SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Partners, Inc.
(NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC" or "the Company"), a leading
global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate
markets, today announced that John
Battaglia is joining BGC Partners as a Senior Vice
President and Head of Carbon Markets, through its BGC
Environmental Brokerage Services L.P. subsidiary. John will
report to Nicole Shaughnessy, Managing Director, Environmental
Products, BGC Environmental Brokerage Services L.P. He will be
based in San Francisco.
Prior to joining BGC, John served for eight years as a Director
in Carbon Markets at Evolution Markets in San Francisco. While at Evolution, he
held several roles of increasing responsibility in the carbon
business, most recently as the Head of Canadian carbon markets.
John's experience will advance the strategic development of BGC's
carbon business at a critical time for the markets.
"John Battaglia is a
well-respected broker in the North American carbon markets.
At BGC, he will be responsible for the
growth of our carbon business in North America, including markets in
California, Quebec, Ontario as well as for RGGI*," said
Nicole Shaughnessy.
"He brings an in-depth knowledge of the markets along
with well-placed industry contacts, which are extremely
valuable, as we continue to expand coverage of environmental
products," added Shawn
McLoughlin, BGC's Senior Managing Director of Business
Development for North America.
*Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading
global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate
markets. BGC owns GFI Group Inc., a leading intermediary and
provider of trading technologies and support services to the global
OTC and listed markets. The Company's Financial Services
offerings include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps,
foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives,
commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC provides a wide
range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer
services, clearing, trade compression, post trade, information, and
other services to a broad range of financial and non-financial
institutions. Through brands including FENICS, BGC Trader,
Capitalab, and BGC Market Data, BGC offers financial technology
solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial
instruments and markets.
Real Estate Services are offered through brands including
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank,
Newmark Cornish & Carey, ARA,
Computerized Facility Integration, Landauer Valuation &
Advisory, and Excess Space. Under these names, the Company
provides a wide range of commercial real estate services, including
leasing and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial
services, consulting, project and development management, and
property and facilities management.
BGC's customers include many of the world's largest banks,
broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds,
governments, corporations, property owners, real estate developers,
and investment firms. BGC's common stock trades on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ: BGCP).
BGC also has an outstanding bond issuance of Senior Notes due
June 15, 2042, which trade on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol (NYSE: BGCA). BGC
Partners is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W.
Lutnick. For more information, please visit
http://www.bgcpartners.com.
BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, FENICS, FENICS.COM, Capitalab,
Swaptioniser, Newmark, Grubb & Ellis, ARA, Computerized
Facility Integration, Landauer, Landauer Valuation & Advisory,
and Excess Space, Excess Space Retail Services, Inc., and Grubb are
trademarks/service marks, and/or registered trademarks/service
marks and/or service marks of BGC Partners, Inc. and/or its
affiliates. Knight Frank is a service mark of Knight Frank
(Nominees) Limited.
Discussion of Forward-Looking Statements about BGC
Partners
Statements in this document regarding BGC's
businesses that are not historical facts are "forward-looking
statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Except as
required by law, BGC undertakes no obligation to release any
revisions to any forward-looking statements. For a discussion of
additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking
statements, see BGC's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including, but not limited to, the risk factors set forth in its
public filings, including the most recent Form 10-K and any updates
to such risk factors contained in subsequent Forms 10-Q or Forms
8-K.
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