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NYBOT Announces Three Appointments To Its Board Of Governors

Date 08/03/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today three appointments to its Board of Governors.

“It gives me great pleasure to announce the reappointment of Maxine Champion, Hugh Lamle, and Terrence Martell to our Board of Governors,” said Frederick W. Schoenhut, NYBOT’s Chairman. “I have known each of them for quite a while, and their commitment to our exchange and the futures industry is impressive, and I sincerely thank them for their continued service.”

Maxine Champion is reappointed as a Public Member for a two-year term. Ms. Champion is president and founder of Washington, D.C. based Champion Strategies, which advises corporations in the areas of corporate strategies, communications and government relations.

Hugh R. Lamle is reappointed as a Public Member for a two-year term. Mr. Lamle is president of M.D. Sass Investors Services, Inc., and affiliated companies, involved in investment management.

Terrence F. Martell, Ph.D. is reappointed as a Public Member for a two-year term. Dr. Martell is a Saxe Distinguished Professor of Finance and Director of the Weissman Center for International Business at Baruch College in New York City.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.