BGC Group

Previously, Ms. Pennay served as a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, providing legal advice and representation to the BGC Group with respect to employment and partnership matters. Before this, Ms. Pennay worked as Employment Counsel for Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC. where she was primarily responsible for providing legal advice and representation for the private banking and certain back-office divisions. She began her career as an employment lawyer with the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Ms. Pennay holds a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University with high distinction honors, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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Management Team

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Howard W. Lutnick

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Howard W. Lutnick is Chairman and CEO of global brokerage and financial technology company BGC Group, Inc.; Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., one of the world’s leading financial services firms; and Chairman of Newmark Group, Inc., a world leader in commercial real estate services.
Stephen Merkel

Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Stephen M. Merkel is Executive Vice President and General Counsel of BGC Group, Inc. Mr. Merkel is also the Executive Managing Director, General Counsel, Secretary and Director of Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. Previously, he was the Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of eSpeed, Inc., a leader in electronic financial marketplaces and trading technology which merged with BGC Group in 2008.
Sean Windeatt

Chief Operating Officer, Co-Global Head of Brokerage
Sean Windeatt is Global Chief Operating Officer of BGC Group, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of BGC Brokers, L.P. In March 2023, Mr. Windeatt was also appointed to the role of Co-Global Head of Brokerage, responsible for BGC Group’s front-office brokerage business in London and Asia.
Jason W. Hauf

Chief Financial Officer
Jason W. Hauf is Chief Financial Officer of BGC Group, Inc., overseeing the financial operations of the company. His responsibilities include Financial and Regulatory reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury Management, Risk and Investor Relations.
Jean-Pierre Aubin

Co-Global Head of Brokerage, CEO EMEA
Jean-Pierre Aubin is Co-Global Head of Brokerage at BGC Group, Inc. alongside Sean Windeatt and John Abularrage.
John Abularrage

Co-Global Head of Brokerage, CEO of the Americas
John Abularrage is Co-Global Head of Brokerage at BGC Group, Inc. alongside Sean Windeatt and Jean-Pierre Aubin. Mr. Abularrage is also Chief Executive Officer of the Americas for BGC Group, where he is responsible for leading, developing, and growing BGC’s brokerage business in the region.
Louis Scotto

Chief Executive Officer of FMX
Louis Scotto is the Chief Executive Officer of Fenics Markets Xchange (FMX). FMX is an electronic trading venue that combines BGC Group’s market-leading Fenics Rates and FX platforms with its new FMX Futures Exchange.
Lori Pennay

Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Human Resources and Chief Employment Counsel, the Americas
Lori Pennay is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Human Resources and Chief Employment Counsel for the Americas for BGC Group, Inc., overseeing Human Resources globally, and employment law in the Americas, for the company.
Caroline Aiken Koster

General Counsel, ESG, Chief Counsel for Securities & Corporate Governance, Senior Managing Director, and Corporate Secretary
Caroline Aiken Koster is the General Counsel, ESG, Chief Counsel for Securities & Corporate Governance, Senior Managing Director, and Corporate Secretary for BGC Group, Inc. Ms. Koster oversees corporate governance for the Company and also provides legal advice to BGC’s executive management, the Board of Directors and Audit, Compensation and ESG Committees with respect to securities, SEC reporting, capital markets, related party matters, significant corporate transactions, communications, ESG, code of ethics and strategic, risk and operational matters.
Steven Sadoff

Chief Information Officer
Steven Sadoff is Chief Information Officer at BGC Group, Inc., leading all global technology and product strategy.
Jason Chryssicas

Head of Investor Relations
Jason Chryssicas is Head of Investor Relations at BGC Group, Inc., overseeing the company’s shareholder and bondholder outreach, and investor communications efforts.

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