People: Knight Capital Group Inc (KCG)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Thomas Joyce	57	2004	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Steven Bisgay	45	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
Leonard Amoruso	46	2012	Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Michael Tobin		2012	Interim Chief Technology Officer, Managing Director
Brian Strauss		2012	Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer
Peter Hoffman	51	2012	Senior Managing Director, Institutional Client Development
David Lehmann	49	2011	Senior Managing Director, Head - Electronic Execution Services
Alan Lhota	49	2011	Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Institutional Fixed Income
Robert Lyons	52	2011	Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Institutional Fixed Income
Albert Maasland		2012	Senior Managing Director, Head - International
Joseph Mazzella	45	2011	Senior Managing Director, Head - Institutional Equities
George Sohos	45	2011	Senior Managing Director, Head - Market Making
William Bolster	69	2006	Lead Independent Director
Martin Brand	37	2012	Director
Matthew Nimetz	74	2012	Director
Fred Tomczyk	57	2012	Director
James Lewis	70	2009	Independent Director
James Milde	51	2005	Independent Director
Christopher Quick	54	2009	Independent Director
Daniel Schmitt	60	2012	Independent Director
Laurie Shahon	60	2006	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Thomas Joyce	Mr. Thomas M. Joyce is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He has more than 30 years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Joyce has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since December 2004 and has served as a Director since October 2002. He has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 2002. From December 2001 to May 2002, Mr. Joyce was the Global Head of Trading at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Prior to that, Mr. Joyce held a variety of leadership roles in the Global Institutional Equity business during his 15 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., where his last position was Head of Global Equity eCommerce from 1999 through 2001. Mr. Joyce is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) and is a former member of the Board of Directors of NASDAQ. In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Connecticut, Inc., The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Inc. and the Ronald McDonald House® New York. Mr. Joyce received his A.B. in Economics from Harvard College in 1977.
Steven Bisgay	Mr. Steven Bisgay serves as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Knight Capital Group, Inc as of September 20, 2012. Mr. Bisgay has been Chief Financial Officer of the Company since August 2007. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Bisgay was the Managing Director, Business Development for the Company since November 2005. Previously, Mr. Bisgay was the Group Controller for the Company since June 2003 and the Director of Internal Audit for the Company since June 2001. Mr. Bisgay is a certified public accountant and was a Senior Manager in the Financial Services Industry Practice at the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1989 to 2001. Mr. Bisgay served on the Board of Managers of Direct Edge Holdings LLC from July 2007 to December 2008, and currently serves as a member of the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board of Managers of Direct Edge Holdings LLC. Mr. Bisgay received a bachelor of science in accounting from Binghamton University in 1989 and a master of business administration from Columbia University in 2000.
Leonard Amoruso	Mr. Leonard J. Amoruso serves as Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He has been appointed as Executive Vice President of the Company, effcetive June 18, 2012. Mr. Amoruso has been General Counsel of the Company since May 2007. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Amoruso was the Senior Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of the Company since June 2003. From October 1999 to June 2003, Mr. Amoruso served as Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Knight Securities, L.P (now known as Knight Capital Americas, L.P.). Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Amoruso spent a decade with FINRA's District 10 office in New York, most recently as Deputy Director. Mr. Amoruso serves on numerous industry committees and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He also currently serves on the Board of Managers of Direct Edge Holdings LLC and is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Direct Edge Exchanges (EDGA Exchange, Inc. and the EDGX Exchange, Inc.). Mr. Amoruso received a bachelor of business administration in banking, finance and investments from Hofstra University in 1986 and a juris doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 1989.
Michael Tobin	Mr. Michael Tobin serves as Interim Chief Technology Officer and Managing Director at Knight Capital Group Inc as of September 20 2012. He spent 12 years at the Company prior to becoming Interim Chief Technology Officer.
Brian Strauss	Mr. Brian Strauss has been Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer at Knight capital Group Inc since September 20, 2012. Mr. Strauss was appointed Chief Credit Officer of the Company in October 2010. Prior to his appointment, he was Head of Credit Risk for Knight's institutional fixed income business. Mr. Strauss joined Knight in August 2009. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director and Senior Credit Officer at UBS Americas Inc. from 2004 to 2009, serving as Co- Head of Hedge Fund Credit in the Americas and managing a team of credit officers and analysts. Earlier, he was a Managing Director and Capital Markets Credit Officer at Bank One. He is the President of the Risk Management Association - New York Chapter (RMA NY) and is a former Chairperson of the Capital Markets Credit Analysts Society (CMCAS). Mr. Strauss received a bachelor of science in finance from Georgetown University and a master of business administration from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.
Peter Hoffman	Mr. Peter J. Hoffman is Senior Managing Director, Institutional Client Development of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He oversees the Company’s relationships with institutional clients and the Corporate Marketing and Investor Relations group. Mr. Hoffman joined the Company in January 2012. Prior thereto, Mr. Hoffman spent 24 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., where his most recent position was Managing Director in the Investor Client Coverage Group where he managed the firm’s relationships with key institutional clients across product and service teams. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffman held several senior positions in the firm’s Equity Division, including Head of Americas Equity Sales. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Southside Hospital, part of the NSLIJ Health Network. Mr. Hoffman received a B.S. in Biology from Union College (Schenectady, NY) in 1982 and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University in 1986.
David Lehmann	Mr. David S. Lehmann is Senior Managing Director, Head - Electronic Execution Services of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He oversees the Company’s electronic execution offerings. He has over 25 years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Lehmann was named Head of Electronic Execution Services in November 2011. Prior thereto, he was the Head of Institutional Sales since April 2011. From November 2002 to April 2011, Mr. Lehmann headed the Company’s institutional sales office in Chicago. He previously worked at Montgomery Securities, Salomon Brothers and Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Lehmann received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana in 1984 and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University in 1986.
Alan Lhota	Mr. Alan Lhota is Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Institutional Fixed Income of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He is responsible for co-managing and expanding the Company’s institutional fixed income business. He has over 25 years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Lhota has been Co-Head of Institutional Fixed Income since April 2011. Previously, Mr. Lhota was Head of U.S. High Yield, Distressed and Bank Loan Sales for the Company since June 2009. Prior thereto, he led the High Yield team at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. from June 2007 to March 2009. From December 1999 to March 2007, Mr. Lhota handled High Yield sales in the U.S. and U.K. at UBS Securities LLC. Mr. Lhota attended Worcester Polytechnic University.
Robert Lyons	Mr. Robert K. Lyons is no longer Senior Managing Director, Co-Head of Institutional Fixed Income of Knight Capital Group, Inc., effective June 30, 2013. He has over 25 years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Lyons has been Co-Head of Institutional Fixed Income since April 2011. Previously, Mr. Lyons was head of the Company’s Capital Markets group since joining the Company in February 2010. Mr. Lyons is a former Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch & Co. where he spent over 20 years. Previously at Merrill Lynch & Co., Mr. Lyons served as Global Head of Capital Markets and before that he was Head of the Americas Capital Markets. Mr. Lyons received a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College in 1982 and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1987.
Albert Maasland	Mr. Albert C. Maasland has been appointed as Senior Managing Director, Head - International of Knight Capital Group, Inc., effective May 1, 2012. Mr. Maasland joined Knight in May 2012 from Saxo Capital Markets where he served as Chairman of U.K. and South Africa with responsibility for strategic growth initiatives in the U.K., Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Canada. Prior to that, he was Global Head of Business Development for Standard Chartered Bank where he led the strategy for expanding the bank's footprint through e-commerce across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Maasland has more than 25 years' experience in the global capital markets including earlier positions at Cognotec, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Chase Manhattan Bank. In addition, he serves on the Board of Governors at the Universal Business School of Mumbai, India. Mr. Maasland has a bachelor of arts in commerce and economics from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada.
Joseph Mazzella	Mr. Joseph C. Mazzella is Senior Managing Director, Head - Institutional Equities of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He is responsible for the Company’s global sales and trading team serving institutional clients. He has over 25 years of experience in the securities industry. Mr. Mazzella was named Head of Institutional Equities in October 2011. Prior thereto, he was Global Head of Trading since March 2010. He joined the Company in October 2003 as Head of Listed Block Trading. Previously, Mr. Mazzella spent more than a decade at Merrill Lynch, most recently as a Managing Director for Listed Trading.
George Sohos	Mr. George Sohos is Senior Managing Director, Head - Market Making of Knight Capital Group, Inc. He oversees the Company’s global market making activities. Mr. Sohos has been Head of Market Making since March 2011. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Sohos was a member of the senior management team for the Company’s electronic trading group since 2005, where his primary responsibilities involved the U.S. and European client trading strategies. Mr. Sohos has worked at the Company since 2000. Prior to joining the Company. Mr. Sohos worked as a software engineer at IBM Corporation and as a senior scientist at Enviro Engineering. Mr. Sohos received a B.S. in Mathematics from Panepistimion Patron in Greece in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1994.
William Bolster	Mr. William L. Bolster is Lead Independent Director of Knight Capital Group Inc. He has served on the Board since November 18, 2003. Mr. Bolster worked for various publicly-held companies for over 30 years, including General Electric/NBC, where his most recent position was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNBC International from July 2001 to November 2003. Prior thereto, he was President of CNBC from January 1996 until July 2001. Previously, Mr. Bolster was President and General Manager of WNBC-TV in New York. Mr. Bolster received a B.A. in Business Administration from Loras College in 1967.
Martin Brand	Mr. Martin J. Brand has been appointed as Director of Knight Capital Group, Inc., effective August 27, 2012. Mr. Brand joined Blackstone in 2003 in the London office and in 2005 transferred to the New York office. He has been involved in the execution of the firm's investments in BankUnited, PBF Energy, Exeter Finance, Cine UK, Kabel BW, Performance Food Group, Kabelnetz NRW, New Skies, NHP, OSUM, Primacom, Sulo, Travelport and Vistar. Prior to Blackstone, Mr. Brand was a derivatives trader in the FICC division of Goldman Sachs in New York and Tokyo. He also worked at McKinsey & Company in London. Mr. Brand currently serves as a Director of Bayview Financial, Travelport, Performance Food Group, Orbitz Worldwide, Exeter Finance and PBF Energy. In addition, he is on the Advisory Board of the Hudson Union Society. Mr. Brand received a bachelor of arts and master of arts in mathematics and computation from Oxford University, where he graduated with first class honors, as well as a master of business administration from Harvard Business School. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Business School Club of New York.
Matthew Nimetz	Mr. Matthew Nimetz has been appointed as Director of Knight Capital Group, Inc., effective August 27, 2012. He is an Advisory Director and former Managing Director at General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. Mr. Nimetz served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of General Atlantic from 2000 through 2011. Prior to that, he was a partner and former chair of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York, where he practiced corporate, securities, financing and international law from 1980 to 2000. Mr. Nimetz worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett from 1969 to 1977 where he rose to partner. Mr. Nimetz has served the public in a number of capacities, including as a Staff Assistant to President Lyndon Johnson, a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan, an Under Secretary of State and Counselor to the U.S. Department of State, and as a Special Envoy to President Bill Clinton to help mediate international disputes. He currently serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a trustee of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. Mr. Nimetz received a bachelor of arts in political science from Williams College and a master of arts in philosophy, politics and economics from Balliol College, Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. In addition, he earned a degree from the Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review.
Fred Tomczyk	Mr. Fred J. Tomczyk has been appointed as Director of Knight Capital Group, Inc., effective August 27, 2012. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation, a brokerage serving retail investors and independent registered investment advisors. Mr. Tomczyk started working with TD Ameritrade in 2006. After first serving as a member of the board of directors and later as chief operating officer, he assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of TD Ameritrade in October 2008. Mr. Tomczyk joined TD Bank Group in 2000 and has served as Vice Chair of corporate operations, Executive Vice President of retail distribution for TD Canada Trust, and President and Chief Executive Officer of wealth management for TD Bank. Prior to TD Bank, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of London Life. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Mr. Tomczyk received a bachelor of arts in applied economic and business management from Cornell University. He currently serves on Cornell's undergraduate business program advisory council.
James Lewis	Mr. James W. Lewis is Independent Director of Knight Capital Group, Inc., since January 8, 2009. Mr. Lewis is the former Chairman of Vietnam Partners, LLC. Prior to founding Vietnam Partners, LLC in 2003, he was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley where he spent 17 years working in senior positions across equities, fixed income and asset management. Mr. Lewis also served for a period of time as chairman of that firm’s risk management committee. He is also a former member of the NYSE. Mr. Lewis currently serves as a director at Geometry Group LLC and its affiliate Investarit AG and is a founder of Shamrock Asset Management LLC. In addition, he is a member of the Advisory Councils at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Miami University (Ohio) and Fordham University and of the Finance Committee at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Mr. Lewis received a B.S. from Miami University (Ohio) in 1963 and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago in 1970.
James Milde	Mr. James T. Milde is Independent Director of Knight Capital Group Inc., since May 2005. Mr. Milde has over 25 years of broad corporate experience. He is currently President of Summit Advisors, a management consulting firm, and also serves as President–Financial Services and Insurance for Keane Consulting, a subsidiary of NTT Data, Inc. From February 2006 to September 2007, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of United Rentals, Inc. Mr. Milde previously served as the Senior General Manager, Chief Information Officer for Sony Electronics, Inc., from January 2002 to January 2006, where he was responsible for all facets of information technology, supply chain and software-related ventures across the United States. Prior thereto, Mr. Milde served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for The Pepsi Bottling Group from 1999 to February 2002. He received a B.A. in Economics and Finance from St. Lawrence University in 1982 and an M.B.A. from Clarkson University in 1984. He currently serves on the Clarkson University Board of Trustees.
Christopher Quick	Mr. Christopher C. Quick is Independent Director of Knight Capital Group Inc., since January 8, 2009. Mr. Quick is the former CEO of Banc of America Specialist, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and member firm of the NYSE. Mr. Quick has spent his entire career in the specialist business and was instrumental in various mergers and acquisitions as the industry underwent a period of consolidation. From 1982 to 2004, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Q&R Specialist, JJC Specialist and Fleet Specialists where he remained following the firm’s acquisition by Bank of America Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Inc., and on the Board of Trustees for The Boys Club of New York, Catholic Relief Services, Fairfield University and Mutual of America. He is also a former member of the NYSE Board of Directors. Mr. Quick received a B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University in 1979.
Daniel Schmitt	Mr. Daniel F. Schmitt has been appointed as Independent Director of Knight Capital Group, Inc., effective May 9, 2012 . Mr. Schmitt is a former partner at KPMG with substantial auditing and accounting experience in the financial services sector. Prior to his retirement from KPMG in 2011, Mr. Schmitt was the Global Lead Audit Partner for Bank of NY Mellon. During his 29 years at the firm he served on the National Professional Practice Committee, as a SEC Reviewing Partner, and on the Area Leadership Team. In addition, Mr. Schmitt was the Area Professional Practice Partner for KPMG's Northeast Area and Partner in charge of Risk Management/Professional Practice for KPMG's Western Area. In all, he has more than 38 years' experience as a certified public accountant working on financial reporting at corporate issuers. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Schmitt received a B.S. in accounting from Bryant University, formerly Bryant College, where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees and is a past Chairman of The Alumni Association and Member of the Accounting Department Advisory Board.
Laurie Shahon	Ms. Laurie M. Shahon is Independent Director of Knight Capital Group Inc., since July 24, 2006. Ms. Shahon is the President of Wilton Capital Group, a private direct investment firm she founded in 1994 that makes principal investments in later-stage ventures and medium-sized buyouts. She previously held investment banking positions with Morgan Stanley and Salomon Brothers. Ms. Shahon received an A.B. in English and Political Science from Wellesley College in 1974 and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from Columbia University in 1976. She is a former Adjunct Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School. Ms. Shahon has served on the boards of several public companies over the past 20 years, including The Bombay Company, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. and Kitty Hawk, Inc.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Thomas Joyce	6,369,910
Steven Bisgay	2,859,000
Leonard Amoruso	1,889,500
Michael Tobin	--
Brian Strauss	--
Peter Hoffman	--
David Lehmann	--
Alan Lhota	2,864,100
Robert Lyons	--
Albert Maasland	--
Joseph Mazzella	--
George Sohos	9,039,440
William Bolster	--
Martin Brand	--
Matthew Nimetz	--
Fred Tomczyk	--
James Lewis	--
James Milde	--
Christopher Quick	--
Daniel Schmitt	--
Laurie Shahon	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Thomas Joyce	2,525,107	9,425,620
Steven Bisgay	5,000	70,400
Leonard Amoruso	0	0
Michael Tobin	0	0
Brian Strauss	0	0
Peter Hoffman	0	0
David Lehmann	0	0
Alan Lhota	0	0
Robert Lyons	0	0
Albert Maasland	0	0
Joseph Mazzella	0	0
George Sohos	0	0
William Bolster	0	0
Martin Brand	0	0
Matthew Nimetz	0	0
Fred Tomczyk	0	0
James Lewis	0	0
James Milde	0	0
Christopher Quick	0	0
Daniel Schmitt	0	0
Laurie Shahon	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
LYONS ROBERT K	300	$3.62
MAZZELLA JOSEPH	80,872	$3.63
LYONS ROBERT K	13,473	$3.61
LHOTA ALAN	15,506	$3.65
LEWIS JAMES W	5,278	$0.00
QUICK CHRISTOPHER C	5,278	$0.00
BOLSTER WILLIAM L	5,278	$0.00
MILDE JAMES T	5,278	$0.00
SHAHON LAURIE M	5,278	$0.00
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VI L L C	56,502,694	$0.00
BLACKSTONE GROUP L P	56,502,694	$0.00
BLACKSTONE GROUP L P	28,666	$0.00
BLACKSTONE GROUP L P	344,000	$0.00
GETCO HOLDING CO L L C	56,875,362	$0.00
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VI L L C	28,666	$0.00
BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES VI L L C	344,000	$0.00
SOHOS GEORGE	159,068	$3.72
JEFFERIES GROUP INC	16,250,008	$0.00
JEFFERIES GROUP INC	65,000,032	$0.00
GETCO HOLDING CO L L C	52,444	$3.18
GETCO HOLDING CO L L C	53,448	$3.16
BOLSTER WILLIAM L	4,765	$0.00
QUICK CHRISTOPHER C	4,765	$0.00
SHAHON LAURIE M	4,765	$0.00
LEWIS JAMES W	4,765	$0.00

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