CME Group, a derivatives exchange, announced the appointment of R. Jason Weller as managing director, Corporate Strategy. Weller will be responsible for the research, development and implementation of CME Group’s strategic plan as well as directing the company’s business planning process. He will report to Ken Vroman, managing director and chief corporate development officer.
Weller, 47, most recently served as managing director of Research andBusiness Development for Willis Stein and Partners. In this role, he wasresponsible for identification of target industries and investmentopportunities, development of strategic business plans, and overall portfolio planning and assessment. Weller also served as Vice president/director of Commercial Strategy and Development for Ameritech where he was responsible for developing corporate level strategies and growth plans and leading M&A and integration teams. He also has worked for Boston Consulting Group.
Weller earned bachelor’s degrees in materials science, engineering andhumanities from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.