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WHO's News Briefs - Take 2

October 12, 2010
  1. John Giesea to Retire from Security Traders Association. 
  2. W.P. Carey's New President, CEO. 
  3. Citigroup's New President of U.S. Consumer, Commercial Banking.
  4. Stifel's New Co-Chairman, Thomas Weisel.
  5. CBOE's New E-Options Exchange.

    1.  STA's Giesea Steps Down.   John Giesea will retire after 10 yeas as president and CEO of the Security Traders Association.  During this stretch, many of the regulatory and technological changes dealt the STA a heavy blow;  STA's membership ranks thinned out as traders' jobs disappeared.  Mr. Giesea agreed that the industry continues to adjust to dramatic changes, but notes that STA's mission to represent the trading community in a global perspective remains the same.   [Traders Mag, 10/6]

    2.  W.P. Carey's New President, CEO  Trevor Bond, 48, was elected president and CEO for the investment firm;  he previously was interim CEO.   [Crains NY Business, 10/4]

    3.  Citigroup's New President of U.S. Consumer, Commercial Banking.    Cece Stewart, 52, joined Citigroup from Morgan Stanley, where she had served as president of the retail banking group and CEO of Morgan Stanly Private Bank.   [Crains NY Business, 9/20]

    4.  Stifel's New Co-Chairman, Thomas Weisel.   Mr. Weisel, 69, took the role of Stifel Financial Corp.'s co-chairman in August after the company bought his old firm, Thomas Weisel Partners Group.  His new job:  parlaying his connections in Silicon Valley into more underwriting and advisory deals for his new employer.  Mr. Weisel will put his 40-year track record to the test during this difficult stretch for investment banking.  Stifel currently is a small participant in this area.  [Bloomberg, 9/20] 

    5.  CBOE's New C2 Exchange.   Goldman Sachs, BofAMerrill Lynch, Interactive Brokers, and high-frequency trader Getco LLC are among the firms connecting to CBOE's new electronic exchange that's set to launch this month.  The C2 Exchange, first announced in 2008, represents CBOE's answer to a crop of all-electronic stock=options markets that have cut into its CBOE's business these past several years.   [WSJournal, 9/2]