Stephen M. Merkel

Mr. Merkel, Director, joined our Board on February 27, 2015. Mr. Merkel has been BGC’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since September 2001 and was BGC’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from June 1999 to September 2001. Mr. Merkel served as a director of BGC from September 2001 until October 2004. Mr. Merkel has been Executive Managing Director, General Counsel and Secretary of Cantor since December 2000 and was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cantor from May 1993 to December 2000. Prior to joining Cantor, Mr. Merkel was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of Goldman Sachs & Co. from February 1990 to May 1993. From September 1985 to January 1990, Mr. Merkel was an associate with the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Mr. Merkel is on the supervisory board of the Electronic Liquidity Exchange, and is a founding board member of the Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association, Americas.