# Joacim Wiklander

> Joacim Wiklander is president and CEO of Cboe Canada, with a career spanning electronic trading technology, agency brokerage and exchange operations. Educated in engineering physics and economics in Stockholm, he worked at Orc and led Neonet Securities before joining Aequitas in 2014. His NEO and Cboe work has covered trading, data, business operations and global listings, including the 2025 migration of NEO trading books to Cboe Titanium.

- **Role:** President & CEO at Cboe Canada
- **Organizations:** Cboe Canada, Cboe Global Markets, NEO Exchange (previously), Aequitas Innovations (previously), Neonet Securities (previously), Orc Group (previously), OM Technology (previously), Globacap Technology Limited (former director), 100 Men of Bay Street
- **Education:** MSc, Engineering Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, BSc, Business Administration and Economics, Stockholm University
- **Known for:** Progressed from trading software analyst to chief strategy officer within Orc before becoming Neonet CEO., Held senior roles at NEO before and after its 2015 exchange launch., Led Cboe Canada during the March 2025 NEO platform migration following a 15-month industry preparation effort.

## Career timeline

- **1999–2000** — Application engineer at OM Technology.
- **2000** — Joined Orc as a trading software analyst; subsequently held product management and chief strategy officer positions.
- **2011-09** — Appointed CEO of Neonet Securities, succeeding Fredrik Lindqvist.
- **2014-04** — Joined Aequitas; subsequently held trading and data, chief business officer and chief operating officer roles at NEO.
- **2015-03** — NEO Exchange began operations on March 27; Wiklander was chief trading and data officer.
- **2022-06** — NEO became part of Cboe; Wiklander subsequently served as COO, Cboe Canada and Global Head of Listings Product.
- **2023-12** — Signed an industry consultation response as COO and Interim President & CEO, Cboe Canada.
- **2024** — Identified in public records as President & CEO, Cboe Canada and Head of Global Listings.
- **2025-03** — Led Cboe Canada during migration of its NEO trading books to Cboe Titanium.
- **2025-09** — Directorship of Globacap Technology Limited ended September 20, according to Companies House.
- **2026-05** — Publicly identified as Cboe Canada CEO in the announcement of Tanya Rowntree’s Women in ETFs board chair appointment.

## Achievements

- Progressed from trading software analyst to chief strategy officer within Orc before becoming Neonet CEO.
- Held senior roles at NEO before and after its 2015 exchange launch.
- Led Cboe Canada during the March 2025 NEO platform migration following a 15-month industry preparation effort.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Cboe completed its Australia sale to TMX; its accompanying announcement said the Canadian sale remained subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.
- **2026-05** — Congratulated Cboe Canada listings head Tanya Rowntree on her election as board chair of Women in ETFs.
- **2026-04** — Cboe announced an agreement to sell its Canadian and Australian equities exchanges to TMX for US$300 million in aggregate, subject to closing conditions.
- **2025-03** — Cboe Canada migrated the NEO trading books to Cboe Titanium.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cboe.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joacimwiklander
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jwklndr

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Last updated: 2026-10-23