Friday, June 17, 2022
Options Regulatory Alert #2022 - 17
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Nasdaq PHLX, Nasdaq BX, Nasdaq ISE, Nasdaq GEMX, and Nasdaq MRX Will Conduct the Annual Election for Member Representative Directors on Friday, July 1, 2022
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What you need to know
Why is Nasdaq issuing this alert?Nasdaq, Inc. would like to inform Nasdaq Exchange Members, member organizations, and Participants (collectively “Members”) that pursuant to Article II of the By-Laws of NQX, PHLX, ISE, GEMX, and MRX, and Article IV of the By-Laws of BX, the Nasdaq Exchanges will conduct the 2022 Annual Election of Member Representative Directors on Friday, July 1, 2022.
What are the terms and conditions under which the nominations are conducted?The governing documents of the Nasdaq Exchanges provide that at least 20% of the Directors of each Nasdaq Exchange shall be Member Representative Directors. Member Representative Directors are nominated by the respective Member Nominating Committees of the Nasdaq Exchanges, each a committee of individuals employed by Nasdaq Exchange Members that has been appointed by the Board. Additionally, Nasdaq Exchange Members may nominate alternate Member Representative Director candidates by the submission of a petition. The petition must comply with the requirements of Article II of the NQX, PHLX, ISE, GEMX, and MRX By-Laws, and Article IV of the BX By-Laws. In the event that alternate candidates are nominated by Nasdaq Exchange Members, the Member Representative Directors are selected by a direct vote of Nasdaq Exchange Members. If no alternate candidates are nominated, the candidates nominated by the Member Nominating Committees are elected to the Board by vote of the parent company of each Nasdaq Exchange, as are the remaining directors of the Nasdaq Exchanges. How many positions will be filled?Two Board seats will be filled by this election. Who is nominated for election in the 2022 annual election of Member Representative Directors?The NQX, PHLX, BX, ISE, GEMX, and MRX Member Nominating Committees have nominated the following candidates to be elected to the Board: Anne Marie Darling Anne Marie is head of the Multi-Asset Platform sales team, which is responsible for building a multi-product distribution effort across Equities and FICC to scale the firm’s product offering to a broader institutional client base. She is also responsible for the global FICC Execution Services business and head of Marquee Product Strategy and Distribution, through which the firm delivers electronic execution services, liquidity, risk analytics and differentiated content to clients. Anne Marie also serves on the Global Markets Division Operating Committee, Global Markets Inclusion and Diversity Committee, Firmwide Digital Strategy Steering Group, and is a member of the One Goldman Sachs firmwide steering groups for Client Relationship Management, Content and Digital Strategy, and Business Advisory. Previously, Anne Marie was chief operating officer of Global Securities Division Sales. In this role, she drove key initiatives, including client relationship management, business strategy and client and trading analysis across the division. Anne Marie joined Goldman Sachs in the Electronic Trading Group in 1999 and was named managing director in 2007 and partner in 2012. Prior to joining the firm, Anne Marie worked at the American Stock Exchange managing the Research team and order flow strategy for the Office of the Chairman. Anne Marie also serves as co-chair of the Diversity Advisory Council for Brown University. Anne Marie earned an engineering degree from Brown University in 1993 and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business in 2000. Andrew J. Schultz has been employed by Susquehanna International Group, LLP (“SIG”) since 1997. From 1997-2001, Mr. Schultz was an equity options market maker on the American Stock Exchange. In 2002, Mr. Schultz moved to SIG’s internal education department and was Head of Education from 2004-2007, where he taught all new hires SIG’s core trading and decision making philosophy. Since 2007, Mr. Schultz has been the Head of Strategic Options Business within SIG’s option trading group. In this role, Mr. Schultz works directly with SIG’s trading and technology groups to coordinate efforts in the options space. Mr. Schultz has also been active in exchange and micro-structure issues and served as a member of the MIAX Options board from March 2014 through June 2016. Mr. Schultz graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Economics and is a CFA Charterholder. He lives in Bryn Mawr, PA with his wife and three daughters. Are the details available for the 2023 election?
Nasdaq Exchange Members interested in nominating a person for election as a Member Representative Director in the 2023 Annual Election must comply with the procedures specified in Article II of the NQX, PHLX, ISE, GEMX, and MRX By-Laws, and Article IV of the BX By-Laws. Under these procedures, a member must submit the proposed nominee by delivering a duly executed written nomination within the following time-frames to the Nasdaq Exchanges' Corporate Secretary, Erika Moore, 151 W. 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036:
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