition to his existing responsibilities and will participate in the Group’s Executive Committee meetings as a standing attendee.

A Swiss national, Hans Widler (born 1974) joined Leonteq as Head Financial Accounting in 2013 and has been the Group’s Head Financial Management since 2015. During his tenure, he significantly strengthened the Group’s budgeting and strategic planning processes and implemented a state-of-the-art management information system for revenue and cost management activities. He previously served in finance managerial roles at Clariden Leu, Coutts & Co and in audit services at KPMG. Hans Widler is a Swiss certified Chartered Public Accountant and holds a TRIUM Executive MBA from NYU Stern New York, HEC Paris and LSE London.

Lukas Ruflin, CEO of Leonteq stated: “We are delighted to announce Antoine Boublil as our new CFO. He brings a wealth of relevant experience with a proven track record in working closely with the investor community, credit rating agencies and all other stakeholders. His deep understanding of the financial services industry and his leadership qualities will further contribute to the successful and continued execution of our strategy, including in adding new financial services companies as white-labelling partners to our ecosystem for investment solutions.” He added: ”Hans Widler is highly respected and trusted by everyone at Leonteq, and we thank him for taking on the role as CFO on an interim basis. We would also like to thank Marco Amato again for his considerable contributions and wish him all the best for the future.”

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LEONTEQ
Leonteq is a Swiss fintech company with a leading marketplace for structured investment solutions. Based on proprietary modern technology, the company offers derivative investment products and services and predominantly covers the capital protection, yield enhancement and participation product classes. Leonteq acts as both a direct issuer of its own products and as a partner to other financial institutions. Leonteq further enables life insurance companies and banks to produce capital-efficient, unit-linked pension products with guarantees. The company has offices and subsidiaries in 13 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Leonteq AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON).

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