CHICAGO, Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today
announced the following promotions, which were effective
February 13:
Howard Hopkins, Managing
Director, Client Development & Sales – Commericals
Corporates
Hopkins leads the global team responsible for client management,
relationship building and sales across the company's
commercials/corporate client segment. Before joining the
company in 2007, Hopkins worked for Merrill Lynch Futures,
ABN AMRO and MK brokerage. He
also was a NYMEX member. He holds a bachelor's degree in
history from Fordham University.
Bob Petrowski, Promoted to
Managing Director, Data Centers & Critical
Infrastructure
Petrowski is responsible for overseeing CME Group's critical
facilities including the data centers, trading floors and other
mission critical support spaces. He also manages the
company's document processing and security systems administration
functions. Prior to joining the company, Petrowski worked for
P&S Management Co., Kroeschell Operations Inc. and L.J. Sheridan. He holds a bachelor's
degree in political science from Northern
Illinois University and an MBA from Illinois Benedictine University.
Rick Romeo, Promoted to
Managing Director, Financial Planning and Analysis
Romeo is responsible for leading CME Group's financial planning
and management reporting, with oversight for exchange fee systems
and incentive processes. Before joining the company in 2004,
he held finance roles at Household International and Ameritech.
He holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Rosary College and an MBA degree from Northern Illinois University. He is a Certified
Public Accountant.
Sesh Sundaram, Promoted to
Managing Director, Software Engineering
Sundaram leads the team responsible for providing a high level
of support and service for CME Group's electronic trading systems,
including performance optimization, quality testing and environment
management. Prior to joining the company, Sundaram worked in
a variety of financial services and technology roles in
India. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from Anna
University in India and an MBA
degree from the University of Chicago
Booth School of Business.
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes,
foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather
and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers
together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and
its trading facilities in New York
and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the
largest central counterparty clearing services in the world, which
provides clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded
contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions
through CME ClearPort®. These products and services
ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate
counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter
derivatives markets.
The Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME Group,
Globex, E-mini and CME ClearPort are trademarks of Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of the
Board of Trade of the City of Chicago. NYMEX and New York
Mercantile Exchange are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange,
Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. Further information about CME Group (Nasdaq: CME) and
its products can be found at www.cmegroup.com.
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SOURCE CME Group