Board of Directors
The principal occupations for the past five years (and, in some instances, for prior years) of each of our directors and officers are as follows:
Martin Cunningham has been a director of Hudson and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since 2004. From August 2003 until joining Hudson, Mr. Cunningham was an employee of Wien Securities, Inc. From February 2003 until August 2003, Mr. Cunningham was President of Wien Securities, Inc. From 1996 to December 2002, Mr. Cunningham was Senior Vice President and Head of Equity Trading at Schwab Capital Markets (formerly Mayer & Schweitzer).
Keith Knox has been a director of Hudson and has served as its President since 2004. From January 2003 until joining Hudson, Mr. Knox was a Vice President of Wien Securities, Inc. From 1984 to December 2002, Mr. Knox was a trader with Schwab Capital Markets (formerly Mayer & Schweitzer).
Mark Leventhal has been a director of Hudson and has served as its Executive Vice President since 2004. From January 2003 until joining Hudson, Mr. Leventhal was a Vice President of Wien Securities, Inc. From 1989 to December 2002, Mr. Leventhal was manager of NASDAQ Trading at Schwab Capital Markets (formerly Mayer & Schweitzer).
Peter J. Zugschwert served as President of the Company from December 1997 through May 2005 and CEO of the Company from September 1997 to May 2005. Prior to joining the Company, he was the Senior Vice President of Operations for Baratz Financial, Inc. since June 1995.
Joanne V. Landau has been a Director since May 2006. Ms. Landau has been the President of Kurtsam Realty Corp. since 2003. From 2000 to 2002, she was Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications with Zurich Scudder - Deutsche Asset Management/Investments and from 1990 to 1999, Ms. Landau was with The Citibank Private Bank/Investments, a subsidiary of Citigroup, of last as Vice President, Head of Global Marketing and Communications.
Carmine V. Chiusano has been a Director since May 2006. From 1968 to 2004, Mr. Chiusano was was employed by Schwab Capital Markets (formerly Mayer & Schweitzer), most recently as Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.
Mark Bisker has been a Director since October 2007. Mr. Bisker is currently employed as Hudson Securities Chief Technology Officer. Hudson Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidary of Hudson Holdings Corp. In addition to Hudson Securitites, Mr. Bisker serves as CEO of B2BITS, a FIX software provider. Prior to B2BITS, Mr. Bisker served as the Senior Vice President of Software Development for Lava Trading, where he was responsible for the development of a next generation Order Management System for trading equities(Color Palette). Before joining Lava, Mr. Bisker acted as a Senior Vice President at Schwab Capital Markets, building a team of developers and providing business and technology solutions for the company.
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and the election and qualification of their successors. Three of our six directors are considered "independent" under the SEC's new independence standards. Officers are elected annually by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board.
There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers. No director or executive officer has been a director or executive officer of any business which has filed a bankruptcy petition or had a bankruptcy petition filed against it. No director or executive officer has been convicted of a criminal offense or is the subject of a pending criminal proceeding. No director or executive officer has been the subject of any order, judgment or decree of any court permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities. No director or officer has been found by a court to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law.
None of our directors or executive officers or their respective immediate family members or affiliates is indebted to us. As of the date of this filing, there is no material proceeding to which any of our directors, executive officers or affiliates is a party or has a material interest adverse to us.