NowCM Appoints Markus Sauerland as COO and Co-CEO, Driving Operational Excellence and Growth

NowCM has announced the appointment of Markus Sauerland as its new Chief Operating Officer and Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2024. With over three decades of global expertise in banking and capital markets, Sauerland brings a wealth of experience to his new role at NowCM, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. As COO and Co-CEO, he will oversee all operational and business initiatives, leveraging innovative solutions to refine NowCM’s operational framework and deepen client engagements.

Sauerland’s distinguished career includes notable leadership positions, notably as Chief Operating Officer at Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH, where he successfully launched and led the European investment firm, earning a promotion to CEO and Chairman of the Management Board. Prior to his tenure at Nomura, Sauerland held key roles at Deutsche Bank, spanning major financial hubs in Frankfurt, London, and New York, where he oversaw various aspects of finance, operations, and strategy.

Robert Koller, CEO and Founder of NowCM welcomed Sauerland’s appointment, highlighting his operational expertise and its synergy with the company’s dynamic team. Koller expressed confidence in NowCM’s trajectory, emphasizing its commitment to maintaining the highest standards across all areas, including cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, product innovation, and team diversity.

Expressing his excitement about the new role, Sauerland emphasized NowCM’s commitment to shaping the future of capital markets through bold strategies and transformative approaches. He underscored the company’s goal of challenging traditional norms and setting new standards for success, fostering a more flexible and inclusive financial landscape.

NowCM is the leading market infrastructure and issuance provider within the primary debt capital markets, offering access to primary markets for inaugural and infrequent issuers through its Treasury-as-a-Service (TaaS) facility. Regulated by the CSSF in Luxembourg, NowCM operates as a “funding subsidiary” and owns and operates a multilateral trading facility (MTF), serving as the world’s first and only regulated primary marketplace under the supervision of the ACPR and AMF in France.

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