Advocacy and education organization for professional equity traders in the US selected new members for the Board of Governors and Officers.
Governors accomplish overall governance for the Association. The responsibilities of the Officers include setting the direction, overseeing operations and comprising the Executive Committee for a year long term. The elections were made by 5,200 members of the Association at 75th Annual Conference and Business Meeting.
Newly elected Governors and their Affiliates are: John Daley, Dallas; Rory O’Kane, Chicago; Joe Roman, Georgia; Jon Schneider, Kansas City; Jennifer Setzenfand, Pittsburgh.
The list of newly elected Officers, their positions, and Affiliates is as follows: Peter Driscoll, Chairman, Chicago; Brett Mock, Vice-Chairman, San Francisco; Joseph Cangemi, Treasurer, New York; Lou Matrone, Secretary, Dallas.
“For 75 years the Security Traders Association has represented both broker-dealer and institutional traders, and, because of this broad representation, has provided the industry, legislators, and regulators with a consensus voice on critical issues in the US and global markets,” says Peter Driscoll, chairman for 2009. “We believe that on any market issue, the outcomes that serve the best interests of the overall market also serve our members, our industry, issuers, and investors, well.”
“In our new Governors and Officers we have secured a wide diversity of market practitioners, representing all geographic areas of the country,” says John Giesea, president and CEO, STA. “We will continue to represent the interests of the broad trading community and provide their perspective to a wide range of constituencies.”
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