LONDON, July 25, 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 Dean
Berry will be joining BGC Partners1 as an
Executive Managing Director in its Global Electronic and Hybrid
Execution team. In that capacity, Dean will join Phil Norton in leading all e-Commerce brands
across BGC Partners and will report to Shaun D. Lynn, President, BGC Partners.
Dean most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer for
Global e-Commerce at ICAP. He brings to BGC Partners an impressive
track record of leadership, market expertise and innovation, which
will complement our top-tier e-Commerce offering, and most notably
our hybrid brokerage model. Dean will work alongside our Global
Head of e-Commerce Phil Norton, who will dedicate his expertise to
all pre- and post-trade, market data, analytics and fully
electronic markets across the Firm.
"Dean's appointment demonstrates our ability to attract the most
innovative and sought-after talent in the e-Commerce space. We look
forward to Dean continuing to advance our growing technology
offering, of which FENICS is a shining example," said
Shaun D. Lynn.
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, 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, and Grubb are trademarks,
registered trademarks 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.
1 Pending the fulfilment of and subject to all legal
obligations and conditions
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