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Gregor Pozniak: Further Addition To ICMA’s Regulatory Policy Team

Date 21/12/2005

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce a further appointment to its expanding regulatory policy team; Gregor Pozniak will join the Association as a senior advisor on January 3, 2006.

Dr. Pozniak joins the Association from the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) where he has held the post of Deputy Secretary General since 1998.

John L. Langton, ICMA Chief Executive and Secretary General, commented, ‘This latest in a series of recent appointments to ICMA’s regulatory policy area, brings on board an experienced Brussels lobbyist, with a network of valuable contacts amongst the regulators, the European Commission and MEP’s. We anticipate that there will be further appointments to the team in the course of 2006.’

Prior to being employed at FESE, where he was responsible for European Regulatory affairs, Dr. Pozniak held senior management positions at the Vienna Stock Exchange and at Creditanstalt- Bankverein, Vienna. He received his Masters degree and Doctorate from the Vienna University of Economic Sciences.