CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the election results from its 2009 annual meeting. Shareholders elected 10 directors to three-year terms expiring in 2012.
The following individuals were elected by Class A and Class B shareholders voting together as a single class:- Dennis H. Chookaszian, 65, Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer CNA Insurance Companies
- Robert F. Corvino, 51, Independent Trader
- Larry G. Gerdes, 60, Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer, Transcend Services, Inc. and General Partner, Gerdes Huff Investments
- Daniel R. Glickman, 64, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former Member of Congress
- James E. Oliff, 61, Chairman, FFastFill, Inc. and Deputy Chairman, FFastFill, plc.
- John L. Pietrzak, 53, Managing Partner, Longwood Partners and General Partner, Sparta Group
- Alex J. Pollock, 66, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- William R. Shepard, 62, President and Founder, Shepard International, Inc.
- Jeffrey Bernacchi, 51, Independent Trader, President, JMB Trading Corp., Inc.
- David J. Wescott, 52, President, The Wescott Group Ltd., Vice President MF Global
In addition, CME Group shareholders approved amendments to the company's employee and director stock plans and the bonus incentive plan for its named executive officers and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2009. CME Group Class B-1 shareholders also elected five members of the Class B-1 nominating committee, which will select board nominees for election at next year's annual meeting.