Knight Capital Group Directors Elect Laurie M. Shahon to Board
25 Julho 2006 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Capital
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) today announced that its Board of
Directors unanimously elected Wall Street veteran Laurie M. Shahon
to its Board, effective July 24, 2006. The addition of Ms. Shahon
to Knight's board increases the number of company directors to
nine. Ms. Shahon, 54, is the president and founder of Wilton
Capital Group, a private direct investment firm which focuses
primarily on consumer products, distribution, financial
institutions, healthcare, retailing and telecommunications. A
businesswoman with a broad range of experience, Ms. Shahon
previously held investment banking positions with Morgan Stanley
and Salomon Brothers. Ms. Shahon has served on the boards of
several companies and currently serves on the boards of The Bombay
Company, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. and Kitty Hawk, Inc. "We
are pleased to be joined by a professional of Ms. Shahon's
caliber," said Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Knight Capital Group. "As the founder and president of
private investment firm Wilton Capital Group, Inc., she has vast
securities industry and business knowledge. She knows how to
identify appropriate businesses in which to invest, as well as
guide mergers and acquisitions with an understanding of the
complexities of a deal. Ms. Shahon's excellent reputation and
history of board contributions brings vast knowledge and
perspective to our board relating to corporate governance and other
issues across a number of industries." Biography Laurie M. Shahon
Director, Knight Capital Group, Inc. Laurie M. Shahon, 54, is the
president of Wilton Capital Group, a private direct investment firm
she founded in 1994 that makes principal investments in later-stage
ventures and medium-sized buyouts. Shahon's background includes
investment banking positions at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1980
and at Salomon Brothers from 1980 to 1988, where she was the
founder and head of the Retailing and Consumer Products Group. A
businesswoman with a broad range of experience, Ms. Shahon has
served on the boards of several companies and currently serves on
the boards of The Bombay Company, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.
and Kitty Hawk, Inc. She previously held positions on the boards of
private and public companies in financial services, retail,
transportation and manufacturing. Ms. Shahon received an A.B. in
English and political science from Wellesley College in 1974 and an
M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1976. She is a former Adjunct
Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School. About Knight
Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) is a leading financial
services firm that provides comprehensive trade execution solutions
and asset management services. Our Asset Management business,
Deephaven Capital Management, is a global multi-strategy
alternative investment manager focused on delivering attractive
risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to the broader markets
for institutions and private clients. Our Global Markets business
provides a broad range of customized trade execution products and
services across multiple asset classes for broker-dealers,
institutions and companies. We continually apply knowledge and
innovation to the trading and asset management processes to build
lasting client partnerships through consistent performance and
superior client service. More information about Knight can be found
at http://www.knight.com/. Certain statements contained herein
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about the Company's industry,
management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management.
Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are
not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain
risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
Since such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the actual
results and performance of the Company may turn out to be
materially different from the results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company also
disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or
uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions
to the forward-looking statements made herein; however, readers
should carefully review reports or documents the Company files from
time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission including,
without limitation, the risks and uncertainties detailed under the
headings "Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations" and
"Risks Affecting our Business" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K. DATASOURCE: Knight Capital Group, Inc. CONTACT: Margaret
Wyrwas, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Communications &
Investor Relations, +1-201-557-6954, ; or Kara Fitzsimmons, Vice
President, Corporate Communications, +1-201-356-1523, ; or Greta
Morley, Vice President, Marketing Communications & Public
Relations, +1-201-557-6948, , all of Knight Capital Group, Inc. Web
site: http://www.knight.com/
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