BGC Partners’ Daniel Lavecchia Honored By The Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation
Mr. LaVecchia has been inducted into inaugural Hall of Fame
New York, NY – March 12, 2013 – BGC Partners, Inc. (“BGC”) announced today that Executive Managing Director, North America and Global Head of FX Products Daniel M. LaVecchia, has been inducted into the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation’s Hall of Fame. Mr. LaVecchia was invited to join the Hall of Fame because of his enduring commitment to the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation over the past decade.
Commenting on his induction, Mr. LaVecchia said: “I’m thrilled to continue to support the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation. I’ve been committed to supporting their mission to safe-guard children against domestic violence for many years and it’s an honor to be included in their Hall of Fame.”
The Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation was established in May 2002 in response to the impact that domestic violence had on Joe Torre and his family. Its mission is to educate to end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives. The Foundation’s programming initiative, Margaret’s Place, named in honor of Joe’s mother, provides a “safe-room” in schools where students can speak to a master’s level counselor about the traumas occurring in their lives. Margaret’s Place offers students the opportunity to explore issues of violence in a stable, non-threatening environment, while helping them to understand that they are not alone or to blame. There are currently twelve Margaret’s Place sites in both the New York City metropolitan area and Los Angeles.
About Mr. LaVecchia
Daniel LaVecchia has worked with Cantor Fitzgerald and its related businesses for more than twenty years. Currently Mr. LaVecchia runs BGC’s global foreign exchange products. He is responsible for leading the expansion of BGC as a global wholesale fixed-income, interest rate, foreign exchange, and derivative brokerage firm.
Prior to his appointment as Executive Managing Director, North America for BGC, Mr. LaVecchia was Executive Managing Director, Director U.S. Operations for eSpeed, the leading provider of electronic trading technology for the global capital markets. This role included responsibility for all of the North American front-office, revenue generating operations. Prior to this he was responsible for Cantor Fitzgerald’s derivative and foreign exchange businesses in Europe and Asia and served as the liaison between Cantor Fitzgerald and eSpeed.
Mr. LaVecchia is a supporter of numerous local charities in New York. He is on the board for the Alliance for Lupus Research and is currently co-chairing its walk-a-thon with Woody Johnson. In addition, Mr. LaVecchia supports the Boomer Esiason Foundation, a charity devoted to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis.
About BGC Partners, Inc.
BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial and real estate markets. Products include fixed income securities, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commercial real estate, commodities, futures, and structured products. BGC also provides a wide range of services, including trade execution, broker-dealer services, clearing, processing, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions.
Through its eSpeed, BGC Trader, and BGC Market Data brands, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to select financial instruments and markets. Through the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brand, the Company offers a wide range of services including leasing and corporate advisory, investment sales and financial services, consulting, project and development management, and property and facilities management. BGC’s customers include many of the world’s largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, property owners, real estate developers, and investment firms. For more information, please visit www.bgcpartners.com.
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