Executive Profile

James E. Newsome Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

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Background

Dr. James E. Newsome serves as Chief Executive Officer of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and has been its President since August 2004. Dr. Newsome served as the Chief Executive Officer of NYMEX Holdings Inc., from March 14, 2006 to August 2008 and also served as its President from August 2004 to August 2008. He served as an Executive Vice President of the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association and as Chairman of the Mississippi Agribusiness Council. Prior to joining ... Nymex Holdings Inc., Dr. Newsome was appointed by President George W. Bush and served as Chairman of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) since December 2000. He has been a Commissioner of the CFTC from August 1998. In addition to his responsibilities at the CFTC, he served as a Member of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets and on the President's Corporate Fraud Task Force to coordinate corporate fraud investigations. He served as Secretary of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, and the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dr. Newsome serves as a Director of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Along with his board responsibilities at NYMEX, he serves on the Board of Directors of the DME Holdings Limited, Gavilon, Inc., Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited, NYMEX Europe, and the National Futures Association. He serves as Director of TruMarx Data Partners, Inc. He served as a Director of NYMEX Holdings Inc. since 2006. He served as a Director of CME Group Inc., since August 2008. He served as a Director of Imarex NOS ASA from 2008 to February 20, 2009. He served as Commissioner of CFTC from 1998 to 2000 and served as its Chairman from 2000 to 2004. His honors include: Distinguished Alumnus of University of Florida, Alumni Fellow of Mississippi State University, Arthur Kaplan Award of Futures and Options for Kids and Person of the Year of Stock Futures and Options Publication. Dr. Newsome received his B.S. degree in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Economics from Mississippi State University.

Corporate Headquarters 20 South Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 United States Phone: 312-930-1000 Fax: 312-930-8219 Board Members Memberships Chief Executive Officer, President and Director New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Former Director Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited Director TruMarx Data Partners, Inc. 2006-N/A Former Chief Executive Officer, President, Director and Member of Executive Committee CMEG NYMEX Holdings Inc. 2008-N/A Former Director and Member of Finance Committee CME Group Inc. 2008-2009 Former Director Imarex ASA Education Unknown/Other Education University of Florida BS University of Florida Unknown/Other Education Mississippi State University MS Mississippi State University PhD Mississippi State University Other Affiliations CMEG NYMEX Holdings Inc. CME Group Inc. University of Florida Mississippi State University Imarex ASA Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited TruMarx Data Partners, Inc.

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