IEX Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer John Schwall to Retire
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IEX today announced that John Schwall, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer will retire from the company by the end of 2019. His responsibilities which include overseeing market operations, information security, and quality assurance will be assumed by IEX’s existing leadership team, including Ronan Ryan, Co-Founder and President; Rob Park, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer; and Sara Furber, Chief Financial Officer. The son of a fourth-generation fireman, Mr. Schwall’s retirement caps a long and distinguished Wall Street career spanning more than 20 years at institutions, including RBC Capital Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Grant Thornton, and Pershing LLC. They reflect his commitment and passion for innovating, advocating for the ordinary investor, and bringing forward a new standard for fairness and transparency to stock exchanges and equity trading overall,” said Brad Katsuyama, Co-Founder and CEO of IEX. I am proud of what we have accomplished and can’t wait to see what the team does next.” IEX is a technology company committed to raising the bar for performance, fairness and transparency.