DGAP-News: NASDAQ OMX Announces Executive Changes in Transaction Services U.S. Business&Global Data Products

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

08.04.2011 15:02
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NEW YORK, April 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced that Brian Hyndman will leave his post as Senior
Vice President of Transaction Services U.S. to assume the role of Senior Vice
President of Global Data Products, effective April 15, 2011. In addition,
NASDAQ OMX appointed David LaValle as Vice President of Transaction Services
U.S. in a newly created position overseeing NASDAQ OMX–s exchange traded fund
(ETF) business.

Mr. Hyndman will be tasked with leading NASDAQ OMX–s Global Data efforts from
both the sales and product development side. Reporting to Hans-Ole Jochumsen,
Executive Vice President of NASDAQ OMX Transaction Services Nordics and Global
Data Products, Hyndman will focus on both international and domestic data
constituents.

–For the past seven years, Brian has done a phenomenal job running the sales
team for the U.S. Transaction Services business while launching successful and
innovative products such as our Opening and Closing Crosses and new trading
platforms like NASDAQ OMX BX and NASDAQ OMX PSX. Brian was instrumental in
these efforts which have contributed to a new market structure and a more
competitive U.S. trading landscape,– commented Eric Noll, Executive Vice
President of Transaction Services U.S. and U.K. at NASDAQ OMX. –The transition
to run the Global Data Products sales team is a natural fit for Brian and I am
certain customers will benefit from his business experience and hands-on
customer focus.–

David V. LaValle was appointed to oversee the ETF trading business and will
focus on furthering the listing of ETFs while working with the market making
community along with the many strategic constituents that interface with
exchange traded funds. David will be working across the various NASDAQ OMX
business lines including the NASDAQ OMX Indexing, Listing, Capital Markets and
Trading businesses. Mr. LaValle reports to Eric Noll, Executive Vice President
of Transaction Services U.S. and U.K. at NASDAQ OMX.

–Furthermore, I am excited about Mr. LaValle–s new position focused on the ETF
business. David joins NASDAQ OMX with over 11 years of capital markets
experience in national exchange and broker dealer environments. Most recently,
David was a Managing Partner at Kellogg Group, overseeing the firm–s NYSE Amex
Equity Unit in addition to filling various operational roles and we are certain
that he will be instrumental in growing and managing all aspects of the ETF
trading business for NASDAQ OMX,– Noll added.

The NASDAQ OMX Transaction Services sales team will report to Eric Noll,
Executive Vice President of Transaction Services U.S. and U.K. at NASDAQ OMX
until the Senior Vice President role is filled.

About NASDAQ OMX

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world–s largest exchange company. It delivers
trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents,
with approximately 3,600 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital
raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings
market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX First North, and the
U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes
including equities, derivatives, debt,commodities, structured products and
exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70
exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more
than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal
entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in
Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more
information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. Please follow
NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/nasdaqomx) and Twitter
(http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that are made
under the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
The NASDAQ Stock Market and NASDAQ OMX Group–s other products and offerings. We
caution that these statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks, uncertainties or other factors beyond NASDAQ OMX Group–s control. These
factors include, but are not limited to factors detailed in NASDAQ OMX Group–s
annual report on Form 10-K, and periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to release any revisions to
any forward-looking statements.

NDAQG

CONTACT: Media Contact:
Silvia Davi, NASDAQ OMX
+1 646 441 5014
Silvia.Davi@NASDAQOMX.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Vincent Palmiere, NASDAQ OMX
+1 301 978 5242
Vincent.Palmiere@nasdaqomx.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX

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