NYBOT Names Five Public Members

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced yesterday the appointment of five Public Members to its Board of Directors. Terms for the new Public Members start March 1, 2001.

The Public Members are:

• Maxine Champion, President and Founder of Champion Strategies of Washington, DC. Ms. Champion is appointed for a 2-year term expiring February 28, 2003.
• Adrian J. De Young, Consultant with Rabobank International in New York, NY. Mr. De Young is appointed for a 1-year term expiring February 28, 2002.
• Peter F. Karpen, Managing Member of Diversified Investment Management, LLC, of Darien, CT. Mr. Karpen is appointed for a 1-year term expiring February 28, 2002.
• Hugh R. Lamle, President and Principal of M.D. Sass Investors Services, Inc., in New York, NY. Mr. Lamle is appointed for a 2-year term expiring February 28, 2003.
• Terrence F. Martell, Fellow at The Weissman Center for International Business at Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York, in New York, NY. Mr. Martell is appointed for a 2-year term expiring February 28, 2003.

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 and their subsidiaries and divisions, including the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), FINEX, and Citrus Associates, NYBOT offers a wide variety of agricultural, currency and index products.