Knight Capital Group Names Leonard J. Amoruso General Counsel
10 Maio 2007 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Capital
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) today announced that Leonard J. Amoruso
has been named General Counsel. Mr. Amoruso, 41, has been with
Knight since 1999 and served most recently as Senior Managing
Director and Chief Compliance Officer. In his new role, Mr. Amoruso
will assume responsibility for corporate and litigation matters in
addition to his current oversight of compliance, which includes
trading, order handling, training, clearance and regulatory affairs
across Knight's regulated broker-dealer subsidiaries. Prior to
joining Knight, Mr. Amoruso spent 10 years with NASD's District No.
10 office in New York. "Len has played an integral role helping
implement Knight's growth strategies over the last several years,
including the integration of acquired businesses and asset classes,
and the expansion of our offering to new clients and markets," said
Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Knight
Capital Group. "Not only has Len served our Knight businesses well,
but as our resident regulatory and compliance expert, he has served
our clients and industry colleagues who seek his depth of
knowledge. As the marketplace continues to grow only more complex,
we are pleased to have a professional of Len's caliber and
experience ensuring that Knight remains prepared for regulatory and
market structure change." Knight has not named a general counsel
since the departure of the previous general counsel in July 2004.
With compliance staff in place at each of its regulated
subsidiaries, the company will not fill the position of Chief
Compliance Officer at the corporate level. Biography Leonard J.
Amoruso Senior Managing Director, General Counsel Leonard J.
Amoruso, Senior Managing Director, General Counsel, is responsible
for all compliance, regulatory and legal issues at the corporate
level and across Knight's broker-dealer subsidiaries. He oversees
trading, order handling, training, clearance and regulatory affairs
and manages Knight's compliance staff, responsible for monitoring
and surveillance. Mr. Amoruso also is responsible for corporate
matters, litigation and the company's legal department. In October
1999, Mr. Amoruso joined the company as Chief Compliance Officer
and Assistant General Counsel of Knight Securities, L.P., a
subsidiary later renamed Knight Equity Markets, L.P. He was named
Chief Compliance Officer of the parent company in June 2003 and
General Counsel in May 2007. Before joining Knight, Mr. Amoruso
spent a decade with NASD's District No. 10 office in New York, most
recently as Deputy Director. He also was Chief Counsel with NASD,
overseeing and prosecuting hundreds of disciplinary actions. Mr.
Amoruso has a B.B.A. in banking, finance and investments from
Hofstra University and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of
Law. He has participated with and continues to serve on numerous
regulatory, market and industry committees. About Knight Knight
Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) is a leading financial services
firm that provides voice and electronic access to the capital
markets across multiple asset classes for buy-side, sell-side and
corporate clients, and asset management for institutions and
private clients. Our Global Markets business offers superior
execution quality through natural liquidity, capital facilitation
and trading technology, with comprehensive products and services
that support the capital formation process. 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.
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 associated with the
recent change in management at Deephaven and the potential impact
on the Deephaven business and assets under management, and the
other 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, , both of Knight Capital
Group, Inc. Web site: http://www.knight.com/
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