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Margaret D. Tutwiler, Executive Vice President, Global Communications and Government Relations, NYSE Euronext (NYX ), will resign from the company, effective Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, having informed Chief Executive Officer Duncan L. Niederauer of her plans to join Merrill Lynch as head of Global Communications and Public Affairs. Ms. Tutwiler, who also serves on the NYSE Euronext Management Committee, joined the company in July 2004.
“On behalf of all my colleagues and the Management Committee of NYSE Euronext, I want to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to Margaret for her outstanding contributions to our organization,” Mr. Niederauer said. “Margaret has been a highly valued member of our senior management team and has provided exceptional guidance and oversight of our communications, marketing and government affairs activities. She has significantly advanced those functions, our world leading brand, and our global business strategy. We wish her well at Merrill Lynch.”
“I am extremely grateful for having had the opportunity to be part of a truly exceptional company and growth story, and for working with a tremendous team of skilled and dedicated professionals during my time here,” Ms. Tutwiler said. “Together, we successfully transformed the New York Stock Exchange into a publicly held company and global enterprise, while strengthening our competitive and brand position as well as our relationships with customers and key constituents around the world.
“I want to thank Duncan and the Board, my team in Communications, Marketing and Government Relations, and everyone at NYSE Euronext who helped make this one of the most fulfilling and rewarding experiences of my professional life. It has been an honor and a privilege to work at a great American institution that has now become a true global icon.”
At Merrill Lynch, Ms. Tutwiler will be responsible for all external and internal communications activities, including media and government relations; employee, business group, executive, shareholder and public policy communications; corporate marketing and brand identity, and other related activities.
About Margaret D. Tutwiler
Margaret D. Tutwiler is Executive Vice President, Communications and Government Relations for NYSE Euronext and is a member of the NYSE Euronext Management Committee. She is responsible for directing NYSE Euronext’s communications, advertising, marketing, and government relations. Ms. Tutwiler is also serves on the board of the NYSE Foundation. Ms. Tutwiler, 56, joined the company in July 2004 as Executive Vice President.
Prior to joining the NYSE, Ms. Tutwiler was the U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs during 2003-2004. She had served as the U.S. Ambassador to the
From 1995 to 2000, Ms. Tutwiler worked in the private sector, first as president of a public-relations firm, then as senior vice president for Public Affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association in
Under the administration of President George H. W. Bush, Ms. Tutwiler served as the State Department Spokesman and Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs from 1989 to 1992 and held the position of Assistant to the President for Communications from August 1992 until Jan. 1993.
During Ronald Reagan’s presidency, Ms. Tutwiler served as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs from 1985 to 1989 and as Deputy Assistant to the President for Political Affairs and Special Assistant to the President in the White House office of the Chief of Staff from 1981 to 1985.
Ms. Tutwiler graduated from the
