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Appoints Director of International Sales NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- TheMarkets.com, a leading provider of research and estimates services to institutional investors worldwide, today announced that, to meet growing demand in non-U.S. markets, the Company has appointed a director of international sales as part of the expansion of its European headquarters in London. "I'm pleased to announce that Jay Livnat has been appointed to the post of Director of International Sales and is charged with growing our London team to serve our UK and European clients," said Alina Sullivan, Vice President of Global Sales and Client Relations. Livnat brings nearly 15 years of experience in sales and business development roles in the financial services industry. For the past three years, he has been a Senior Account Executive for TheMarkets.com, where he has focused on expanding the flagship product's penetration in global markets, particularly the EMEA and Asia regions. Prior to joining TheMarkets.com, Livnat held positions in the investment management divisions of Goldman Sachs International and Thomson Financial. "Our focus on growing the London office represents our commitment to serving our thousands of EMEA customers with more agile and customized service," said Sullivan. "In his time at TheMarkets.com, in line with that goal, Jay has proven to be a key leader in our international expansion. Jay's commitment and vision for the Company and our flagship product will continue to be a meaningful benefit for our clients." The Company's research and estimates product, TheMarkets.com, is now used by over 1800 institutions in 45 countries worldwide to access broker research from hundreds of global sell-side firms. Clients of TheMarkets.com include seven of Europe's top 10 hedge funds and 35 of its largest 50 asset managers. "Since our founding, we've been committed to being a truly global company- with global clients, global offices, and global content," said David Eisner, CEO and President of TheMarkets.com. "Facing growing demand in non-U.S. markets-and in response to our thousands of users' needs-we continue to focus on delivering unique content and services to benefit them." About TheMarkets.com TheMarkets.com is a leading provider of research and estimates services to over 1800 institutional investment management firms worldwide. TheMarkets.com is owned by: Banc of America Securities, LLC (NYSE:BAC), Citi (NYSE:C), Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB), Dresdner Kleinwort, part of Dresdner Bank AG and a member of the Allianz Group (NYSE:AZ), The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH), Merrill Lynch (NYSE:MER), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), UBS Investment Bank (NYSE:UBS), and Reuters (NASDAQ:RTRSYNASDAQ:LSE:NASDAQ:RTR), which provides technological infrastructure, web-hosting services, and certain proprietary content. CONTACT: Jasmine Swann TheMarkets.com +1.212.812.4631 DATASOURCE: TheMarkets.com CONTACT: Jasmine Swann, TheMarkets.com, +1-212-812-4631, Web site: http://www.themarkets.com/

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