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Bartzos becomes ELX supervisory chairman

09 August 2010

Catherine Bartzos, a managing director at JP Morgan, has become chairman of the supervisory board of ELX Futures, the new US interest rate futures exchange owned by banks and trading firms.

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She replaces Tom Rubio, managing partner of Chicago-based trading firm Breakwater, who held the post from January 2008.
Bartzos has been a member of ELX’s board and operating committee since January 2008.
The exchange has made three other appointments to its operating committee: Patrick Tray of Getco, Ryan Sheftel of Credit Suisse and Richard Feldman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.


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