Security Traders Association Elects 2010 Officers & Governors

At its 76th Annual Conference and Business Meeting, the Security Traders Association (STA), which represents 5,200 broker and institutional equity securities traders in North America, elected its leadership for 2010.

Elected to serve as Officers for 2010 include:

Chairman, Brett Mock, BTIG LLC, San Francisco
Vice Chairman, Joseph Cangemi, BNY ConvergEx Group, New York
Treasurer, Louis Matrone, JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, Dallas
Secretary, Jennifer Setzenfand, Federated Investors, Inc., Pittsburgh

Elected to the Board of Governors are:

Thomas Carter, JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, Los Angeles
Sean Klinkowize, Bloomberg Tradebook LLC, New York
Brian McCarthy, Vanguard Brokerage Services, Philadelphia
Joseph Roman, Atlanta Capital Management Company, LLC, Atlanta
Anthony Sanfilippo, Hudson Securities, Inc., Connecticut

As Chairman, Mr. Mock is charged with chairing the Board of Governors of the Association. He also will represent the perspective of the Association, along with its senior management, to legislators and regulators in Washington on issues of public policy affecting the industry and its practitioners.

Said John Giesea, STA President and CEO: “Our Officers and Board of Governors are comprised of industry leaders who are deeply knowledgeable regarding the interconnections of issues in equity market structure, technology, regulation, and competition. We will use their collective expertise to represent what is best for markets, our industry, investors, and issuers to all our constituencies: members, legislators, regulators, the media and the public.

As we emerge from the global financial crisis, our expertise will continue to provide valuable insight and guidance. We look forward to our leadership continuing to work in concert with others - as we have for our 75 year history.”