leadership team
TOBIAS SPROEHNLE
CEO
32 years experience in financial services & technology
Recognised thought leader in benchmarks, indices, data products as well as financial market infrastructure
Past CEO of Moorgate Benchmarks,
successfully exited to Morningstar in 2021
Past CEO of Thomson Reuters Benchmark Services and held senior roles at London Stock Exchange, IHS Markit, and Deutsche Börse
STEPHANE DEGROOTE
CRO
25 years of experience in steering both regional and global teams in financial services
Renowned for driving substantial AUM growth and revenue across a spectrum of investable solutions, ETFs, index funds, and mandates
Past Global Head of Investable Products at STOXX Indices and EMEA Head of Index Investments Group at FTSE Russell
Mark Pralle
CTO/COO
25 years of industry & technology background
Built iBoxx technology and operations, which was acquired by Markit to drive one of the largest global fixed income index families. At MD/COO level, Mark was running global index operations and technology.
Co-founder, CTO & COO of Moorgate Benchmarks which exited to Morningstar in 2021. Member of Executive Team and Global Head of Operations at Morningstar Indexes.
MARK PENFOLD
HEAD OF PRODUCT
10 years experience in index and ETF data services
Key player in developing Moorgate Benchmarks’ advanced index calculation technology
Past Product Manager for Morningstar Index Services, expanding product offerings
Past Product Lead for ETF data at IHS Markit, optimizing solutions for global clients
Our Advisors
Neal Pawar
Former Deutsche Bank Group CIO and Current Enfusion COO Neal PawarÂ
Neal Pawar strengthens PANTA’s strategic position as it continues to develop its innovative index technology platform. His deep expertise in quantitative finance, technology infrastructure, and operational excellence will be invaluable as PANTA scales its next-generation index creation and management solutions.
Mr. Pawar currently serves as COO of Enfusion, a leading provider of cloud-based investment management software. His distinguished career includes roles as Partner and CTO at D.E. Shaw & Co. and AQR Capital, Group CIO at Deutsche Bank, and Global CIO of UBS Wealth Management. Most recently, he served as COO and interim CEO of Qontigo, overseeing the integration of Axioma with the DAX/STOXX index business.Â
JESPER WAHRENDORF
Serial fintech & payment entrepreneur, lastly Head of Vanguard Germany D2C
Jesper Wahrendorf’s appointment strengthens PANTA’s strategic position as it continues to develop its innovative index technology platform. His deep expertise in setting up and scaling companies in the Fintech space will be invaluable for PANTA when launching its next-generation index creation and management solutions.
Jesper brings 20 years of experience in Fintech, E-Commerce and Strategy Consulting. As CEO he has successfully restructured, scaled and finally exited Ratepay – a BNPL champion – to Private Equity. Thereafter, in the midst of the pandemic, he has set-up and launched Vanguard’s D2C business in Germany. He holds various board memberships and is invested in several start-up companies.