People: GFI Group Inc (GFIG.N)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Michael Gooch	53	2013	Executive Chairman of the Board
Colin Heffron	49	2013	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
James Peers	61		Chief Financial Officer
Ron Levi	50	2006	Chief Operating Officer
J. Christopher Giancarlo	52		Executive Vice President
Scott Pintoff	41		General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Marisa Cassoni	60	2005	Independent Director
Frank Fanzilli	55	2009	Independent Director
Richard Magee	69	2010	Independent Director
John Ward	69	2004	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Michael Gooch	Mr. Michael A. Gooch is Executive Chairman of the Board of GFI Group Inc. Prior to founding Company, Mr. Gooch worked for the Refco Group, Bierbaum Martin, Harlow Meyer Savage, Citibank and Tullet & Riley. Mr. Gooch is also the President and majority stockholder of Jersey Partners Inc., the Company's stockholder.
Colin Heffron	Mr. Colin Heffron is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of GFI Group Inc. He joined the Board in November 2001 and has been the President since February 2004. As President, Mr. Heffron was responsible for all of the brokerage operations and the trading system software, data and analytics businesses. Mr. Heffron joined the Company in the New York office in 1988 as a broker of foreign currency options before moving to London to assist in the establishment of the London office. From 1991 until 1994, Mr. Heffron headed the global currency options business. From 1994 until 1997, Mr. Heffron ran the day-to-day operations of all of the U.K. businesses. From 1998 until February 2004, Mr. Heffron was head of all of the European operations and joint-head of the Asian operations.
James Peers	Mr. James A. Peers is Chief Financial Officer of GFI Group Inc. He joined Company in August 2002. Prior to joining Company, Mr. Peers was a Senior Vice President at Bank One in Chicago from 1999 to 2001 where he held various positions, including Corporate Controller. He also was the Chief Financial Officer for Rabobank International in New York and a Senior Vice President—Corporate Development for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in New York. Mr. Peers is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant and was a partner at Ernst & Young where he spent 18 years working in their Toronto and Chicago offices.
Ron Levi	Mr. Ronald Levi is Chief Operating Officer of GFI Group Inc., since May 4, 2006. He joined Company in 1993 and became Chief Operating Officer in May 2006. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Levi held the position of Managing Director since 2001. Prior to joining Company, Mr. Levi was the Director of Fixed Income at Garban plc.
J. Christopher Giancarlo	Mr. J. Christopher Giancarlo is Executive Vice President of GFI Group Inc. He joined Company in April 2001 following acquisition of Fenics, where he structured strategic alliances with investment banks. Prior to joining Fenics in 2000, Mr. Giancarlo was a corporate partner in the New York law firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP from 1997 to 2000.
Scott Pintoff	Mr. Scott Pintoff is General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of GFI Group Inc. He joined Company in April 2000. Prior to assuming the duties of General Counsel in April 2002, Mr. Pintoff was GFI's Associate General Counsel. Before joining Company, he was an associate with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP from 1996 to 2000.
Marisa Cassoni	Ms. Marisa L. Cassoni is Independent Director of GFI Group Inc., since January 2005. Ms. Cassoni is the Finance Director of the John Lewis Partnership and has held such position since June of 2006. From 2001 until 2005, Ms. Cassoni was the Group Finance Director of Royal Mail plc., a postal services company wholly-owned by the U.K. government. Ms. Cassoni had previously been Group Finance Director at Britannic Assurance plc from 1998 to 2001. From 1987 to 1998, she was an employee of the Prudential Corporation, becoming Group Finance Director of Prudential's U.K. Division in 1994. Ms. Cassoni qualified as a Chartered Accountant while at Deloitte where she was employed from 1975 to 1986, becoming a Corporate Finance Manager in 1984. Ms. Cassoni is a non-executive director of WSP Group plc, a U.K. quoted company, and chairs its audit committee and is a member of its remuneration committee and nomination committee. Ms. Cassoni has also been a non-executive director of Severn Trent plc, a U.K. quoted utility company, from 2001 until 2006, during which she served as a member of its nomination, remuneration and audit committees. Ms. Cassoni is a member of the U.K. Accounting Standards Board and is a governor of the Peabody Trust. Ms. Cassoni has served in financial executive positions in various companies, providing her with experience, financial reporting and financial management. Her background, education, business experience and board service provide her with in both finance and accounting and satisfies the SEC's criteria to make her an Audit Committee Financial.
Frank Fanzilli	Mr. Frank J. Fanzilli, Jr., is Independent Director of GFI Group Inc., since June 2009. Mr. Fanzilli was a Managing Director and the Chief Information Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston from 1996 to 2002. From 1984 until 1996, Mr. Fanzilli held various positions at Credit Suisse First Boston and, prior to that, at International Business Machines Corporation. Mr. Fanzilli was a non-executive director of InterWoven Inc. from 2002 until the company's acquisition in 2009. At InterWoven, Mr. Fanzilli served at various times as chairman of the board, chairman of its strategy committee and as a member of its compensation committee, nominating and governance committee and audit committee. Mr. Fanzilli is a non-executive director of CommVault Systems, Inc. and is a member of its compensation committee. Mr. Fanzilli was also formerly a non-executive director at PeopleSoft Inc. and Avaya, Inc. Mr. Fanzilli has served in executive operational positions at financial and technology companies, which provides him with experience and knowledge in information technology.
Richard Magee	Mr. Richard W. P. Magee is Independent Director of GFI Group Inc., since January 20, 2010. Mr. Magee was the Chairman of Tullett & Tokyo Forex International Limited, a wholesale brokerage firm, from 1992 to 1995. From 1971 to 1992, Mr. Magee held various positions at Tullett, including President of Tullet & Tokyo Forex in Japan and Managing Director in New York. Mr. Magee was also a member of the British Merchant Navy. From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Magee served as a non-executive director of Wilmington plc and was a member of the audit, remuneration and nominating committees. Mr. Magee is a non-executive director with experience in the wholesale brokerage industry.
John Ward	Mr. John W. Ward is Independent Director of GFI Group Inc., since April 2004. Mr. Ward has been a principal of Transition International, Inc., an independent consulting firm, since its formation in 1992. He joined the board of Fenics Limited in 1999 and served as a board member until acquisition of Fenics in 2001. Mr. Ward was also a director of Ameritrade Holdings Corporation from 1997 until 2002 and served as chairman of its compensation committee until 2001. He was also a director of AHL Services Inc. from 2000 until 2003 and was formerly Chairman of the Merrill Lynch International Banking Group. Mr. Ward has many years of experience as an executive in the financial services industry.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Michael Gooch	2,368,080
Colin Heffron	3,454,180
James Peers	1,142,030
Ron Levi	3,029,430
J. Christopher Giancarlo	865,502
Scott Pintoff	865,511
Marisa Cassoni	--
Frank Fanzilli	--
Richard Magee	--
John Ward	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Michael Gooch	0	0
Colin Heffron	294,735	6,772,460
James Peers	160,000	2,554,800
Ron Levi	36,844	128,376
J. Christopher Giancarlo	8,000	103,911
Scott Pintoff	0	0
Marisa Cassoni	0	0
Frank Fanzilli	0	0
Richard Magee	0	0
John Ward	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
GIANCARLO JAMES CHRISTOPHER	5,000	$4.20
GOOCH MICHAEL A	30,000	$4.09
JERSEY PARTNERS INC	30,000	$4.09
JERSEY PARTNERS INC	35,000	$4.17
GOOCH MICHAEL A	35,000	$4.17
GOOCH MICHAEL A	35,000	$4.11
JERSEY PARTNERS INC	35,000	$4.11
JERSEY PARTNERS INC	30,000	$4.11
GOOCH MICHAEL A	30,000	$4.11
JERSEY PARTNERS INC	35,000	$3.95
GOOCH MICHAEL A	35,000	$3.95
JERSEY PARTNERS INC	35,000	$3.94
GIANCARLO JAMES CHRISTOPHER	312	$0.00
GOOCH MICHAEL A	35,000	$3.94
GIANCARLO JAMES CHRISTOPHER	5,000	$3.37
LEVI RONALD DANIEL	130,243	$0.00
GOOCH MICHAEL A	29,810	$3.34
GIANCARLO JAMES CHRISTOPHER	3,150	$3.34
PEERS JAMES A	19,437	$0.00
PEERS JAMES A	17,442	$0.00
HEFFRON COLIN J	98,438	$3.34
LEVI RONALD DANIEL	53,148	$3.34
GIANCARLO JAMES CHRISTOPHER	8,733	$0.00
PEERS JAMES A	7,186	$3.34
GIANCARLO JAMES CHRISTOPHER	17,277	$0.00

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