World- and Paralympic swim champion Marc Evers is ambassador of the Dutch Autism Association (NVA). He opened trading day today to ask attention for World Autism Day. Together with Mariska Aarts, director of the Brunel Foundation, he sounded the gong. Brunel is one of the partners of the NVA. They were welcomed by Marianne Aalders, communication manager of Euronext Amsterdam.

Annemarie Jorna, Operations Director the Netherlands of Accell Group, sounded the gong today as winner of the Young Captain Award 2020. She was virtually welcomed by Lindsay Faijdherbe, HR Business Partner of Euronext Amsterdam. For more than 15 years the Young Captain Award gives visibility to the new generation leaders in the Dutch business community.

Nick Aperghis, CFO of European FinTech IPO Company, 1 and Ben Davey, CIO of European FinTech IPO Company 1, sounded the traditional gong during a virtual ceremony this morning in the presence of Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, and René van Vlerken, Head of Listings of Euronext Amsterdam. With the gong ceremony they celebrated the Initial Public Offering of this Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicle.

Remon Vos, Founder and CEO of CTP, sounded the gong this morning to celebrate the Initial Public Offering of CTP. He was joined on stage by CTP’s deputy CEO and Group CFO Richard Wilkinson, together with Simone Huis in ‘t Veld (CEO Euronext Amsterdam), Jan-Evert Post (CTP’s Head of Funding & Investor Relations) and René van Vlerken (Head of Listings Euronext Amsterdam).  

Alfen N.V. celebrates its inclusion in the AMX-index. To mark this company milestone, Roxana van der Hoogt, IT Director of Alfen N.V., sounded the gong this morning. She was welcomed by Alexander Voorham, Listing Account manager for Euronext Amsterdam. The AMX-index (Amsterdam Midcap Index) is part of the AEX Family and contains the largest companies; the following 25 are included in the Midcap.

After a 1,5 year-long renovation process, the statue of the ‘charging bull’ has returned to Beursplein. The bull was secretly placed in July 2012 at the initiative of the recently deceased Italian-American artist Arturo Di Modica (January 26, 1941 - February 19, 2021). It is a scaled-down version of the "charging bull" that the artist placed 23 years earlier - also without consultation - in front of the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. The symbolism of the statue is still as prevalent today: Di Modica wanted to spread the message to Europe to stay positive, even during economic downtimes.

FlexShares ETFs & Northern Trust Asset Management celebrates the listing of 2 ETFs on Euronext. Gerard van Leusden, Head of Sales, EMEA, sounded the gong virtually on behalf of Marie Dzanis, EVP, Head of Asset Management, EMEA Northern Trust Asset Management, and in the presence of amongst others Brieuc Louchard, who is responsible for ETFs within Euronext.

Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, sounded the gong for the opening of the Retail Brokers Advisory Committee. She did this together with Rauke Wouda, Senior Product Developer of Euronext Amsterdam, Robin van Rijn, Client Relationship Manager of Euronext Amsterdam and in the virtual presence of a few committee members.

Robin van Rijn, Client Relationship Manager of Euronext, welcomed Inger Leemans, Professor Cultural History on the VU Amsterdam. Leemans sounded the gong virtually on the occasion of the 3-day Making Sense of Finance Congress.

Alexander Voorham, account manager Listings of Euronext Amsterdam, sounded the gong together with cooperation partners as kick-off of the first edition of Go Public the Netherlands 2021. Go Public is the new pre-IPO educational programme of Euronext for entrepreneurs.

It is International Women’s Day today! Enaam Ahmed Ali, Board Member of UN Women the Netherlands, sounded the gong on this occasion. She did this together with Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, and Marianne Brackel, Committee Member of Women in ETFs. The International Women’s Day 2021 theme is: “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’’.

Renewi is listed on Euronext Amsterdam for 1 year. To celebrate this special moment, Otto de Bont, CEO of Renewi, sounded the gong this morning. He was accompanied by amongst others René van Vlerken, Head of Listing of Euronext Amsterdam en Baukje Dreimuller, Legal Counsel of Renewi. Renewi listed successfully on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on 30 January 2020.

CM.com is listed on Euronext Amsterdam for 1 year. To celebrate this special moment, Gilbert Gooijers, COO of CM.com, sounded the gong this morning. He was accompanied by amongst others René van Vlerken, Head of Listing of Euronext Amsterdam. CM.com listed successfully on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange last year by a fusion with the Special Purpose Acquisition (SPAC) Dutch Star Companies One. It was the first SPAC-listing on Euronext Amsterdam.

Rize ETF celebrates today the listing of three ETF’s on Euronext. Jason Kennard, co-founder of Rize ETF, sounded the gong for this cause from safe distance. He was virtually joined by amongst others Thomas Weber, ETFs Business Development Manager at Euronext. The listed ETF’s are Cybersecurity, Edtech en Sustainable food.

Hans Slootweg, Managing Director of ESG Core Investments, was welcomed by Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO Euronext Amsterdam. Van Roij sounded the gong on the occasion of the listing of ESG Core Investments, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) with a strong focus on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG). It is the first SPAC-listing on Euronext this year.

UBS Asset Management celebrated today that they have been offering ETFs for twenty years. Marcel Danen, Executive Director of UBS, sounded the gong from a safe distance, in the presence of Brieuc Louchard, among others, who is responsible for ETFs within Euronext. Ten years ago, UBS launched its first sustainable ETF. Since five years several ETFs have been listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange.

Alexander Voorham, account manager Listings of Euronext Amsterdam, sounded the gong as kick-off of the TechShare Netherlands programme 2020-2021. TechShare is the educational programme of Euronext for Tech entrepreneurs. It familiarizes them with the financial capital markets. 

On World Cancer Day we raise awareness for cancer patients more than usual. Euronext’s communication manager Marianne Aalders sounded the gong this morning together with Dick Plomp, peer supporter on behalf of the Dutch Federation of Cancer Patient Organisations.