Press release: Leonteq appoints Hans Widler as CFO

PRESS RELEASE | LEONTEQ APPOINTS HANS WIDLER AS CFO

Zurich, 18 April 2024 | Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR

Leonteq AG (SIX: LEON) today announced that Hans Widler has been appointed as CFO and a member of the Executive Committee. He succeeds Antoine Boublil, who will leave the company to pursue other opportunities.

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. He will become a member of the Executive Committee subject to regulatory approval. Hans Widler previously served in Switzerland and Singapore in finance managerial roles at Clariden Leu, Coutts & Co and in audit and advisory services at KPMG. He is a Swiss certified Chartered Public Accountant and holds a TRIUM Executive MBA from NYU Stern New York, HEC Paris and LSE London.

Hans Widler succeeds Antoine Boublil, who joined Leonteq in January 2024 and decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities.

“We are delighted that Hans has agreed to serve as CFO of Leonteq,” said Lukas Ruflin, CEO of Leonteq. “Hans is highly regarded, and we look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role. His experience and in-depth knowledge of the company position him well to help lead Leonteq through its next stage of development. Antoine has our best wishes for the future.”

Hans Widler, CFO of Leonteq, stated: “I am very much looking forward to my new role as CFO and will ensure a constructive dialogue with investors, capital market participants, regulators and other stakeholders.”

Antoine Boublil added: “Leonteq is a unique company with a strong capital base and has attractive growth potential with many promising initiatives. I wish everyone at Leonteq all the best.”

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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 has a BBB credit rating by Fitch Ratings, was assigned with an AA ESG rating by MSCI and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX: LEON).

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