On 13 February 2018, the Board of Directors of Leonteq AG appointed Lukas Ruflin, currently Vice-Chairman of the company, as new CEO effective 1 May 2018. Marco Amato, who currently holds the CEO position on an interim basis, will continue as Deputy CEO and CFO as of 1 May 2018. Lukas Ruflin started his career at a leading accounting firm and global investment banks.

From 2004 until 2012, he held various leadership positions at EFG International, including the roles as Deputy CFO from 2004 to 2007, Deputy CEO from 2009 to 2012, and CEO of EFG Bank in 2010. Following the appointment of Lukas Ruflin as Leonteq's CEO, he will not stand for re-election as a member of the Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2018. The Board of Directors intends to appoint Hans Isler, a Board member and Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2012, as Leonteq's new Vice-Chairman, subject to his re-election at the General Meeting.

The company also announced the nomination of Richard A. Laxer as new independent member of the Board of Directors.