Sean O'Connor - Chief Executive Officer
Sean M. O'Connor joined the company in October 2002 as Chief Executive Officer. In December 2002, he was elected to the Board of Directors. From 1994 until 2002, Mr. O'Connor was Chief Executive Officer of Standard New York Securities, a division of Standard Bank. From 1999 until 2002, Mr. O'Connor also served as Executive Director of Standard Bank London, Ltd., a United Kingdom bank and subsidiary of the Standard Bank of South Africa.
Scott J. Branch - Chief Operating Officer
Scott J. Branch has served as Chief Operating Officer of the company since the merger of the Company and FCStone on September 30, 2009. He joined International Assets in October 2002 as President. In December 2002, he was elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Branch was General Manager of Standard Bank London, Ltd. from 1995 until 2002. During this period, he also served in other capacities for Standard Bank, including management of its banking and securities activities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and management of its forfaiting and syndications group.
Paul G. (Pete) Anderson - President
Paul G. Anderson has served as a President and director of INTL FCStone Inc. since the merger of the company and FCStone on September 30, 2009. Prior to the merger, he was a director of FCStone since November 9, 2006 and had been employed by FCStone since 1987 and served as president and chief executive officer since 1999. Prior to becoming president of FCStone, Mr. Anderson was the vice president of operations. Mr. Anderson is the past president of the Kansas Cooperative Council and past founding chairman of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center at Kansas State University. Mr. Anderson sits on the board of directors of Associated Benefits Corporation and is a member of National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, the National Feed and Grain Association and several other state associations.
William Dunaway - Chief Financial Officer
William Dunaway most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of FCStone since January 2008. He assumed the role of CFO of INTL FCStone Inc. in October 2009. Mr. Dunaway has over 15 years of industry experience with the company, or one of its predecessor companies, previously as Executive Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Accounting and Finance with responsibility over the regulatory accounting of FCStone, LLC.
Brian Sephton - Chief Legal & Governance Officer
Brian Sephton was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the company in January 2005 and Chief Legal & Governance Officer in October 2009, following the company’s merger with FCStone. Mr. Sephton had previously worked in South Africa, the Channel Islands and in the United States for the Standard Bank Group, a global emerging markets financial services group. Mr. Sephton qualified and practiced both as a chartered accountant and an attorney in South Africa.
James W. Tivy, Group Controller
James W. Tivy joined the company in 2008 and currently serves as its Group Controller. From 2006 through 2007 Mr. Tivy served as the Manager of Financial Reporting for Hard Rock International, which was a subsidiary of Rank Group, Plc. From 2004 until 2006 Mr. Tivy served as the Accounting Manager of Faro Technologies, Inc., a NASDAQ listed corporation. Mr. Tivy has been a CPA since 1995.
David Bolte, Secretary and Corporate Counsel
David Bolte was appointed as the company’s Corporate Secretary effective January 1, 2010. Mr. Bolte has over 14 years of industry experience with FCStone, or one of its predecessor companies, most recently as Corporate Counsel, Vice-President of Compliance and Secretary for FCStone and its subsidiary companies. Mr. Bolte has been a member of the Iowa bar since 1987.
Nancey M. McMurtry, Vice President/Global Head of Compliance
Nancey M. McMurtry joined the company in 1988 and currently serves as Vice President/Global Head of Compliance. Until February, 2010, she served as Corporate Secretary and is currently Assistant Secretary. Under her tenure as Vice President Mrs. McMurtry has served in various capacities within the group of companies, including that of Group Compliance Officer prior to assuming the position of Global Head of Compliance. Before joining the company Mrs. McMurtry had 17 years of industry experience in the employ of Merrill Lynch.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Daryl Henze
Daryl Henze has served as a director of International Assets since the merger of INTL FCStone Inc. on September 30, 2009. He was previously a director of FCStone since November 9, 2006. Mr. Henze is a consultant in the area of finance and accounting. He spent 36 years with the accounting firm KPMG LLP before his retirement in 2001, including 28 years as an audit partner. Mr. Henze serves on the board of directors of Wellmark, Inc., as well as the boards of two other private companies. He is a former president of the Minnesota State Mankato Alumni Association and is on the Iowa State University Accounting Advisory Board. He is a past president of the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants and served on the Iowa Accountancy Examining Board for nine years.
Bruce Kriebiel
Bruce Krehbiel has served as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. since the merger of the company and FCStone on September 30, 2009. He was previously a director of FCStone since 1988 and its former chairman. Mr. Krehbiel is the manager of Kanza Cooperative Association in Iuka, Kansas, and has worked for Kanza Cooperative Association since 1986. Mr. Krehbiel has held director positions on the boards of the Midwest Chapter of the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives, CenKan, LLC, and Agri-Business Benefit Group.
Eric Parthemore
Eric Parthemore has served as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. since the merger of the company and FCStone on September 30, 2009. He was previously a director of FCStone since 1996 and as its former vice chairman. He served as the secretary and treasurer of FCStone until January, 2007. Mr. Parthemore is the president and chief executive officer of the Farmers Commission Company in Upper Sandusky, Ohio and has held that position since 1996. Mr. Parthemore was appointed in January 2004 to serve on the Ohio Agricultural Commodity Advisory Commission by the Secretary of Agriculture in the State of Ohio. Mr. Parthemore is a director of the Ohio AgriBusiness Association and serves as a trustee of the OABA Education Trust.
John Radziwill
John Radziwill was elected as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. in December 2002. Mr. Radziwill is currently a director of USA Micro Cap Value Co. Ltd, Goldcrown Group Limited, Baltimore Capital Plc and Onyx International Growth Fund Limited. In the past five years, he has also served as a director of Acquisitor Plc, Acquisitor Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., Air Express International Corp., Interequity Capital Corporation, Radix Ventures Inc., Radix Organization Inc. and Lionheart Group Inc. Mr. Radziwill is a member of the Bar of England and Wales.
Brent Bunte
Brent Bunte has served as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. since the merger of the company and FCStone on September 30, 2009. He was previously a director of FCStone since 2000 and is the former chairman of its audit committee. Mr. Bunte is the manager of the NEW Cooperative in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and has been with NEW Cooperative for 22 years. Mr. Bunte has held directorships with First American Bank and Associated Benefits Corporation.
John M. Fowler
John M. Fowler was elected as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. in 2005. He has been a private investor since 1998. He also acts as a consultant to private companies. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Fowler was the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Director of Moneygram Payment Systems, Inc. He also served as an Executive Vice President of the Travelers Group, Inc. (now Citigroup, Inc.) from 1986 to 1994.
Jack Friedman
Jack Friedman has served as a director of International Assets since the merger of the company and FCStone on September 30, 2009. He was previously a director of FCStone since 1996 and is its former vice chairman. Mr. Friedman currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for INTL FCStone Inc. He is the chief executive officer of Innovative Ag Services in Monticello, Iowa and has been with that firm or its predecessor company for 21 years. For the past 16 years, Mr. Friedman had served as manager of Swiss Valley Ag Center in Monticello, Iowa. Mr. Friedman serves as a director of Western Dubuque Biodiesel LLC.
Robert A. Miller
Robert A. Miller, Ph.D. was elected as a director of INTL FCStone Inc. in February, 1998. He currently acts as an independent consultant and is a trustee and chairman of the board of directors of The Dreman Contrarian Trust. From 2005 to August 2007, Dr. Miller served as Interim Senior Vice President and Provost of Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island. From 1998 to 2005, he was President of Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. He also served as an advisor to Bergmann Associates, LLC, a privately owned architectural and engineering firm based in Rochester, New York from 2000 to 2004.
Justin R. Wheeler
Justin R. Wheeler was elected as a director of International Assets in November 2004. Since 2000, he has been employed by Leucadia National Corporation, International Assets' largest shareholder, and has served as President of its Asset Management Group since 2006. Mr. Wheeler was also appointed Vice President of Leucadia in 2006. He has previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of American Investment Bank, N. A., a subsidiary of Leucadia.
Diego J. Veitia
Diego J. Veitia founded International Assets Holding Corporation in 1987 and served as Executive Chairman of the Board until September 30, 2006. Mr. Veitia also served as non-executive Chairman of the Board through 2010. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the company from its inception in 1987 until October 2002. Mr. Veitia also serves as Chairman of Veitia and Associates, Inc., a private investment company.