Before joining flatexDEGIRO in 2016, Dr Benon Janos acquired extensive securities expertise during his almost 15 years at Goldman Sachs. As Managing Director, he was responsible for the German and Austrian securities business. In 2012, Dr Benon Janos successfully passed the stock exchange trader examination in accordance with Section 4 of the Admission Regulations for Stock Exchange Traders at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

He has held the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of flatexDEGIRO AG since 2023 and the position as Deputy CEO since October 2024. From May to September 2024, Dr Benon Janos has additionally been interim Co-CEO of flatexDEGIRO AG and flatexDEGIRO Bank AG. He acquired his broad corporate knowledge as Head of B2C End Customer Business with responsibility for European internationalisation strategy (2018-2020) and as Head of Business Customers and IT (2016-2017).

Dr Benon Janos studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and holds a doctorate in materials engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Boston, USA. At the same time, he holds a Master of Technology & Policy degree in business administration.

Personal data

Year of birth: 1972
Resident in: Hofheim am Taunus
Nationality: German

Appointed until: 05/2029

Current activity

• flatexDEGIRO AG, Frankfurt am Main
  Since 10/2023 Deputy CEO & CFO, Member of the Executive Board
  From 05/2024 to 09/2024 Co-CEO (interim) & CFO
  Since 01/2023 CFO, Member of the Executive Board
  Head of the Finance, Risk, ESG, Data Office departments
• flatexDEGIRO Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main
  Since 05/2021 CFO, Member of the Executive Board and additionally Deputy CEO since 10/2024
  Head of the Finance, Accounting, Controlling and Bank Organisation departments
• Ditandus GmbH, Hofheim am Taunus
  Managing Director

Professional background

• flatexDEGIRO AG, Frankfurt am Main
  2020 - 2022 Chief Representative and
  Head of Finance and official deputy of the Chief Financial Officer
  2018 - 2020 Head of B2C end customer business with responsibility for European internationalisation strategy
  2016 - 2017 Head of Business Clients and IT
• flatexDEGIRO Bank AG
  2017 - 2021 Managing Director, Chief Representative
• cryptoport GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
  2021 - 2022 Managing Director
• flatex Finanz GmbH , Frankfurt am Main
  2021 - 2022 Managing Director
• b2clear GmbH, Willich
  2016 - 2017 Managing Director
• finotek GmbH, Willich
  2016 - 2019 Managing Director
• flatex GmbH
  2016 - 2018 Managing Director
• ViTrade GmbH, Willich
  2016 - 2017 Managing Director
• XCOM AG, Willich
  2016 - 2017 Spokesman of the Executive Board
• Alpha Centauri Finanz-Beratungsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg
  2015 pro bono consulting mandate
• Goldman Sachs International, Frankfurt am Main branch office
  2011 - 2014 Managing Director, Securities Department and authorised signatory
  2004 - 2010 Executive Director, Securities Department
  Head of Equity Sales for Germany & Austria (from 2008)
• Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
  2012 - 2014 Managing Director
• Goldman, Sachs & Co. oHG, Frankfurt am Main
  2001 - 2004 Associate, Equities Department

Qualification

• 1997 - 2001 Obtained a doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D.) in materials engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Cambridge, Mass. "Department of Materials Science and Engineering in Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• 1998 - 2000 Master of Science degree in "Technology and Policy" at Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• 1991 - 1997 Studied mechanical engineering in Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH), graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering specialising in materials technology

Other

• Supervisory board and advisory board mandates
  06/2017-07/2020 nordIX AG, Hamburg
  11/2017-12/2019 BÖAG Börsen AG, Hanover
  05/2016-04/2017 flatexDEGIRO Bank AG, Willich
• 2005 - 2014 Financial Regulation Examination of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), CF30 Customer Function (2007-2014) and CF21 Investment Adviser (2005 - 2007)
• 2002 - 2014 General Securities Representative Exam, "Finra Series 7" registration (New York Stock
  Exchange, Inc.), New York, USA
• 2012 Completion of Exchange Trader Examination according to §4 of the Admission Regulations for Exchange Traders at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse AG)

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