Notices to Members
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February 23, 2023
NFA's Board of Directors re-elects Maureen C. Downs to serve as Chair
At its February meeting, NFA's Board of Directors re-elected Maureen C. Downs, Phillip Capital, Inc., to serve a one-year term as Chair. The Board also re-elected Don Thompson, JPMorgan Chase & Co., to serve as Vice-Chair.
Public Directors
Additionally at its February meeting, the Board elected the following individuals to serve as public directors:
- Michael C. Dawley, BlueFin Partners LLC;
- Douglas E. Harris;
- Ronald S. Oppenheimer;
- Todd E. Petzel, Offit Capital Advisors LLC; and
- Michael R. Schaefer.
Executive Committee
The Board also elected the following individuals to serve one-year terms on NFA's Executive Committee:
- Mark G. Bagan, Minneapolis Grain Exchange;
- Douglas L. Bry, Augur Trading Company;
- Gerald F. Corcoran, R.J. O'Brien & Associates LLC;
- Michael C. Dawley, Bluefin Partners LLC;
- Arthur W. Hahn;
- Julie Holzrichter, CME Group;
- Ernest L. Jaffarian, Efficient Capital Management LLC;
- William F. McCoy, Morgan Stanley;
- Mary M. McDonnell, McDonnell & Associates;
- Michael H. Moskow, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs;
- Ronald S. Oppenheimer;
- Scott W. Stewart, Stewart-Peterson Group, Inc.; and
- Don Thompson, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Ms. Downs, NFA Permanent Special Advisor Leo Melamed, and NFA's President also serve on the Executive Committee.
During its meeting on January 19, 2023, NFA's Executive Committee, pursuant to Article VII, Section (3)(c) and Article X, Section 3 of NFA's Articles of Incorporation, elected the following nominees to the Board and Nominating Committee:
Board of Directors
FCM Category:
- Thomas R. Kadlec, ADM Investor Services, Inc.
IB Category:
- Michael T. Burke, HighGround Trading LLC
CPO/CTA Category:
- Ernest L. Jaffarian, Efficient Capital Management LLC
- Martin Lueck, Aspect Capital Limited
SD/MSP/RFED Category:
- Seth P. Bender, HSBC Bank USA, NA
- Charlotte B. McLaughlin, PNC Capital Markets LLC
2023 NFA Nominating Committee
FCM Category:
- Melissa B. Zierk, R.J. O'Brien & Associates LLC
IB Category:
- Ilan Levy-Mayer, Cannon Trading Company
CPO/CTA Category:
- Tobias B. Hekster, True Partner Advisor Limited
SD/MSP/RFED Category:
- Thomas Salatte, Nomura Holding America Inc.
The terms of NFA's Board of Directors and Nominating Committee began on February 16, 2023.
A complete list of NFA's Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Nominating Committee can be found on NFA's website.