FIA today announced the election of directors to its board at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Fourteen directors were elected for a two-year term.
Primary Member Directors:
Associate Member Directors:
At-Large Member Directors:
Following these board elections at the annual meeting, the new board met to consider business and elect new officers as follows:
Edward Pla, Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Execution and Clearing, UBS, was elected chairman of the board of directors for a two-year term. Pla replaces Michael Dawley who is retiring from Goldman Sachs.
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken welcomed Pla to the position. "Ed Pla takes on this role at a critical time for the industry and we look forward to his expert and collaborative stewardship of the FIA Board."
Lukken also thanked Dawley for his decade-long service as Chairman of the Board. "Mike has played a crucial role in the industry and played a significant and valuable part in overseeing the development of FIA into a global trading association for the futures and clearing derivatives industry with the merger of FIA, FIA Europe and FIA Asia into one organization two years ago. We are grateful for Mike's tireless service and thankful that he will continue to serve on our board as an At-Large Member Director."