Robert Greifeld is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ), the largest U.S. electronic stock exchange. Greifeld has a 20-year history in technology, and as an entrepreneur created one of the first electronic stock order matching systems. Today he leads a stock exchange that is recognized as one of the most dynamic capital markets in the world, with leading edge technology and trading systems that set the pace for global markets. NASDAQ's growth as a company has been impressive, with eleven straight quarters of top line growth. The year 2006 was NASDAQ's most successful since it began reporting financials in 1997, and in 2005, NASDAQ's stock was the number one performer across all markets.
Greifeld has been a strong advocate of modernizing stock markets to improve trading quality and performance for the benefit of companies and investors. Prior to joining NASDAQ, Greifeld led the sell-side businesses and the buy-side transaction routing businesses for SunGard Data Systems Inc. While serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Automated Securities Clearance, Inc. Greifeld led the team that created BRASS and made it the industry standard trade order management system for NASDAQ stocks.
Greifeld holds a Masters in Business from New York University, Stern School of Business and a B.A. in English from Iona College. His graduate school thesis was on the operation of The NASDAQ Stock Market.
Greifeld is Chairman of the USA Track & Field Foundation and serves as a Vice Chairman on the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund Board. He is a member of the Partnership for New York City, an organization devoted to enhancing the local economy.
Magnus Böcker is President of the NASDAQ OMX Group. With over 20 years at the leading edge of the exchange industry, he brings a wealth of experience from the European and international capital markets to NASDAQ OMX.
Böcker has overall responsibility for a number of NASDAQ OMX business areas: Corporate Client Group, Corporate Services, Market Technology, Software Development, Global IT Services, and Carpenter Moore.
During Böcker's tenure as CEO of OMX (2003-08) he strengthened the position of the Nordic region as a part of the international financial market. In a period of three years, OMX integrated seven national exchanges in Northern Europe into one. Today the OMX Nordic Exchange offers trading in cash equities, fixed income and derivatives in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Over 850 companies now trade on the Nordic Exchange.
Böcker was also crucial in making OMX the world's largest provider of technology solutions for exchanges, clearing organizations, and securities depositories. Under Böcker's leadership, OMX set the benchmark for industry technology; a key recent achievement was the launch of Genium, the Next Generation Technology for the Exchange Industry.
While CEO of OMX, Böcker turned the company around from loss-making back to high profitability; in both 2006 and 2007 OMX reported its highest revenues and highest operating profit ever in company history, with continued operational improvements and increased activity by all business areas.
Böcker has long been an advocate for, and key actor in, the transformation of the global exchange industry. He is a Member of the Board of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Dustin Group, and in 2000-06 he was Chairman of Orc Software.
Böcker began his career at OMX in 1986, and has served as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Deputy CEO, and President of the OMX Technology division. Previously he was with Ernst & Young. He is a passionate runner with a marathon in his portfolio.
Current as of: 03/08
Bruce E. Aust
Executive Vice President, Corporate Client Group
Bruce E. Aust is Executive Vice President of the Corporate Client Group, The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ), a position he assumed in 2003.
In this role, Mr. Aust is responsible for global business development and relationship management with the 3,200 companies listed on NASDAQ.
Mr. Aust oversees a national, regionally based sales force as well as global representatives serving countries including China, India, Israel, Russia, Japan, Korea, and nations in South America.
During Mr. Aust's tenure, NASDAQ has attracted some of the country's highest profile IPOs, including JetBlue, Google, Baidu, Spansion and most recently Warner Chilcott, one of the largest U.S. IPOs in 2006.
Under Mr. Aust's leadership, NASDAQ launched the exchange's innovative dual listing program, which allows NYSE companies to simultaneously list on NASDAQ, as well as sales initiatives which have resulted in numerous high-profile NYSE companies transferring their listing to NASDAQ, including Charles Schwab Corporation, Liberty Media, Cadence Design Systems, United Airlines and Sears.
Mr. Aust leads NASDAQ's Corporate Services program, a key corporate initiative designed to redefine the value of a stock exchange listing. This program is focused on providing support services for public companies as part of NASDAQ's listing offering, including visibility, shareholder relations, and compliance. As part of this program, Aust has overseen four acquisitions, including Carpenter Moore, a top 10 directors & officers insurance broker; Shareholder.com, providing investor relations consulting and web services; and PrimeZone Media Network, an up-and-coming press release newswire and multi-media service.
Previously, Mr. Aust served as Executive Director and Vice President of the Corporate Client Group, a role in which he maintained oversight of all listed companies in the Western Region, representing 60% of the market cap on NASDAQ. He has assisted more than 200 companies in going public and works closely with CEOs and executives of some of the most well-known companies listed on NASDAQ. Throughout his career with the firm, he has also been instrumental in gaining exposure for NASDAQ-listed companies with international institutional investors in Europe and Asia.
Prior to joining NASDAQ in 1998, Mr. Aust spent 12 years at Fidelity Investments in a variety of sales, trading, and management positions in Dallas, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
A native of Mississippi, Mr. Aust resides in Manhattan.
Executive Vice President, U.S. Transaction Services
Christopher R. Concannon is Executive Vice President, Transaction Services for The NASDAQ Stock Market. In this role, he is responsible for the management and operation of the NASDAQ's transaction services business, which includes The NASDAQ Stock Market and The NASDAQ Options Market. Mr. Concannon joined NASDAQ in May 2003 as Executive Vice President.
Prior to joining NASDAQ, Mr. Concannon was President of Instinet Clearing Services, Inc., where he managed the clearing and execution services business offered by Instinet Clearing. Before joining Instinet, Mr. Concannon was Special Counsel and Vice President of Business Development for the Island ECN. He also served as an associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in their New York and Washington offices.
From 1994-1997 Mr. Concannon was an attorney with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Division of Market Regulation. During his time at the SEC he specialized in the review and approval of rules of the various self-regulatory organizations, the regulation of securities underwriting, and the regulation of the clearance and settlement of securities transactions. He began his career with the American Stock Exchange, where he served as a Legislative Analyst from 1992-1995, lobbying Congress and the Administration on a variety of securities related issues.
Mr. Concannon received a B.A. from The Catholic University of America in 1989, an M.B.A. from St. John's University in 1991, and a J.D. from the Columbus School of Law, the Catholic University of America in 1994. He is a member of the New York Bar, New Jersey Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.
Mr. Concannon serves as an advisory board member for The Journal of Trading, an Institutional Investor Journal aimed at educating portfolio managers and traders on their execution options with strategic advice from industry experts. In 2007, he was nominated to Crain's New York Business "40 Under 40," an annual list honoring industry leaders and rising stars in the New York business community.
Mr. Concannon resides in New York.
Current as of: 02/08
Anna Ewing
Executive Vice President, Global Software Development, Chief Information Officer
Anna Ewing is Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology and Chief Information Officer of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc, a role she assumed in 2005. In this capacity, Ms. Ewing is responsible for all software development, technical infrastructure and data center and network operations. As NASDAQ's Chief Information Officer, she has led the technology integration of the INET platform within NASDAQ's existing trading systems and is overseeing NASDAQ's cost-saving technology roadmap. Ewing was also the Technical Project Manager for the implementation of the NASDAQ Market Center and the integration of the Brut ECN.
Prior to joining NASDAQ, Ewing was employed at CIBC World Markets in New York and Toronto, where she served as Managing Director of Global Applications Services and as a founding member of CIBC.com. Before that, Ewing served as Vice President at Merrill Lynch, where she held various leadership positions within the Corporate and Institutional Client Group Technology Division, including Global Head of Institutional Client Technology, Global Head of Financial Futures and Options Technology, Global Head of Prime Brokerage Technology and Regional Head of Technology at Merrill Lynch Canada.
NASDAQ is the largest U.S. electronic stock market. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and, on average, its systems trade more shares per day than any other U.S. market. NASDAQ is home to companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, financial services, transportation, media and biotechnology. NASDAQ is the primary market for trading NASDAQ-listed stocks. For more information about NASDAQ, visit the NASDAQ Web site at http://www.nasdaq.com or the NASDAQ Newsroom at http://www.nasdaq.com/newsroom/.
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Global Data Products
Adena Friedman is Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Friedman's responsibilities include identifying and developing strategic opportunities, including mergers and acquisitions for the world's largest electronic stock market. Friedman also oversees a key business unit, NASDAQ Data Products, which is focused on global dissemination of information and product development surrounding the quoting and trading of NASDAQ securities.
Freidman was instrumental in directing NASDAQ's May 2007 offer for Nordic exchange operator and technology provider, OMX Group. In 2006, in addition to NASDAQ's majority stake building in the London Stock Exchange, Friedman oversaw the arrangement of several working agreements between NASDAQ and other exchanges including the JASDAQ (Japan), and the Korea Exchange (KRX).
In 2005, Friedman directed NASDAQ in its acquisition of the INET ECN, which enhanced NASDAQ's technology infrastructure, further improved NASDAQ's ability to trade NASDAQ, NYSE, and AMEX-listed stocks, and tapped new opportunities in other asset classes. Friedman also led NASDAQ through its 2004 acquisition of Brut, LLC, which enhanced NASDAQ's ability to trade NYSE-listed securities. Additionally, Friedman led the launch of NASDAQ's highly successful Closing Cross, the first electronic closing auction among U.S. equities markets. Friedman continuously identifies and evaluates new opportunities for NASDAQ to grow its presence in the financial community and better service traders, issuers and their shareholders.
In her role as head of NASDAQ's Data Products area, Friedman is responsible for maintaining the integrity of all market data disseminated to the public, as well as creating new data products to serve the industry's information needs including TotalView, and NASDAQ's latest offering, DataStore, an online collection of data tools for institutional and individual investors Friedman serves as the senior administrator for NASDAQ in its capacity as the Exclusive Securities Information Processor for NASDAQ-listed securities.
Friedman joined NASDAQ in 1993, where she has served in several roles, including marketing manager and product manager for NASDAQ's trading services and web applications. She subsequently served as Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President of NASDAQ Data Products prior to her current role.
Friedman earned an M.B.A., with honors, from Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, TN. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Williams College in Massachusetts. Friedman lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with her husband and two sons.
As Executive Vice President of Market Technology, Markus Gerdien has overall responsibility for driving technology sales and development forward and ensuring NASDAQ OMX's highly competitive position in international markets.
Gerdien was previously President of OMX Market Technology, with the overall responsibility for the provision of technology supporting OMX markets and enabling the creation of the Nordic Market and taking the business to the leading position as an exchange technology provider with over 60 customers in over 50 countries.
Prior to joining OMX in 2005, Gerdien served as Executive Vice President Market & Business Development and Executive Vice President for the Communication Tools Division at the Observer Group, a globally leading company in media monitoring and communication tools.
Prior to this, Gerdien was a partner and co-founder of Common Agenda Venture Management, a company that successfully supported the development of Swedish based software companies in their international expansion.
From 1988-2000, Gerdien was at the forefront of developing IT solutions for trading and risk management for the financial industry at Front Capital Systems, where he served in key marketing and sales positions and as Managing Director. Under Gerdien's time with Front, the company was transformed from a local provider to a globally recognized leader in its market space.
Gerdien is Chairman of the Board of Orc Software, a publicly listed company and leading provider of advanced trading and low latency connectivity solutions to the financial industry.
Gerdien studied Computer Science and Business Administration at the University of Stockholm.
Current as of: 03/08
Carl-Magnus Hallberg
Senior Vice President, Global IT Services
Carl-Magnus Hallberg is Senior Vice President of Global IT Services. In this position, he is responsible for the day to day IT operations and support services to customers around the world, including NASDAQ OMX internal operations and support.
Hallberg joined OMX in 2001 and was previously head of the IT Services business within OMX Market Technology. During Hallberg's leadership, the unit grew to be one of the largest providers of IT outsourcing in the securities industry, with technology and processes tailored to meet the highest demands of its clients.Hallberg has also been actively involved in various mergers and acquisitions within OMX and Chairman of Appmind, a majority owned subsidiary of OMX.
Prior to joining OMX, Hallberg spent close to ten years in the telecom industry, predominantly at Ericsson where he held a number of positions in technology development as well as the post of Vice President EMEA Sales in Internet and Data Communications.
Hallberg is a veteran in IT. Throughout his professional career, he has been engaged in various IT projects in and around work. He was one of the pioneers programming industry applications for PC's back in the 80s. Hallberg holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and a Master in International Business Administration from Chalmers and University of Economics, Gothenburg.
Current as of: 03/08
John L. Jacobs
Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing and Financial Products
As Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Jacobs leads the strategic development and implementation of the branding and messaging for The NASDAQ OMX Group. Mr. Jacobs is also charged with maximizing and monetizing opportunities presented by NASDAQ OMX Group's index data through the creation of index products and financial instruments for use by the trading and investing community. Among other things, Mr. Jacobs is known for being the creator of the NASDAQ-100 ETF - the QQQs. He most recently led NASDAQ's modernization and further push into the 144A market through its PORTAL marketplace.
Hans-Ole Jochumsen is Executive Vice President of Transaction Services Nordics. Transaction Services Nordics is an integrated marketplace of seven independent Nordic and Baltic exchanges, also called the Nordic Exchange. The Nordic Exchange offers trading of Nordic and Baltic securities shares, derivatives and fixed income products, all traded on highly efficient trading systems enabling easy cross border trading. Jochumsen is also responsible for Broker Services, OMX's offering of back office and custody solutions to Nordic clients.
As President Transaction Services Nordics Jochumsen's responsibility is to successfully lead the Nordic and Baltic markets to maintain and further develop the strong strategic position in the Northern European securities markets.
Prior to this Jochumsen served as President and member of the OMX Executive Team, Hans-Ole Jochumsen has played a key role in the strategic development of OMX and the business area Information Services & New Markets in particular.
Jochumsens responsibility encompassed three areas, enabling growth in Information Services, integrating and developing the Baltic markets as well as cultivating OMX business in high potential Central European capital markets. Areas of responsibility also included Broker Services, OMX's offering of back office and custody solutions to Nordic clients.
During Jochumsen's tenure, OMX has successfully launched the Nordic Market Data offering, bringing the market data distribution from seven different Nordic and Baltic marketplaces into one source. Jochumsen has also led the launch of the news distribution service and significant developments on the Baltic markets.
Previously, Jochumsen served as President and CEO of Copenhagen Stock Exchange and FUTOP Clearingcentralen Ltd. He was at the helm of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange during its exceptional turnaround from 1998-2006. He also spearheaded the merger of the Copenhagen and Stockholm exchanges.
From 1990 to 1998 Jochumsen served as member of the Manangement Board of the following Danish financial institutions; BRFkredit, GiroBank and BG Bank. The latter being the third largest bank in Denmark.
Current as of: 03/08
James (J.J.) L. Johnson Jr.
Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Human Resources
J.J. Johnson is Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Human Resources for The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Mr. Johnson's Government Relations responsibilities include representing Nasdaq before the U.S. Congress, Executive Branch, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other federal agencies, as well as working within the company and with other industry participants on the development of public policy. He also manages the Nasdaq PAC.
As head of Human Resources, Mr. Johnson manages all workforce issues for Nasdaq, including recruiting, employee relations, performance management, leadership development, and compensation and benefits issues.
Mr. Johnson joined Nasdaq in 2003. Before joining Nasdaq, he was Vice President of Congressional Affairs, and Director, Federal Legislative Strategy at AT&T, where he represented AT&T before the U.S. Congress, Executive Branch and other policy makers. Previously, Johnson practiced law in the Public Law and Policy Section at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld in Washington, DC. He also served as the Deputy Director of Congressional Affairs for the Dole presidential campaign in 1996.
Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy Studies from Duke University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. He lives with his wife and three sons in Oak Hill, Virginia.
Current as of: 03/08
Edward S. Knight
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
On October 2000, Mr. Edward S. Knight was named Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. Mr. Knight served as the Chief Legal Officer of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) from June 1999 until becoming NASDAQ General Counsel. In his role as General Counsel, Knight is responsible for providing legal counsel to senior management and for overseeing the quality of legal services across the organization. He is also responsible for government relations, listing qualifications, market regulation and human resources. In addition, Knight oversees the Office of the Corporate Secretary, which is responsible for all of NASDAQ's corporate governance activities and maintaining the Corporate Record.
Knight led NASDAQ's efforts to operate as a national securities exchange. In January 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unanimously approved NASDAQ's application for exchange status. This action allowed NASDAQ to complete its separation from NASD and realize its vision as the premier market in the world served by the gold standard in regulators, the NASD. Mr. Knight is the Chief Regulatory Officer of the NASDAQ Exchange.
Prior to joining the NASD, Knight served as General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Treasury from September 1994 to June 1999, where he was the Department's longest-serving General Counsel since the position was created in 1934. Upon his departure, Knight received from Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin the Alexander Hamilton Award, the Department's highest award, for exemplary service to the Department and also received the Honor Award from the Secret Service, which the Department oversees. Before being named General Counsel, Knight served as Executive Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Knight's accomplishments at the Treasury Department include his critical involvement in the United States' provision of bilateral assistance to the Government of Brazil in the fall of 1998 and to the Government of Mexico in 1995. He also led the legal team that successfully privatized the U.S. Enrichment Corporation in July 1998, the largest privatization in U.S. history. He also was on the commission that restructured the Internal Revenue Service in 1996 and led the legal team that advised Treasury Secretary Rubin in 1995 and 1996 on the debt limit crisis.
Prior to his tenure at the Treasury, Knight was a partner with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld in its Washington, D.C., office. A Texas native, Knight received his B.A., with honors in Latin American studies from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and sits on the law school's Alumni Board of Directors. Knight is a member of the District of Columbia, Texas, Supreme Court, and American Bar Associations, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Software and Information Industry Association.
David P. Warren joined NASDAQ in January 2001 as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), responsible for human resources, purchasing, facilities and real estate administration. In July 2001, David assumed an expanded role, as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all financial, tax and investment matters.
Since joining NASDAQ, Mr. Warren has played a key role in NASDAQ's demutalization and separation from its owner-regulator, the NASD, leading the organization's transformation to a publicly traded, for-profit stock exchange. In early 2005, Warren led the exchange's first public offering of common stock. That same year, NASDAQ's stock was the number one performer on any market, with a 244% total return to investors. Subsequently, Warren has overseen two additional secondary offerings in 2006, broadening NASDAQ's investor base and increasing NASDAQ's analyst following.
Warren has been instrumental in overseeing NASDAQ's expense reduction and revenue building program. During his tenure, NASDAQ has made a number of acquisitions, including the INET ECN in 2005 and the BRUT ECN in 2004. These have been followed by subsequent acquisitions in 2005 and 2006 to build out support services for NASDAQ-listed companies, including Shareholder.com, investor relations services; Carpenter Moore, an insurance broker; and PrimeZone, a news wire service.
Warren joined NASDAQ from the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) where he served as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for all financial and administrative activities. LIPA is one of the largest public power authorities in the United States, serving over one million customers with more than $2 billion in annual revenues.
While there, Warren led the efforts to raise nearly $7 billion to finance the acquisition of the Long Island Lighting Company. He managed seven separate debt offerings over a five-month period, including a $3.5 billion issue of tax-exempt bonds, the largest single offering ever sold in the municipal market. The Institutional Investor and Euromoney magazine named this issue "Deal of the Year."
Prior to his appointment at LIPA, Warren served as Deputy Treasurer of the State of Connecticut. As such, he served as chief operating officer for a state agency responsible for the State's cash and debt management programs and for the administration of a $17 billion pension system for state employees. His primary responsibility was the management of the State's public finance programs, including the sale of nearly $1 billion in tax-exempt debt each year to fund the State's capital projects. Warren directed the development of the financing program for UCONN 2000, an innovative 10-year, $1.25 billion capital program for the University of Connecticut. He also structured a financing program to closeout the Second Injury Fund, a State-run workers' compensation insurance program.
Before entering the public sector, Warren was a Vice President at CS First Boston where he specialized in the financing of infrastructure, economic development, and transportation projects for state and local governments.
A frequent public speaker, Warren has spoken before groups including Financial Executives International and the CEO Roundtable. He has testified before Congress on regulatory issues including Sarbanes-Oxley.
Warren holds an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management and a B.A. from Wesleyan University.
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