The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that Marcus Thompson was elected by the Board of Directors for a two-year term. Mr. Thompson, who is a Managing Director within the CFO division of Deutsche Börse AG, will serve as a non-industry director.
"I would like to welcome Marcus Thompson to ISE's Board," said Gary Katz, President and Chief Executive Officer of ISE. "Many of us at ISE have had the opportunity to work with Marcus in his role at Deutsche Börse Group over the past five years, and his knowledge of our business and the exchange industry will make him a valuable contributor in this new capacity as a member of our Board of Directors."
In his role at Deutsche Börse Group, Mr. Thompson currently is responsible for Financial Accounting & Controlling. He also serves on the executive board of the Group's Clearstream subsidiary. Prior to joining Deutsche Börse in 2000, Mr. Thompson worked for KPMG, Thomas Miller & Co and Citigroup. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
More information on ISE's Board of Directors can be found here.