As Head Index Services he is responsible for the Index Business at SIX and its well-known indices for Switzerland (SIX Swiss Exchange), Spain (BME) and the Nordics: the Swiss SMI, the Spanish IBEX 35 of BME, the Swiss Bond Indices (SBI), SARON and the SIXRX for Sweden. He also chairs the index commissions of SIX.
He has broad-based expertise in passive investments and indices as well as many years of experience in the market data business. Christian Bahr is part of the National Working Group (NWG) on Swiss Franc Reference Rates for the transition from CHF-LIBOR to SARON.
Previously, he was responsible for product development, financial engineering and index management in his roles at STOXX (Deutsche Börse) and the Dow Jones Indexes. Christian Bahr holds a Masters and Ph.D. degree from the University of Hanover in Economics and Management.
