Jean-François Theodore is one of the founding architects of the exchange landscape in Europe and a pioneer in the wave of consolidation among exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGMary Ann’s relationship with FIA began when she was hired to help with the first FIA Expo held on the CME floor 32 years ago.
CONTINUE READINGThe futures brokerage business is in Bob Collins’ blood. The Co-founder and Principal of independent FCM Rosenthal Collins, Bob joined Greene & Collins in 1961 - the family business co-founded nearly forty years earlier at the Chicago Board of Trade by his father John F. Collins.
CONTINUE READINGKika de la Garza was an extraordinary legislator and a great friend to the futures industry. Born in 1927 in Mercedes, Texas, he was elected to Congress in 1964 and served as the Democratic representative for the 15th congressional district of Texas from 1965 to 1997.
CONTINUE READINGWilliam Eckhardt is the Chairman and CEO of Eckhardt Trading Company. He has traded futures professionally for over 40 years, beginning on the floor of the Mid America Commodity Exchange in 1974.
CONTINUE READINGTom Hammond has spent nearly 40 years in the futures industry including more than 30 years at clearing houses. He spent the past 10 years as President of ICE Clear US and is currently focusing on global clearing strategy as he prepares to transition into retirement in June of 2017.
CONTINUE READINGHugo Jenkins has been involved in the futures industry for over 30 years.
CONTINUE READINGYoshio Kuno was at the forefront of the development of financial derivatives in Japan, with a diverse career as an end-user of derivatives as well as working for FCMs and exchanges and serving as an industry champion throughout the development of futures markets in the country.
CONTINUE READINGRosemary McFadden began her Wall Street career as a staff attorney at the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex), was promoted to Executive Vice President after one year and in the following year was elected President by the Board of Directors, becoming the first woman President of any stock or futures exchange in the United States.
CONTINUE READINGUlla Nilsson was founder and Global Head of SEB Futures, the FCM of Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, from 1993 to 2010, one of only a small number of women to have run FCMs. While based in London, the business included sales broking desks in Frankfurt and Helsinki.
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