RTS Appoints Mark van Vugt to Executive Board

FRANKFURT and CHICAGO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading trading solutions provider, announced that Mark van Vugt, Head of Global Sales, has been appointed to the firm's Executive Board.

The Executive Board is responsible for strategic direction as well as day-to-day management of the company. Van Vugt oversees all worldwide sales efforts and teams. RTS' client list includes many of the world's leading banks, brokers, hedge funds, statistical arbitrage groups, high frequency / low latency traders, market makers, investment firms, introducing brokers, exchanges and other market participants.

Said Steffen Gemuenden, RTS CEO and President: "In the past nine years, Mark has made significant contributions to our growth. We're pleased to add his insights to our Executive Board as we pursue our mission to be top-of-class in all of our offerings. Our Executive Board is helping to ensure that we remain focused on anticipating client needs and exceeding expectations, introducing new technologies that enhance the trading experience and efficiency of users, and growing our presence even further in key regions across the globe."

Van Vugt, 43, joined RTS in 2001 to open the firm's Amsterdam office. Upon the successful launch, he continued to run the office as Managing Director, Amsterdam, assuming responsibility in 2007 also for Germany and all of Continental Europe. In early 2009, he took over responsibility for sales and support for all of Europe, including the United Kingdom, before his promotion to Head of Global Sales in July 2009.

Van Vugt has been active in the financial industry from trading, to front-office and back-office software for more than two decades. Prior to joining RTS, van Vugt had been with Euronext for 14 years. He began his career there as a floor official at the European Options Exchange in Amsterdam and earned his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 1993, after which he moved into management roles.

About RTS Realtime Systems Group

RTS is a leading global trading solutions provider with offices in Amsterdam, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, Singapore, Stockholm and Sydney, and distribution/sales partners in Greece and Japan. RTS is a pioneer in the creation of high performance multi-asset electronic trading software, with thousands of user connections to over 100 exchanges and liquidity pools.

For more information, please visit www.rtsgroup.net.

SOURCE RTS Realtime Systems Group