GAIN's
Board of Directors brings a wide range of experience and knowledge to
the Company. It is the paramount duty of the Board of Directors to
oversee the CEO and other senior management in the competent and
ethical operation of the Company on a day-to-day basis, to monitor
GAIN's financial performance and to evaluate overall corporate
strategy. To satisfy this duty, the directors take a proactive, focused
approach to their position, and set standards to ensure that the
Company is committed to business success through maintenance of the
highest standards of responsibility and ethics.
Mark Galant - Chairman of the Board, GAIN Capital Group
As Founder and Chairman of GAIN Capital Group, Mark draws upon 25-years
of capital markets experience and a strong strategic vision. Under his
leadership, the Company has grown into one of the largest and most
successful companies in the online forex industry.
Prior to forming GAIN Capital in October
1999, Mark was the number two executive at FNX Limited, an
international provider of trading and risk management systems. During
his six year tenure, Mark was instrumental in transforming FNX into a
world-class software and services firm and, according to Inc. Magazine,
one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in 1996, 1997 and
1998.
Before joining FNX in 1994, Mark served
as global head of foreign exchange options trading at Credit Suisse.
There, he expanded a small regional operation into one of the world's
largest and most respected global foreign exchange options trading
organizations, trading $4 billion per day. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mark
ran the foreign exchange options desk at Chemical Bank. He also traded
all financial products as a money manager for Paul Tudor Jones at Tudor
Investment Corporation. During his early years on Wall Street, Mark was
a floor trader, successfully trading his own account on several of New
York's commodities exchanges. He holds a BS in Finance from the
University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mark
serves on the Board of Directors of FNX Limited and is a member of the
University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board.
Peter Quick, Former President, American Stock Exchange
Peter
Quick is the former President of the American Stock ExchangeŽ
(2000-2005) and formerly served on its Board of Governors. Prior to his
appointment at the American Stock ExchangeŽ, Mr. Quick had been
President and Chief Executive Officer of Quick & Reilly, Inc., a
leading national discount brokerage firm, which was acquired by Fleet
Bank (now Bank of America) for $1.6 Billion in 1998. Mr. Quick is
currently the lead Independent Director of Reckson Associates Realty
Corp. (NYSE: RA) and also sits on the Board of Medicure (AMEX: MCU).
Mr. Quick has served on the Board of Governors of the Chicago Stock
Exchange and was Chairman of the Midwest Securities Trust Company. He
has also been a Director of The Options Clearing Corporation, CUSIP,
the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, the NASD Insurance
Agency, and Alliance Money Market Fund. Mr. Quick received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia
and attended Stanford University's graduate school of Petroleum
Engineering.
Roger Tarika, Former Global Head of Foreign Exchange Sales, Morgan Stanley
A
25-year veteran of managing FX trading desks, Mr. Tarika's career began
in 1979 with First National Bank of Boston. In 1984, Mr. Tarika joined
Morgan Stanley & Co where he began his 17 year tenure running
various spot FX trading desks. In 1992 Mr. Tarika was appointed Head of
trading for the New York spot/forward desk and in 1995 he was appointed
to run the FX desk in London, managing 50 sales and trading
professionals. His most recent position at Morgan Stanley was Managing
Director- Global FX Sales Manager. Mr. Tarika holds BS from Duke
University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.