Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Jamie Farmer has joined the group as senior director of operations, effective immediately. He brings more than 15 years of expertise in the development of indexes and index-linked products, institutional sales and equity research and marketing to this newly created role.
In this position, Mr. Farmer will spearhead strategic efforts in creating, developing and maintaining new indexes. He will be responsible for identifying and introducing the indexes to untapped and niche markets. He also will oversee the alignment of strategic objectives and activities across the business unit.
Additionally, Mr. Farmer will serve as a representative of Dow Jones Indexes to clients, business partners, industry organizations and conferences and media. He will report to Mr. John A. Prestbo, editor and executive director of Dow Jones Indexes.
“Jamie’s solid track record and knowledge base in all aspects of delivering investable indexed products, as well as the broader institutional markets, will prove invaluable to our ongoing efforts to provide the investment community with innovative, meaningful benchmarking tools,” said Michael A. Petronella, president of Dow Jones Indexes/Ventures. “We believe he will be a true asset to our team.”
Previously, Mr. Farmer served as senior associate of strategic relationships at Susquehanna International Group, LLP (SIG), a global institutional sales, research and market making firm based in Bala Cynwyd, Pa. There he focused primarily on developing new products such as cash-settled index options and exchange traded funds (ETFs). He also helped establish SIG’s equity research infrastructure and managed many of the firm’s marketing and communications initiatives.
Prior to his role at SIG, Mr. Farmer was vice president of marketing at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX), where he was instrumental in the successful launch and development of many of the exchange’s sector indexes and index-linked products. In his eight years at PHLX, Mr. Farmer played a key role in positioning the exchange’s products and trading platforms.
Mr. Farmer holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He is an NASD registered representative (Series 7 and 24).
Dow Jones Indexes is a business unit of Dow Jones & Company, and a premier global provider of more than 5,000 widely established and investable indexes, including the Dow Jones Averages, Dow Jones Wilshire Indexes, and Dow Jones Global, Regional, Country and Sector Titans Indexes. Dow Jones Indexes is also a co-owner of the pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes. For more information, please visit the Dow Jones Indexes Web site http://djindexes.com.
