Alan van Griethuysen

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Alan van Griethuysen is a Dutch financial executive with a long career in the European securities and derivatives markets. He has held leadership positions at several major exchanges and industry associations over the course of his career spanning more than three decades. He currently serves as chief commercial officer of NPEX, a stock exchange for SMEs.
== Career ==
=== European Options Exchange and Amsterdam Exchange ===
Van Griethuysen began his career at the European Options Exchange (EOE) in Amsterdam in 1979. He played a key role in the development of the options market in the Netherlands during his time there. 
In 1997, the EOE merged with the Amsterdam Stock Exchange to form Amsterdam Exchanges N.V., where van Griethuysen continued in a leadership capacity. He served as deputy director of the derivatives market, responsible for the floor to screen migration of the Amsterdam options and futures products from 1998 to December 2002.
=== Euronext and NYSE Euronext ===
Following the creation of Euronext in 2000 through the merger of the Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris exchanges, van Griethuysen took on senior roles in the combined entity, including as executive director of derivative markets. He served as executive director of sales and business development at Euronext.Liffe, the derivatives arm of Euronext formed after its acquisition of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) in 2001.
Van Griethuysen later became head of European business development and Asian affairs at NYSE Euronext after its formation in 2007. In April 2009 he was appointed regional business head. He left NYSE Euronext in 2012 after a 33-year career with the exchange and its predecessors.
=== NPEX ===
In 2020, van Griethuysen joined NPEX, the Dutch SME stock exchange, as chief commercial officer. At NPEX, he has advocated for policies to stimulate retail investment in the Netherlands.
=== Industry Leadership ===
Van Griethuysen has held several prominent positions in financial industry associations:
* President of the Association of Futures Markets from 2008 to 2010
* Public Board Member of the Swiss Futures and Options Association
* Chairman of the European members of the World Federation of Exchanges
* Board Member of the Dutch Securities Institute
== Legacy ==
Alan van Griethuysen is recognized as a pioneer in the development of electronic trading systems in Europe. His long career spanning multiple exchanges coincided with and contributed to the modernization and consolidation of European securities markets in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
== John Lothian News Interviews ==
*Five Minutes with Alan van Griethuysen
Alan van Griethuysen’s Dutch Path to Electronic Trading
== Personal ==
Van Griethuysen's hobbies include sailing and mountain biking.
== References ==	
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Category:NYSE Euronext - Former Employees
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Category:European Options Exchange
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