Christopher K. Hehmeyer
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| Christopher Hehmeyer | |
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| Occupation | President and CEO |
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| Employer | Penson GHCO |
| Location | Chicago |
| Web site | http://www.pensonghco.com/ |
Christopher K. Hehmeyer Penson GHCO on Jan. 4, 2010 became non-executive chairman of Penson GHCO, a futures commission merchant (FCM) subsidiary of Penson Worldwide.
He was previously chief executive officer of Penson GHCO[1].
He currently serves as vice chairman of the board of directors of the National Futures Association (NFA)[2]. He also serves on the board and the executive committee of the Futures Industry Association (FIA).
Hehmeyer is serving as the chairman of the 2009 Futures Industry Association EXPO, and serves as an honorary chair committee member of the FIA Futures Cares Charity Dinner raising money for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. In 2008, over $300,000 was raised for the charity[3]
Hehmeyer is a member of the advisory board for the Master of Science of Financial Engineering Program at Kent State University. He is a member of the Economics Club of Chicago and the World Presidents Organization.
Background
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Hehmeyer was one of the founding partners of Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co. He served as a managing director of Virginia Trading Corporation beginning in 1981 prior to establishment of the GHCO partnership in 1984.
He was director of the Chicago Board of Trade from 1984 to 1987 and has served on and chaired over 40 committees at the CBOT. Hehmeyer also served on the Board of Governors of the Board of Trade Clearing Corporation from 1993 until 1999, and as Chairman from 1996 to 1998.
Hehmeyer is an outspoken proponent of anonymity in electronic trading and his public campaign on the issue contributed to the CBOT and CME to suppress identifying information in the clearing process for trades.[4]
Hehmeyer began his career as a floor clerk and then became an independent broker and trader in 1978.
He has served on local charity boards including chairman of the exchange chapter of Ducks Unlimited and chairman of the annual LaSalle Street Dinner Dance for the Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Hehmeyer resides in Chicago and is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. He has two children.
Education
Hehmeyer received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from the University of the South.[5]
Registration
- Christopher K. Hehmeyer, NFA ID 0079042
- Penson GHCO, NFA ID 0176293
References
- ↑ Official History. Penson GHCO. Retrieved on January 2, 2008.
- ↑ News Release. National Futures Association. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
- ↑ Futures Industry Association. National Futures Association. Retrieved on November 13, 2008.
- ↑ CBOT to cover tracks. Futures Magazine. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ↑ Christopher Hehmeyer. Linkedin. Retrieved on December 24, 2008.
