Nasdaq Elects New Board Member
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
John D. Rainey Added to the Nasdaq Board
NEW YORK, July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced
the addition of John D. Rainey to the Nasdaq Board of Directors following his
election by the board on July 25, 2017.
John is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PayPal Holdings,
Inc. In his role, John oversees financial stability and growth at PayPal, which
includes leading PayPal's financial operations, regional finance teams and
investor relations.
Prior to his role at PayPal, John was Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer at United Continental Holdings, Inc.'s United Airlines. John
was responsible for the company's financial operations and corporate strategy,
and helped lead the merger of Continental Airlines and United Airlines. Over his
eighteen-year career at Continental and United, John held several roles with
increasing responsibility and helped lead the company to its most profitable
era.
John currently serves on the March of Dimes National Board of Trustees, is an
inaugural member of the CNBC Global CFO Council and is a member of The Wall
Street Journal CFO Council. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business
Administration and a Master's in Business Administration from Baylor University;
he is a Certified Public Accountant.
"After conducting an extensive search to ensure that the next board member would
maintain our focus on business technology, we are thrilled to have John join the
board," said Michael R. Splinter, Chairman of Nasdaq. "With John's proven track
record of financial analysis and strategic planning at innovative technology-
driven companies, I am confident he will have a positive impact on Nasdaq."
"I am very pleased to welcome John to our board and we look forward to his
contributions," said Adena Friedman, President and CEO, Nasdaq. "John's insights
will be instrumental as we move forward with our strategy and vision as a global
leader in financial technology and client-centric organization."
"I am honored to serve on the board of Nasdaq," said John Rainey. "I look
forward to working with the board and management team to help drive their
strategy and vision, including championing technology and market innovation to
lead capital market development."
For additional biographical information on Nasdaq's board members, see
the Nasdaq 2017 Proxy Statement.
About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange
technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its
diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and
execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that
provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets.
As the creator of the world's second electronic stock market, its technology
powers more than 90 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's
securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,900 total listings
with a market value of approximately $12 trillion. To learn more, visit:
nasdaq.com/ambition or business.nasdaq.com.
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Nasdaq Contacts
Media:
Allan Schoenberg
212 231 5534
Allan.Schoenberg(at)nasdaq.com
Joe Christinat
646 441 5121
joseph.christinat(at)nasdaq.com
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Source: Nasdaq via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 26.07.2017 - 13:25 Uhr
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