Nasdaq Announces the Board of Directors of its Canadian Exchange
02 March 2018 - 12:05AM
Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the full slate of
directors of Nasdaq CXC Limited (“Nasdaq Canada”):
- Dan Kessous, CEO, Director
- Michael Foulkes, Chairman, Independent Director
- Tal Cohen, Director
- Gerald Throop, Independent Director
- Mary Anne Wiley, Independent Director
- Thomas A. Wittman, Director
"We are incredibly fortunate to have such a skilled group of
financial services professionals bring a diverse mix of capital
markets and equities expertise to the Nasdaq Canada board,” said
Dan Kessous, Vice President of North American Equities, Nasdaq and
CEO, Nasdaq Canada. “We remain committed to providing our market
participants in Canada with cost-effective and client-driven
solutions that leverage Nasdaq’s award-winning exchange
technology.”
Dan Kessous, in his current role, oversees Nasdaq’s three
Canadian markets for trading TSX and TSX-Venture listed securities:
Nasdaq CXC, Nasdaq CX2 and Nasdaq CXD. Prior to joining Nasdaq, Mr.
Kessous held several senior leadership positions at Chi-X Canada
ATS Ltd. including Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating
Officer. He held several software development positions at Thomson
Reuters and Effix S.A. earlier in his career.
Michael Foulkes is Chairman of Nasdaq Canada and is a former
Executive Vice President of the TD Bank Group. During 30 years with
TD, he held various senior executive positions including Chief
Information Officer, Executive Vice President Group Operations and
Technology, Executive Vice President, Commercial Banking and prior
to his retirement, President & Chief Executive Officer, TD
Waterhouse UK. Mr. Foulkes is a Director of First Nations Bank of
Canada.
Tal Cohen is Senior Vice President, North American Equities,
Nasdaq. Mr. Cohen previously served as Chief Executive Officer of
Chi‐X Global Holdings, LLC and Chi-X Americas. He has also held
several senior leadership positions at Instinet, American Express
and Arthur Andersen during his career. Mr. Cohen previously served
as a Director on the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of
Canada (IIROC) Board and as a Director on the Canadian Depository
for Securities (CDS) Board.
Gerald Throop has over 25 years of experience in senior capital
markets roles in Canada. He most recently served as Executive Vice
President and Head of Global Equities for National Bank, where he
was responsible for bank's research, secondary trading and primary
distribution of equity securities. Prior to joining National Bank,
Mr. Throop served as President at Blackmont Capital Inc., Executive
Vice President and Head of Equities at Merrill Lynch Canada, and
Partner and Head of Communications and Media Investment Banking at
Gordon Capital. He has previously served as Director of the Toronto
Stock Exchange.
Mary Anne Wiley has over 20 years of experience in the ETF,
capital markets, and asset management industries, and has held a
variety of senior leadership roles with two of the world’s largest
global asset management firms. Most recently, Ms. Wiley was
Managing Director and Head of iShares Canada at BlackRock. Prior to
that, she was Head of Distribution for iShares Canada, and in her
earlier career, she held roles at Barclays Global Investors and
State Street Global Advisors. Ms. Wiley has previously served as
Director of the Canadian ETF Association and BlackRock Canada.
Thomas A. Wittman is Executive Vice President, Head of Global
Trading and Market Services, Nasdaq and CEO, Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
In this role, he is responsible for the management, operations and
strategic direction of Nasdaq’s global cash equities, clearing,
commodities, derivatives, fixed income and trade management
services. Mr. Wittman led the 2016 acquisitions of Chi-X Canada and
International Securities Exchange. He joined Nasdaq in 2008 from
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
For additional information on Nasdaq’s Exchange Board members,
please visit: http://ir.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-cxc.cfm.
About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of
trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and
public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of
solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute
their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies
that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global
capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic
stock market, its technology powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50
countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities
transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total
listings with a market value of approximately $13 trillion. To
learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com.
Nasdaq Media Contact:
Allan Schoenberg(212) 231-5534allan.schoenberg@nasdaq.com
Will Briganti(212) 231-5012william.briganti@nasdaq.com
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