The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that Commissioner Jill Sommers will leave the agency after five years of service. She joined the agency in August 2007 and plans to leave after the first quarter of this year. FIA issued the following statement today in response to the announcement.
"On behalf of FIA, I want to thank Commissioner Sommers for her service during a very critical time for the agency and the futures industry," said FIA President and Chief Executive Officer Walt Lukken. "Jill always has been willing to carefully examine the details of rulemakings and consider all sides of complex policy issues. I also want to thank her for her leadership on international issues and her support for the CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee, which has been a vital source of information and expertise on policy issues related to cross-border trading."
