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Market Cap:$805.5M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.0B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

GFI is an inter-dealer brokerage, market data and analytical software provider for global cash and derivative markets. Specialising in complex, often new and fast-growing financial and commodity markets, GFI combines a hybrid electronic and voice assisted trade execution platform with pre- and post-trade products such as real-time and historical market data and analytical software.

PresidentColin Heffron
Number of Employees 1,037
Contact Information

55 Water St

New York, New York 10041

www.gfigroup.co...

(212) 968-4100

NAICS Code Securities Brokerage: 523120

Recent Events

  • GFI Group GFIG NewsBite - GFIG Upgraded By Pali Research

    5/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Pali Upgrades GFI Group GFIG to Buy

    5/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • GFI Group expects 23% year-over-year decline in Q2 revenue

    5/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • GFI Group Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Results; Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

    4/30/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • C O R R E C T I O N - GFI Group Inc.

    2/20/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • GFI Launches Asian Equity Business

    2/10/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Colin Heffron President
James A Peers Chief Financial Officer
Michel Everaert CIO, E-Commerce
Ron Levi Chief Operating Officer
J. Christopher Giancarlo Executive Vice President
Joseph Defina Vice President
Donald Fewer Senior Managing Director & Head, North American Brokerage
Ian Clague Managing Director Head of Energy Product Brokerage, North America
Jim Higgins Managing Director, Head of North American Credit Brokerage
Julian Swain Managing Director, GFI London
Marc Souffir Managing Director, Paris
Nick Brown Managing Director Head of Financial Product Brokerage, North America
Scott Tatham Managing Director Head of Asia
Stephen McMillan Senior Managing Director & Head, Europe
Sheena Griffiths Director, Hr, Global
Alan Bright Pr Manager
Chris Ann Casaburri Investor Relations Manager
Jerry Dobner Global Head, Dev
Marisa Cassoni Non-Executive Director
Michael Cosgrove Head of Commodities & Energy Product Brokerage, North America
Scott Fitzpatrick Global Head, Sales
Scott Wilson Head, Structured Credit Products
Tris Simmonds Head of Gfi's Coal Desk In London
Geoffrey Kalish Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Geoffery Kalish Board of Directors
J. Randy Macdonald Board of Directors
John W. Ward Board of Directors
Scott Pintoff Board of Directors
Organization Position Status
GFI Securities L.L.C. CEO Current
GFI Group Inc. President Current
BondDesk Group LLC Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. NA Former

James A. Peers, Chief Financial Officer, joined our Company in August 2002. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Peers was a Senior Vice President at Bank One in Chicago from 1999 to 2001 where he held various positions, including Corporate Controller. He also was the CFO for Rabobank International in New York and a Senior Vice President Corporate Development for Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in New York. Mr. Peers is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Accountant and was a partner at Ernst & Young where he spent 18 years working in the Toronto and Chicago offices mainly with financial institutional clients. J. Christopher Giancarlo, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, joined our Company in April 2001 following our acquisition of Fenics, where he structured strategic alliances with major investment banks. Prior to joining Fenics in 2000, Mr. Giancarlo was a corporate partner in the New York law firm of Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP from 1997 to 2000.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Amerex Energy Chief Financial Officer Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Rabobank International CFO Former
Bank One Corp Senior Vice President Former
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. CIO, E-Commerce Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, North America Former
GFI Group Inc. Global Head, Product Marketing Former
Cambridge University M.A. Hons. In Engineering Former

Mr. Levi joined the company in 1993 and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in May 2006. Prior to being appointed Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Levi served as Managing Director – Europe from January 2004. Prior to joining GFI, Mr. Levi was the Director of Fixed Income at Garban PLC.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Â?? Europe Former

Mr. Giancarlo is responsible for executing strategic transactions and directing corporate communications. Mr. Giancarlo joined GFI in 2001 as part of the acquisition of Fenics, where he structured strategic alliances with major investment banks. Prior to Fenics, Mr. Giancarlo was a Corporate Partner in the New York law firm Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Amerex Energy Executive Vice President, Corporate Development Current
GFI Group Inc. General Counsel Former
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Associate General Counsel Former
Fenics Former
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Vice President Current
International Brain Research Foundation, Inc Money Broker Current
Tullett Liberty Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Senior Managing Director & Head, North American Brokerage Current
Prebon Yamane Inc. Board of Directors Current
Prebon Yamane Inc. Senior Vice President Former
GFI Group Inc. Head, North American Brokerage Operations Former
Organization Position Status
Amerex Energy Managing Director, North America Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Energy Product Brokerage, North America Current
Chemical Banking Corporation Managing Director Former
Organization Position Status
Amerex Energy Managing Director, Head of North American Credit Brokerage Current
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, Head of North American Credit Brokerage Current
GFI Group Inc. Head, Credit Brokerage, North American Current
American Theatre Wing Board of Directors Current
Harvard University M.B.A. Former
Harvard University BA In Economics Former

Mr. Swain joined GFI in 2001 to head GFI’s European credit business. He became Managing Director - London in 2006 and was appointed as Head of GFI London in March 2007. Mr. Swain also has overall responsibility for GFI’s Dublin, Dubai and Cape Town offices. Prior to joining GFI, Mr. Swain was at ICAP for 8 years, where he managed various credit desks. Mr. Swain graduated from Loughborough University in 1988 with an MSc in Economics and Management Science.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, GFI London Current
Amerex Energy Managing Director, Gfi London Current
GFI Group Inc. Head Former
ICAP plc Former

Mr. Souffir joined GFI at the end of 2005 as Managing Director - International Futures and Equities. In this role he assisted in establishing GFI’s Paris operations. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Refco’s Paris office. Before working at Refco, Mr. Souffir was a manager of various equities, equity derivatives and financial futures products at IFF, a division of AXA.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director, Paris Current

Mr. Brown joined GFI in November 2003. Prior to this, Mr. Brown was a Managing Director of Technolia LLC, a telecom consulting company from 1998 until 2000. Mr. Brown’s experience in the interdealer brokerage industry includes positions as Managing Director, North America of Tullett & Tokyo between 1990 and 1996 and President of Harlow Meyer Savage from 1986 and 1989. Mr. Brown is also a director of Jersey Partners, the largest shareholder of GFI. In addition, Mr. Brown serves as a director of the Financial Markets Association and was formerly a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Foreign Exchange Steering Committee.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Financial Product Brokerage, North America Current
Amerex Energy Managing Director, North America Current
Jersey Partners, LLC. Director Current
Technolia Managing Director Former

Mr. Tatham is responsible for the day-to-day operations of GFI’s Asian brokerage businesses. He joined GFI in 2005 and recently headed GFI’s interest rate swaps business in New York. Mr. Tatham has over 20 years’ experience in interdealer broking, working in all the world’s major financial centres. Prior to joining GFI, Mr. Tatham worked at Harlow and Tullett Prebon, where he brokered and managed fixed income, equity derivatives, credit derivatives and FX derivative products and businesses.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Managing Director Head of Asia Current
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Senior Managing Director & Head, Europe Current

Ms. Griffiths joined GFI in 2000. Previously, Ms. Griffiths was Director of Human Resources, Europe for Garban (now ICAP). Ms. Griffiths has also worked for NatWest Group (now Royal Bank of Scotland) in both human resources and corporate roles. Ms. Griffiths is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and holds a certificate in Employment Law from Middlesex University Business School.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Director, Hr, Global Current
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Pr Manager Current
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Investor Relations Manager Current

Mr. Dobner joined GFI in 2001. He oversees business analysis, quality assurance and development of GFI’s electronic trading platforms. During his time at GFI, Mr. Dobner has helped develop CreditMatch, FENICS DealFX, GFI FENICS and most recently managed the development of GFI’s energy trading platform, EnergyMatch®. Prior to joining GFI, Mr Dobner developed real-time stock quote software at NewsAlert.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Global Head, Dev Current
Organization Position Status
John Lewis Partnership Finance Director Current
Severn Trent Plc Finance Director Current
Peabody Trust Governor Current
GFI Group Inc. Non-Executive Director Current
John Lewis Partnership Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
WSP Group Plc Board of Directors Current
Amerex Energy Director Current
John Lewis Partnership plc Board of Directors Current
Wspsa Board of Directors Current
Royal Mail Group Ltd Director, Finance Former
John Lewis Partnership plc Group Finance Director Former
Prudential Insurance Company of America Group Finance Director Former
John Lewis Partnership plc Guide Former
Prudential Insurance Company of America NA Former
Severn Trent Plc Board of Directors Former

Michael Cosgrove became Head of Commodity Brokerage, North America for GFI in July 2008 having come to GFI by way of GFI's acquisition of the North American Amerex businesses in 2006. Mr. Cosgrove manages all of GFI's commodity business in North America, including its Amerex and Starsupply divisions. Mr. Cosgrove started his career with Amerex in 1981 as a crude oil broker. In 1986 he became a partner in the firm and Managing Director of Amerex's European operations. During the next 20 years Mr. Cosgrove and the Amerex Partners built Amerex into the world's leading energy broker.

Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Head of Commodities & Energy Product Brokerage, North America Current
Amerex Corporation Managing Director of Amerex's European Operations Former
Amerex Corporation Broker Former
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Global Head, Sales Current
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Head, Structured Credit Products Current
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Head of Gfi's Coal Desk In London Current
Organization Position Status
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

Geoffrey Kalish joined our Board of Directors in April 2000 as an appointee of our then outstanding Series A Preferred Stockholders. Mr. Kalish is a founder and Senior Principal of Aquiline Capital Partners LLC and has held such position since August 2005. Mr. Kalish is also a founder and Managing Director at Venturion Capital LLC and has held such position since May 1998. Both Aquiline and Venturion are private equity firms that invest exclusively in financial services companies around the world. Prior to founding Venturion, Mr. Kalish worked for Smith Barney, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Kidder Peabody and Westpac Bank in a variety of proprietary trading and corporate finance positions. He is also Chairman of the Board of Insurance Vianet, Inc. and a supervisory board member of ProCapital, S.A.

Organization Position Status
Venturion Capital Managing Director Current
Venturion Founder Current
Venturion Capital Founder Current
Insurancenoodle, Inc. Current
Amerex Energy Director Current
Pro Capital Ltd Board Member Current
GFI Group Inc. Director Current
Smith Barney Corporate Finance Positions Former
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc. Corporate Finance Positions Former
Kidder, Peabody & Co. Corporate Finance Positions Former
Harvard University Masters of Public Policy in international finance Former
John F. Kennedy School of Government Masters of Public Policy In International Finance Former
Columbia University B.A. In History Former
Organization Position Status
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Chief Operating Officer Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Investment Technology Group, Inc. NA Former
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Treasurer Former
Boston College B.S. Degree In Accounting Former
Organization Position Status
Transition International Inc Principal Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerex Energy Director Current
AHL Services, Inc. Director Former

Mr. Pintoff joined GFI in April 2000. Prior to assuming the duties of General Counsel in April 2002, Mr.Pintoff was GFI's Associate General Counsel. Before joining GFI he was an associate with the law firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP from 1996 to 2000.

Organization Position Status
Amerex Energy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Current
GFI Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerex Energy Board of Directors Current
GFI Group Inc. General Counsel and Secretary Former
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Associate Former
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     GFIG $6.54 -0.42 (-6.03% )
Average Volume 985,482
Shares Outstanding 117.95M
Market Cap 771.4M
Year High 12.25
Year Low 2.09
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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