IntercontinentalExchange Names Brad Vannan President & COO of ICE Futures Canada

ATLANTA, April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IntercontinentalExchange
(NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global derivatives exchanges and
over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that Brad Vannan has been
appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of ICE Futures Canada(TM),
ICE's wholly-owned Canadian futures exchange.
Vannan is a 23-year veteran with experience in the global agricultural
markets. He most recently held the position of Vice President at Agricore
United, where he had responsibility for four major divisions including grain
merchandising, transportation and logistics, specialty crops and pulse
operations, and grain accounting. He also previously served on the board of
governors of ICE Futures Canada's predecessor company, the Winnipeg Commodity
Exchange. Vannan will join ICE on April 14 and will assume his new role as
President and COO effective April 30.
"We are pleased to welcome Brad and the wealth of expertise he brings to
ICE as we continue to grow our Canadian futures business," said Jeffrey C.
Sprecher, ICE Chairman and CEO. "Brad possesses vast knowledge of Canada's
agricultural markets from both technical and operational perspectives, and is
well regarded by the industry. He has been a leader in advancing key programs
within the Canadian marketplace and we have no doubt that he will be an
equally effective leader at ICE."
In August 2007, ICE acquired the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange, which was
renamed ICE Futures Canada. The exchange's Canola futures contract is the
world's leading canola contract.
About IntercontinentalExchange
IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE) is a leading operator of global
exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets. ICE offers futures and OTC
markets on a single trading platform, including markets for crude oil and
refined products, natural gas, power and emissions, as well as agricultural
commodities and financial products such as canola, cocoa, coffee, cotton,
ethanol, orange juice, wood pulp, sugar, foreign currency and equity index
futures and options. ICE(R) conducts its energy futures markets, including the
leading oil benchmark contracts, through its London-based exchange, ICE
Futures Europe(TM). ICE conducts its global agricultural commodity, foreign
exchange and equity index futures markets through its U.S. and Canadian
exchanges, ICE Futures U.S.(TM) and ICE Futures Canada(TM), and offers
clearing services through ICE Clear U.S.(TM) and ICE Clear Canada(TM). ICE's
state-of-the-art electronic trading platform serves market participants in
more than 55 countries. ICE is included in the Russell 1000(R) Index and the
S&P 500 Index. Headquartered in Atlanta, ICE has offices in Calgary, Chicago,
Houston, London, New York, Singapore and Winnipeg. For more information,
please visit www.theice.com .
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IntercontinentalExchange's business that are not historical facts are
"forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a
discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results
to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited
to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, as filed with the SEC on February 13, 2008.
SOURCE IntercontinentalExchange

Kelly Loeffler, VP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications of
IntercontinentalExchange, +1-770-857-4726, kelly.loeffler@theice.com; or Ellen
Resnick of Crystal Clear Communications, +1-773-929-9292, or cell
+1-312-399-9295, eresnick@crystalclearPR.com