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The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that Frank De Maria has been appointed Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Communications, effective June 21, 2010. Mr. De Maria will lead the company's global public relations and corporate communications activities.
De Maria joins NASDAQ OMX from Newsweek, Inc. where he was Vice President of Corporate Communications. His responsibilities included promoting Newsweek's editorial talent and content internationally as well as leading all communications around the re-launch of Newsweek magazine and its global web presence in 2009.
"We are pleased that Frank is joining NASDAQ OMX to lead our global corporate communications activities," said John Jacobs, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing. "Having worked in a variety of industries, including media, Frank brings a good mix of talent and strategic communication expertise to our company."
Prior to joining Newsweek in 2008, De Maria was Head of Global Media Relations at Thomson Reuters and at Reuters PLC prior to the acquisition by Thomson Corporation in 2008. Before that, he was a Director for Brunswick Group, LLC, a global public relations agency based in London, where he provided strategic council for a variety of companies in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors.
De Maria holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Pace University in New York.
