07.16.2012

Knight Appoints Ana Concejero Managing Director, Listed Derivatives Sales In Europe, The Middle East And Africa

07.16.2012

LONDON and JERSEY CITY, N.J. (July 16, 2012) – Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) today announced that Ana Concejero joined Knight’s Listed Derivatives Group as Managing Director responsible for sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), based in London. Ms. Concejero will focus on client development and opening new markets for the distribution of advisory and liquidity services in the region, reporting to Reginald Browne, Managing Director, Global Co-Head of the Listed Derivatives Group and Albert C. Maasland, Senior Managing Director, Head of International.

“Ana is a skilled and seasoned member of the global ETF community, and she brings a wealth of experience to our team,” Mr. Browne said. “Knight has tremendous momentum, and we look forward to building on our U.S. market-leading presence as we expand into new regions.”

Ms. Concejero can be reached at 44 20 7997 2052 and aconcejero@knight.com.

Biography

Ana Concejero
Managing Director

Ana Concejero, a Managing Director in Knight’s Listed Derivatives Group with more than 18 years global markets experience, is responsible for the ETF sales effort across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Ms. Concejero is a veteran in the ETF industry with experience leading a number of growth initiatives across Europe, the U.S. and Latin America. She joined Knight in July 2012 after more than eight years at BlackRock (and previously Barclays Global Investors), where most recently she was Director and Head of LATAM and Iberia Capital Markets, leading sell-side relationships in Latin America as well as the New York-based Delta One, ETF and LATAM desks.

Prior to joining BlackRock/Barclays in 2004, Ms. Concejero was Head of Sales and Marketing at Derivatives House Mako Financial Markets Ltd. in London. She started her career in 1994 at Deutsche Börse AG where over eight years she was responsible for expanding the exchange’s cash and derivatives electronic trading systems, leading the London exchange operations and increasing U.S. buy-side clients.

Ms. Concejero has a dual degree in business administration from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) in Madrid, Spain, and Europäisches Studienprogramm für Betriebswirtschaft (ESB), Fachhochschule für Technik & Wirtschaft in Reutlingen, Germany.

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About Knight
Knight Capital Group (NYSE Euronext: KCG) is a global financial services firm that provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including broker-dealers, institutions and corporations. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J. with a global presence across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. For further information about Knight, please visit www.knight.com.

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