NYBOT Announces Two Appointments To Its Board Of Governors

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

Peter Karpen is reappointed as a Public Member for a two-year term. Since 1997, Mr. Karpen has been a Managing Member of Darien, Conn.-based Diversified Investment Management. Before that, he was a Managing Director at John W. Henry & Co., and a Director at CS First Boston.

John Santos is appointed as a Public Member for a two-year term. Mr. Santos is a Managing Director at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in the Merchant Banking Department. He is also a Board Member of the Green Coffee Association.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is the parent company of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). Through its two exchanges, NYBOT offers an expanding range of agricultural and financial products. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.