Rudolf Ferscha

Rudolf Ferscha (born 23 June 1961 in Vienna) is an Austrian banker and business executive who serves as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Flow Traders Ltd. Board. He was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board in March 2021 and in 2023 was re-elected for a fourth term to the Board as Chairman. Originally a corporate finance and capital markets lawyer, he has over 25 years' board-level experience at international financial institutions.

Ferscha holds a law degree from the University of Vienna. He started his career as a banking and corporate finance lawyer in Vienna before becoming a managing director of EFB, Erste Finanz-Beratung, a subsidiary of Erste Bank, in 1988. From 1990 to 1997 Ferscha was running Erste Bank's London office, including capital markets and derivatives trading subsidiary First Austrian International, an FSA regulated securities house. In 1997 Ferscha joined the Goldman Sachs Group LLP, initially in London, and in 1998 joined Goldman Sachs oHG Bank's management board in Frankfurt, as finance director and chief operating officer.

Ferscha joined the management board of Deutsche Börse in November 2000 with responsibility for its derivatives division, and was CEO of the Eurex group of companies from 2001-2005, including Eurex Zurich AG, Eurex Frankfurt AG and Eurex Clearing AG. From 2003 to 2005 he was chairman of the management board of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. For more than a decade, he held direct oversight responsibility for FSA and BaFin regulated derivatives and securities trading businesses.

In 2006, Ferscha founded Gledhow Capital Partners, specializing in investments in capital markets technology and infrastructure, payment systems, and asset management. In 2018, Ferscha co-founded Mainberg Asset Management with Robert Hillmann, a firm focused on equity opportunities created by mergers and acquisitions and special situations. He currently serves as Chairman at Deutsche Börse Finance SA and is a Director at IFCI Foundation-International Financial Risk Institute.

Career history

• Chairman of Flow Traders Ltd. (2021–present)
• CEO of Eurex (2001–2005)
• Chairman of Management Board, Frankfurt Stock Exchange (2003–2005)
• Management Board Member, Deutsche Börse AG (2000–2005)
• Chief Operating Officer and Management Board Member, Goldman Sachs Bank Frankfurt (1998–2000)

What Rudolf Ferscha could bring to Flow Traders: Ferscha's deep expertise in derivatives exchanges, regulated financial infrastructure, and global trading platforms positions him exceptionally well to guide Flow Traders' strategic evolution. His track record managing large-scale European financial institutions and his experience with FSA and BaFin regulation brings sophisticated governance oversight to an increasingly complex fintech-enabled liquidity provider. His background establishing and scaling Gledhow Capital Partners and Mainberg Asset Management demonstrates entrepreneurial acumen in capital markets innovation, directly applicable to Flow Traders' expansion into digital assets and new market segments.