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Christian Vollmuth joins Solactive as Chief Risk Officer

20 September 2017
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Solactive is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Vollmuth as Chief Risk Officer starting on the 1st of October 2017. In this new role, Christian, formerly Managing Director at the German Derivatives Association, will be responsible for legal, compliance and regulatory affairs. Christian will join Steffen Scheuble, CEO, and Christian Grabbe, COO, in the management board.

Solactive, which is about to celebrate its tenth anniversary, has grown to be one of the
market leaders in the indexing industry, calculating over 4000 indices and serving more
than 350 clients globally. As at January 2017, approximately 250 ETFs were linked to
indices calculated by the company. The arrival of Christian Vollmuth is the latest addition
to a series of key hires made in the past months that have seen senior managers from
notable companies join Solactive as part of the company’s growth strategy.

Steffen Scheuble, CEO of Solactive AG, said: “In a bid to strengthen our position as leading
index providers, we are constantly seeking to capture the opportunities arising from the
changing regulatory environment. Christian Vollmuth, with his deep knowledge of the
financial industry and extensive experience with regulators, is the perfect candidate for
this task. I am certain his arrival will position Solactive to meet the coming regulatory
challenges.”

Christian Vollmuth, Chief Risk Officer at Solactive AG, commented: “I am very excited to
be joining Solactive at such an interesting stage of the company’s development, where it is
not only embracing the potential of a rapidly growing market, but also determining the
course of the industry with its business model. I look forward to developing a team able to
competently address the regulatory advantages and risks such innovative companies
face.”

Before joining Solactive, Christian Vollmuth worked at the German Derivatives Association
(Deutscher Derivate Verband, DDV) for seven years, serving as Managing Director and
head of the Association’s Berlin office. His responsibilities included overseeing all legal
aspects and regulatory issues concerning the structured products industry in Germany
and Europe. While working for the Association, Christian was a member of working
groups at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the European Securities and
Markets Authority (ESMA) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions
(IOSCO). Prior to this, Christian worked at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt for nine years,
where he was Senior Counsel and Director in the Legal Department. Christian is admitted
as a lawyer in Germany.

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