NYSE Euronext Names Walter Lukken, Former Acting CFTC Chairman, as Senior Vice President, Global Market Structure, Office of ...
16 Giugno 2009 - 8:14PM
Business Wire
NYSE Euronext (NYX), the world's most diverse exchange group,
today appointed Walter Lukken to the newly created position of
Senior Vice President, Global Market Structure, Office of the
General Counsel. Mr. Lukken, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) as well as Acting Chairman of the
Commission from June 27, 2007 until Jan. 20, 2009, will join NYSE
Euronext on July 13, 2009. He will focus on global market
structure, including the company's expansion in U.S. derivatives
markets. Mr. Lukken will report to John K. Halvey, General Counsel
and Group Executive Vice President.
"Walt is an outstanding professional who brings exceptional
legal, regulatory and industry experience to NYSE Euronext as we
further our diversification into U.S. derivatives," said Duncan L.
Niederauer, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext. "On behalf of
my colleagues, I welcome Walt to NYSE Euronext and look forward to
his contributions to our strategic objectives and growth."
Mr. Halvey added, "Walt adds great experience and depth to our
legal team. This is especially important given the changing
landscape in U.S. derivatives and the opportunity ahead for NYSE
Euronext.�
�I am thrilled to be joining such a world-class organization as
NYSE Euronext,� Mr. Lukken said. �I want to thank Duncan and John
for this tremendous opportunity and I look forward to utilizing my
12 years of experience in the futures and derivatives markets to
help NYSE Euronext grow their global derivatives and equities
platforms.�
About Walter Lukken
Walter Lukken was first appointed Commissioner in 2002 and is
currently serving his second term due to expire in 2010. He served
as Acting Chairman of the Commission from June 27, 2007 until Jan.
20, 2009. Commissioner Lukken has testified numerous times before
Congress and has represented the agency as part of the President's
Working Group on Financial Markets. He also has represented the
Commission before international organizations and forums, including
the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR).
Commissioner Lukken served as the first chairman of the CFTC's
Energy Markets Advisory Committee, which was created in February
2008 to address the timely and critical regulatory issues connected
to the role of the futures markets for discovering prices and
managing energy price risks. He also served as chairman of the
CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) from October 2003
through January 2008. The GMAC provides an industry forum in which
it can discuss the many complex and novel issues raised by the
ever-increasing globalization of futures markets. Prior to joining
the CFTC, Commissioner Lukken served for five years as counsel on
the professional staff of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
under Chairman Richard Lugar (R-IN), specializing in futures and
derivatives markets. A native of Richmond, Indiana, he received his
B.S. degree in finance with honors from the Kelley School of
Business at Indiana University, and his Juris Doctor degree from
Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Commissioner Lukken
is a member of the Illinois Bar.
About NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext (NYX) is the world's most diverse exchange group,
offering a broad and growing array of financial products and
services in Europe and the United States that include cash
equities, futures, options, exchange-traded products, bonds, market
data, and commercial technology solutions. With over 8,000 listed
issues globally, NYSE Euronext's equities markets -- the New York
Stock Exchange, Euronext, NYSE Arca, and NYSE Amex -- represent
nearly 40% of the world's cash equities trading volume, the most
liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE Euronext also operates
NYSE Liffe, the leading European derivatives business and the
world's second largest derivatives business by value of trading.
NYSE Euronext offers comprehensive global commercial technology,
connectivity, and market data products and services through its
innovative trading solutions unit, NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext
is part of the S&P 500 index and the only exchange operator in
the S&P 100 index. For more information, please visit:
www.nyx.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements,
including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
statements concerning NYSE Euronext's plans, objectives,
expectations and intentions and other statements that are not
historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based
on NYSE Euronext's current expectations and involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause NYSE Euronext's results to differ
materially from current expectations include, but are not limited
to: NYSE Euronext's ability to implement its strategic initiatives,
economic, political and market conditions and fluctuations,
government and industry regulation, interest rate risk and U.S. and
global competition, and other factors detailed in NYSE Euronext's
reference document for 2008 ("document de r�f�rence") filed with
the French Autorit� des March�s Financiers (Registered on April 28,
2009 under No. R. 09-031), 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and
other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission or the French Autorit� des March�s Financiers. In
addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions
that are subject to change. Accordingly, actual results may be
materially higher or lower than those projected. The inclusion of
such projections herein should not be regarded as a representation
by NYSE Euronext that the projections will prove to be correct.
This press release speaks only as of this date. NYSE Euronext
disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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