Will pursue new types of financial listings: NYSE's first woman prez

Stacey Cunningham, who is set to become the first woman president of the New York Stock Exchange has said that she would pursue new types of financial listings and work to reverse the decline of international public offerings.

Cunningham, 43, who began her career as a summer intern at the NYSE over two decades ago will assume charge as the 67th president of the exchange on Friday.

Cunningham will be succeeding Thomas Farley, who has served in that role since 2014, the exchange's parent Intercontinental Exchange Inc, announced.

Calling her appointment "a full circle story for me," Cunningham told CNBC that she would pursue new types of financial listings and work to reverse the decline of international public offerings.

"We absolutely want to see companies continue to access the public markets," she said.

She called the exchange "home" and said she loves being a part of it, she acknowledged that very few women work in finance and technology.

"It's a male-dominated environment," she said, adding that "it hasn't changed quite as rapidly as some other industries have changed."