NEW YORK, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, a leading provider of global agency brokerage and investment technology solutions, today announced that former United States Senator John Edward Sununu has been appointed to the Board of Managers of ConvergEx Holdings, LLC, the holding company of BNY ConvergEx Group. "We are very pleased to add John to our board," said Joseph M. Velli, chairman and chief executive officer of BNY ConvergEx Group. "His experience as a thoughtful leader and champion of innovation makes him an ideal match for ConvergEx's entrepreneurial spirit." Mr. Sununu, 44, recently served as United States Senator from New Hampshire. Elected at age 38 in 2002, he was the youngest member of the Senate and served on the Finance Committee; the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Joint Economic Committee; the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; and the Committee on Foreign Relations. He currently is a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel created to oversee the expenditure of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds and to provide recommendations on regulatory reform. Prior to his Senate election, Mr. Sununu was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until 2002. He holds an engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School. About BNY ConvergEx Group BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC provides global agency brokerage and investment technology solutions to institutional clients worldwide. The Company's key business lines -- Liquidity and Execution Management, Investment Technologies and Intermediary and Clearing Services -- focus on a broad array of services designed to deliver a comprehensive, integrated platform of performance-driven, global multi-asset class trading capabilities. BNY ConvergEx Group is comprised of the following businesses: BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC (member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC), LiquidPoint, LLC (member CBOE/SIPC); Eze Castle Transaction Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); Westminster Research Associates LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); G-Trade Services LLC (member FINRA/SIPC); BNY Jaywalk LLC; ConvergEx Global Markets Ltd. and Eze Castle Software LLC. BNY ConvergEx Group is an affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at http://www.bnyconvergex.com/. DATASOURCE: BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC CONTACT: Elizabeth Anderson of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, , +1-212-468-7713 Web Site: http://www.bnyconvergex.com/

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