New chair Amsterdam Exchange

René van Vlerken (Geldrop, 1971) is the new chair of Euronext Amsterdam as of today. He follows Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, who has held the position since 2019. Since the origins of the modern Amsterdam Exchange in 1876, Van Vlerken is the 21^st exchange chair. René van Vlerken is known by his colleagues as a ‘real stock market man’. He has worked at Euronext Amsterdam since 2017 after previously working at ABN AMRO and Rabobank. He has been Head of Listings in the Netherlands and Central and Eastern Europe for the past six years. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Amsterdam Exchange since 2018.