Thomas Wißbach is Senior Vice President at Deutsche Boerse in Frankfurt. As an experienced business expert for clearing, settlement and custody, he is part of a specific Deutsche Boerse team exploring the opportunities within the framework of Blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Previously, he was heading up the product design team for Eurex Clearing’s collateral services. During his multiple years’ career in the area of clearing and settlement for securities and derivatives, he covered various roles in the industry. Before joining Deutsche Boerse Group, he was Head of Product Management for Domestic Custody Services at Deutsche Bank. During his time at Dresdner Bank he was heading up the Product Development team for Domestic Custody Services and prior to that the Operations team for Exchange Traded Derivatives. He served many years as chairperson to key market committees in Europe covering the introduction and development of clearing services for both, derivatives and cash (securities) market products.