Chicago, Ill., USA - August 4, 2010, Chicago, Ill., USA - TruMarx Data Partners has announced that James Newsome, Mark B. Fisher, and Robert Green have been appointed to the board of directors.
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Dr. Newsome was the President and CEO of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. from August 2004 through the IPO and merger with the CME in August 2008. Prior to joining NYMEX, Dr. Newsome was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December 2001.
Dr. Newsome had been a Commissioner of the CFTC since August 1998. During his CFTC tenure, Dr. Newsome served as a member of the President’s working group on financial markets, and the President’s corporate fraud task force.
Dr. Newsome served as Commissioner of the CFTC from 1998-2000, and Chairman of the CFTC from 2000-2004. He is currently a director of and a consultant to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and a director of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange and Gavilon, Inc.
A 30 year investment-industry veteran, Mr. Fisher is the founder of MBF Clearing Corp. Within the global energy markets alone, MBF is one of the industry’s largest clearing firms for exchange-traded crude oil and natural gas futures contracts.
Mr. Fisher is also the Managing Member / Portfolio Manager for MBF Asset Management, LLC.
A former Fortune 100 CEO in the energy, telecom and utility industries, Mr. Green has extensive experience in general corporate law, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory and legislative strategies. He has served on the board of seven publicly listed companies and numerous private companies.
Mr. Green was Chairman of two NYSE-listed companies and three other publicly listed companies, and has led more than 30 merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions. Companies under Mr. Green’s leadership have received numerous awards, including Risk Manager of the Year, Utility of the Year and Employer of the Year. ■