NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the appointment of Thomas F. Callahan as Executive Vice President, Head of U.S. Futures. Mr. Callahan will join NYSE Euronext in early July and report to Hugh Freedberg, Group Executive Vice President & Head of Global Derivatives.
“The U.S. futures market holds great promise for NYSE Euronext, and growing our presence in this business reflects our strategic focus on product and geographic diversification,” said Duncan L. Niederauer, CEO, NYSE Euronext. “Tom is a great addition to our team, and on behalf of all my colleagues I welcome him to NYSE Euronext.”
Mr. Freedberg added: “Tom is an outstanding professional with a proven track-record of success in marketing derivatives and the full range of securities products. His experience will be instrumental towards our efforts to compete effectively in the U.S. futures business and to build our customer base.”
“I look forward to joining NYSE Euronext and furthering the company’s U.S. futures strategy,” Mr. Callahan said. “The strength of the NYSE Euronext brand coupled with the advantages of Liffe creates a very promising opportunity for the company and customers of the U.S. futures marketplace.”
About Thomas F. Callahan
Thomas F. Callahan joins NYSE Euronext following a 15-year career at Merrill Lynch. Since April of 2005, Mr. Callahan served as Head of Merrill Lynch Global Financial Futures and Options, where he was responsible for global listed derivatives for debt, equity, FX and commodity products. While at Merrill Lynch in both New York and London, Mr. Callahan held numerous leadership positions including: Head of Global Debt Financing, Co-Head of Global Prime Brokerage, Head of European Vanilla Interest Rate Trading and Sales, Head of Global Money Markets Trading, and Senior Trader in ML Government Securities, Inc. Mr. Callahan began his career at Prudential Securities in 1992, and is a 1991 graduate of Harvard University.