LONDON, Dec. 2, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NASDAQ OMX Europe today announced the appointments of Mr. Marc Bailey, Mr. Alan Gibbins, and Mr. Paul Henderson as Non-Executive Directors of the NASDAQ OMX Europe Board.
Charlotte Crosswell, President of NASDAQ OMX Europe commented, "We are delighted to have established a NASDAQ OMX Europe Board with individuals who have proven experience and a reputation for guiding business growth. We look forward to continued innovation and development at NASDAQ OMX Europe."
Mr. Bailey has a city career extending more than 25 years and has extensive knowledge of both securities and derivatives markets. Mr. Bailey has worked as Director of Business Development for the London Stock Exchange, within the Global Exchange Derivatives and European Fixed Income divisions at JP Morgan, and is currently Managing Director of Bache Commodities Ltd.
Mr. Gibbins' experience spans a 35-year tenure with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he held a number of roles, including most recently Audit and Business Assurance Partner responsible for multi-national companies and IPOs. He was also a member of the firm's panel dealing with complex technical issues and the issuance of public documents including prospectuses. Mr. Gibbins is currently a Non-executive Director and the Chair of the Audit Committee at BlueBay Asset Management plc.
Mr. Henderson spent a number of years working in senior compliance positions for the London Stock Exchange and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities. He currently runs his own compliance consultancy offering reviews of new business activities, interim compliance management, preparation and reaction to FSA Arrow reviews, MiFID related work and POTAM reviews.
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NASDAQ OMX Europe, the most competitively priced multilateral trading facility in Europe, is the first platform to connect European liquidity pools with Pan-European routing. Following the complete roll-out, NASDAQ OMX Europe will trade approximately 700 securities including constituents of the main European indices, ETFs and other highly liquid securities. For more information about NASDAQ OMX Europe, visit www.nasdaqomxeurope.com.
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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit www.nasdaqomx.com.
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