Erik Tim Müller, CEO of Eurex Clearing AG, will leave Deutsche Börse Group by the end of 2025, opting not to serve another three-year term after March, it was revealed on Thursday.
Erik Tim Müller to Depart Eurex and Deutsche Börse Group
In a press release, Eurex said Müller plans to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities but has offered to assist with the transition.
Müller has been with Deutsche Börse since 1997, holding key leadership roles, including Group Treasury and Investor Relations after the company’s IPO in 2001, and later serving as Managing Director for Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Since 2013, he has been a member of the Eurex Clearing Executive Board and the Eurex Deutschland Management Board.
Thomas Book, Executive Board Member for Trading & Clearing at Deutsche Börse, praised Müller’s contributions. “Over the last ten years, Erik Tim Müller was a driving force in positioning Eurex as a true partner to the industry and natural home of the Euro with clients, regulators, central banks and governments globally,” he stated.
Stephan Leithner, CEO of Deutsche Börse Group, added: “We thank Erik for almost three decades of commitment. His entrepreneurship and stakeholder focus helped position Eurex for future growth.”
Reflecting on his tenure, Müller stated that it had been a “great honour to shape Deutsche Börse and Eurex in different leadership roles.” He also thanked his colleagues, clients, and partners for their support.
