Robert Fitzsimmons
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| Occupation | Managing Director |
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| Employer | ITG |
Bob Fitzsimmons is a managing director and head of derivatives business at Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG). Fitzsimmons was chief executive officer of RedSky Financial before it was acquired by ITG in 2007 [1]. Before that he was CEO of NQLX, a joint venture between the NASDAQ Stock Market and Euronext.liffe, and held senior positions at Nomura Securities International and Kidder Peabody.
Background
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Fitzsimmons was appointed CEO of RedSky Financial in April 2006.[2][3] There, he was responsible for developing and implementing RedSky's strategic and financial planning.
He was CEO of NQLX from 2003-2004. He joined NQLX from The Nasdaq Stock Market, where he was an executive director.[4] While with NASDAQ, Fitzsimmons led their futures markets exploration team.[5]
Fitzsimmons was hired by NQLX as president and chief operating officer, but was promoted to acting CEO when the former CEO, Warren Langley, left following an inability to agree on mutually acceptable contract terms.[6][7] Thomas Ascher was subsequently hired as CEO of NQLX, with Fitzsimmons moving back to president and COO. Fitzsimmons later replaced Ascher, when Ascher resigned in November of 2003 on the eve of the one year anniversary of single stock futures trading being launched in the U.S. [8]
Before NQLX and Nasdaq, Fitzsimmons ran the futures business of Nomura Securities International. Earlier, Fitzsimmons was a broker in the U.S. Treasury bond options pit for Kidder, Peabody & Co. In 1987, Fitzsimmons became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and, in 1990, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Education
Fitzsimmons is a graduate of Harvard University and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.
References
- ↑ Investment Technology Group to Acquire RedSky Financial. ITG. Retrieved on September 9, 2008.
- ↑ Prominent People. Futures Industry Magazine. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ RedSky appoints new chief. Hedge Funds Review. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ RedSky Hires Former Nasdaq Exec. Advanced Trading. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Trail Blazing Single Stock Futures. SFO Magazine. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ President and COO Bob Fitzsimmons Appointed Acting CEO of Nasdaq Liffe Markets. The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Langley quits as CEO of Nasdaq Liffe Markets. Finextra. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
- ↑ Tom Ascher Resigns as CEO of NQLX;Fitzsimmons named CEO. John Lothian Newsletter. Retrieved on September 10, 2008.
