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Our Leadership Team

Joseph M. Velli
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

Joseph M. Velli is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. Prior to the formation of BNY ConvergEx Group, Mr. Velli served as Senior Executive Vice President of The Bank of New York and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Securities Group. During his tenure with the Bank, Mr. Velli’s responsibilities also included heading Global Issuer Services, Global Custody and related Investor Services, Consumer Banking and Global Marketing and Sales.

Mr. Velli joined The Bank of New York in 1984 as an Assistant Vice President, where he established the Bank’s Depositary Receipt business. He was promoted to Vice President in March 1985 and Senior Vice President in 1988. In 1990, he was named Sector Head of Global Issuer Services. Mr. Velli was elected an Executive Vice President in May 1992, the youngest executive in the Bank’s history to attain this position. In September 1998, Mr. Velli was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President, assuming responsibility for Consumer Banking in addition to Global Issuer Services and was also named a member of the Bank’s Senior Policy Committee.

In 1997, Mr. Velli established the Bank’s institutional brokerage business. In August 2001, he was named head of the Brokerage and Clearing Sector, a newly formed unit that combined the Bank’s trade execution and clearing businesses, which was later branded as BNY Securities Group. Under Mr. Velli’s leadership, Pershing LLC, the world’s largest correspondent clearing firm was acquired in 2003 and integrated into BNY Securities Group.

Prior to joining The Bank of New York, Mr. Velli was head of Citibank’s Depositary Receipt business.

Mr. Velli currently serves on the board of Paychex, Inc.

Mr. Velli holds an M.B.A. in Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a B.A. in accounting from William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Charles E. Rappold
Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

Charles Rappold is Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. In his current role, Mr. Rappold’s responsibilities include oversight of the credit, compliance, finance, human resources, legal, operations and technology divisions of BNY ConvergEx Group. Additionally, he is responsible for budgeting, capital planning, mergers and acquisitions including due diligence and post-acquisition integration.

Prior to the formation of BNY ConvergEx Group, Mr. Rappold served as Executive Vice President of The Bank of New York and Chief Operating Officer of BNY Securities Group. He joined the company in 1986. During his tenure with the Bank, Mr. Rappold’s positions also included Head of Corporate Development, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Trust Officer and Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.

His previous experience includes Senior Vice President of Commercial Union Capital Corporation from 1981 through 1986 and Associate Attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersharm & Taft from 1977 through 1981.

Mr. Rappold holds his A.B. from Marshall University where he graduated maxima cum laude and his J.D from University of Virginia Law School. At University of Virginia, he was a member of the Order of the Coif and received the Alumni Association Award for Academic Excellence. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and a NASD registered principal and general securities representative.

Anthony G. Blumberg
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer, ConvergEx Global Markets Ltd.

Anthony Blumberg is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC and Chief Executive Officer of ConvergEx Global Markets Ltd.  In this role, he oversees global agency trading in over 90 markets as well as settlement services in some of the world’s most complex markets.

In 1997 he joined Credit Lyonnais Securities as a Managing Director, where he established one of the world’s largest global portfolio trading groups, G-Trade Services, which received several top industry rankings and was sold to The Bank of New York in 2002. Between 1986 and 1997, he held a number of strategic positions at BHF Securities and Citibank, NA in New York, where he played a key role in establishing Citibank’s highly acclaimed global equity and fixed income execution and clearing network in over 65 countries. Mr. Blumberg was also an active floor-trading member of the NYMEX, COMEX and FinEx Futures and Options Exchanges for over 5 years.

Graduating with distinction from Eden College and The University of South Africa, he also served with honor in the South African Air Force.

George Chrisafis
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

George Chrisafis is an Executive Managing Director and the Chief Technology Officer of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. Mr. Chrisafis is responsible for the day-to-day technology support for BNY ConvergEx Group. He manages a staff of more than 175 technology professionals worldwide that includes employees dedicated to application development, trading floor support, data centers and telecommunications.

Prior to the formation of BNY ConvergEx Group, he served as Managing Director of The Bank of New York from 2000 through 2006. His previous experience includes Director of Enterprise Technology/Mandated Initiatives Group at Merrill Lynch from 1998 to 2000, Director/CIO, MLPRO (Wagner Stott) and Broadcort Clearing – Merrill Lynch from 1994 to 1998. In addition, he served as Vice President/Global and Domestic Equities Trading at Goldman Sachs from 1984 through 1991 and as Vice President of Paine Webber, Inc. from 1978 until 1984.

He a member of the Governing Board of the Data Management Division of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and a former member of the Board of Directors of Playing to Win, a non-profit computer organization that provides data processing skills to children in need.

Mr. Chrisafis holds his B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science from Fordham University and an MBA in Management from Pace University.

Vincent J. Fitzpatrick
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

Vince Fitzpatrick is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. Mr. Fitzpatrick is responsible for coordinating new business development for the firm and has overall management responsibility for ConvergEx’s relationship with The Bank of New York Mellon.

Prior to joining BNY ConvergEx Group in 2005, Mr. Fitzpatrick managed marketing and sales of The Bank of New York’s ADR Services to the international investment community.

Mr. Fitzpatrick holds his B.S. from Brooklyn College and has completed several graduate-level courses at St. John’s University.

 

Thomas P. Gavin
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer, Eze Castle Software LLC

Tom Gavin is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC and Chief Executive Officer of Eze Castle Software LLC. Eze Castle Software is a leading OMS provider with over 310 clients worldwide. Mr. Gavin joined Eze Castle Software in 1998 as the Chief Operating Officer, managing all aspects of the company’s day-to-day operations and strategic planning. In 2005, Mr. Gavin was named Chief Executive Officer of the company, replacing the founder and chairman.

Prior to Eze Castle Software, Mr. Gavin worked for Treacy & Company, a boutique management consulting firm in Boston, Massachusetts. He was recently recognized by The Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” and is active in numerous local and community non-profit organizations.

A member of the Board of Trustees for Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood, Massachusetts and The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellowship, Mr. Gavin also serves as a member of the advisory board for VE Global and ECS Charity Fund Corporation.

Mr. Gavin holds a B.A in History form Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude and was a Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellow.

Craig S. Lax
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer, G-Trade Services LLC

Craig Lax is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC and Chief Executive Officer of G-Trade Services LLC.

In his current role, Mr. Lax manages the global electronic trading business that provides direct market access to more than 50 markets worldwide. He joined G-Trade in 1999. Prior to G-Trade, he was Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for The LatInvest Group from 1994 through 1999.

Mr. Lax received his B.A. from Tufts University and his J.D. from Emory University Law School. 

John D. Meserve
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer, Westminster Research Associates LLC
Chief Executive Officer, BNY Jaywalk LLC

John D. Meserve is an Executive Managing Director of  BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, as well as Chief Executive Officer of Westminster Research Associates LLC and BNY Jaywalk LLC.  In this capacity, Mr. Meserve is responsible for the research and commission management businesses of BNY ConvergEx Group, which includes Westminster Research Associates and BNY Jaywalk, an equity research consulting organization that assists the financial community in the identification, selection and implementation of alternative research solutions.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Meserve served as Director of BNY Securities Group, a division of The Bank of New York, and was responsible for Westminster Research Associates and BNY Jaywalk. From 1989-1999, Mr. Meserve served as Senior Vice President of The Bank of New York and head of the International Marketing Division, where he was responsible for coordinating the Bank's worldwide depositary receipts and securities processing marketing. In addition, before joining the private sector, Mr. Meserve held a number of key positions in the United States Department of Commerce during the Reagan Administration.

Mr. Meserve is a member and former chairman of the SIFMA’s Institutional Brokerage Committee, an active member of the Alliance in Support of Independent Research and a founding member of the Investorside Research Association.

Mr. Meserve has a B.A. from Bowdoin College and an MBA from George Washington University.

Jeanne L. Murtaugh
Vice Chairman Emeritus, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

Jeanne L. Murtaugh is Vice Chairman Emeritus of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. She joined The Bank of New York in 1997 through the acquisition of BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions (formerly BNY Brokerage Inc.) where she also served as Vice Chairman.

Ms. Murtaugh began her career at J.P. Morgan and has served in various management positions at Wachovia Bank, where she established their retail brokerage business and global custody service, and Morgan Stanley, through its ESI subsidiary, the predecessor company to BNY Brokerage.

Ms. Murtaugh has played a pivotal role in developing strategies and technologies that address market structure changes, including the creation of one of the first electronic trading and connectivity environments.

Carey S. Pack
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer, BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC

Carey S. Pack is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC and Chief Executive Officer of BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC. Since 2001, Mr. Pack has led one of the largest institutional agency brokerage firms providing customized, conflict-free brokerage solutions to institutional asset owners, asset managers and broker-dealers worldwide.

BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions offers a broad range of agency brokerage solutions, including execution and liquidity management technologies, wholesale and clearing services, commission management, and global transition management. Mr. Pack joined BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions in March 1999 and has served as both Managing Director and Director of Sales.

Prior to joining BNY ConvergEx Execution Solutions, Mr. Pack served as a Vice President at Salomon Brothers, where he ran their prime brokerage and clearing activity businesses. Mr. Pack began his career with JP Morgan, where he held several management positions in their securities servicing businesses. While at JP Morgan, Mr. Pack was based in London for three years where he managed the firm’s European securities servicing business.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University and his MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University. Mr. Pack is a member of the SIFMA’s Institutional Brokerage Committee.

David Quinlan
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
President, Eze Castle Software LLC
President, Eze Castle Transaction Services LLC

David Quinlan is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC as well as President of Eze Castle Software LLC and Eze Castle Transaction Services LLC.

Eze Castle Software is a leading OMS provider with over 310 clients worldwide. Mr. Quinlan joined Eze Castle Software in 1999. In his current role, he is responsible for sales, marketing, product management and business development for Eze Castle Software and manages Eze Castle Transaction Services.

Mr. Quinlan is also a member of the board of directors at Code Red Inc. He has been a director since 2005.

Mr. Quinlan holds a B.S. in Finance from Providence College. He is Series 7, 8 and 24 registered.

Anthony J. Saliba
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Executive Officer, LiquidPoint, LLC

Anthony Saliba is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC and Chief Executive Officer of LiquidPoint, LLC. In his current role, Mr. Saliba manages the options trading platforms for both the buy-side and sell-side investment community.                                                                                                                                                   

He began his trading career at Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) trading equity options as an independent market maker. Throughout the next decade, he expanded his trading horizons to include most CBOE products, currencies and the Standard & Poor’s 500 contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, along with the agricultural and interest rate products traded on the Chicago Board of Trade. The Standard & Poor product (SPX) was his primary focus, which he traded for several years on the CBOE floor. Mr. Saliba has been a dominant presence in all markets in which he traded on a full-time basis, holding volume records in a number of the classes. He is widely recognized as a pioneer and leader in the Chicago derivatives market and was the only options trader to be profiled in the bestselling book, Market Wizards. He served on the CBOE's Board of Directors from 1987-1989 and has participated on numerous industry committees.

Mr. Saliba is an Evans Scholar alumnus and earned a B.S. in Accounting from Indiana University in 1977.

Lee A. Schneider
General Counsel, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

Lee Schneider is General Counsel of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. Mr. Schneider is responsible for all legal and compliance matters and manages a team of 20 lawyers, paralegals and compliance personnel.

Prior to the formation of BNY ConvergEx Group, he served as Managing Counsel, Securities and Capital Markets of The Bank of New York from 2005 through 2006. His previous experience at the Bank included Senior Counsel, Securities and Capital Markets and Lead in-house counsel for broker-dealers.

Previously he was an Associate with Solomon, Zauderer, Ellenhorn, Frischer & Sharp from 1996 through 1999 and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison from 1992 through 1996. He was also a law clerk for The Honorable Roger J. Miner, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1991 to 1992.

Mr. Schneider holds his A.B. in Economics from the University of Michigan and his J.D., summa cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law. He is a member of the New York State Bar.

Jeffrey D. Shoreman
Executive Managing Director, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC
Chief Operating Officer, Eze Castle Software LLC

Jeffrey Shoreman is an Executive Managing Director of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC and Chief Operating Officer of Eze Castle Software LLC. Eze Castle Software is a leading OMS provider with over 310 clients worldwide. In his current role, he oversees 180 professionals working in product development, product implementation, global client service, information technology and quality assurance. Mr. Shoreman joined Eze Castle Software in 1999 as a Senior Consultant. From 2000 through 2002 he served as Vice President of West Coast Operations and from 2002 through 2004 as Vice President of Product Development. He was Chief Technology Officer from 2004 through 2005.

Prior to Eze Castle Software, Mr. Shoreman worked for Andersen Consulting as a technology consultant. He is an active board member of the ECS Charity Fund.

Mr. Shoreman holds a B.A in Engineering and History from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Christopher M. Springer
Chief Financial Officer, BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC

Christopher Springer is Chief Financial Officer of BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC. As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Springer is responsible for the activities of the Finance department and played a key role in the strategy, management and completion of the formation of BNY ConvergEx Group and many other key transactions and company acquisitions. He is responsible for the company’s financial and regulatory reporting and has established controls and practices to ensure that the company is compliant with reporting and accounting requirements.

Prior to the formation of BNY ConvergEx Group, he served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of BNY Securities Group from 2002 through 2006. Previously, he served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer for BNY Brokerage and B-Trade Services. Joining BNY Brokerage (formerly ESI) in 1988, Mr. Springer previously held other roles of increasing responsibility within the Finance department of the company. His prior experience includes auditing at Arthur Anderson & Co. from 1984 through 1988.

Mr. Springer is a Certified Public Accountant and is Series 27 registered. He has his B.A. and Masters in Accounting from the University of Mississippi and was President of Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Honorary Society.