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Contact: Leah Szarek, Chief External Relations Officer
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MSRB ANNOUNCES SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM UNDER NEW CEO

 

Washington, DC – Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) CEO Mark Kim today announced the MSRB’s senior leadership team. The new leadership structure aligns with the MSRB’s core mission to promulgate rules, develop technology systems and serve as the industry’s central repository for data, as well as with the Board’s priorities for deepening its engagement with external and internal stakeholders.

 

“From my first day on the job as CEO, I knew that the MSRB already had a strong team in place to carry out our important work to protect investors, issuers and the public interest,” Kim said. “I could not be more proud and excited to announce the leadership team that will partner with me to serve the needs of our evolving market.”

 

Senior Leadership Team

 

Effective immediately, eight executive officers will support Kim at the MSRB.

 

  • Nanette Lawson has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer in addition to her prior role as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Lawson is responsible for managing the day to day operations of the MSRB.   
  • Omer Ahmed will continue to serve as Chief Risk Officer, overseeing the MSRB’s enterprise risk management and strategic and organizational planning.
  • Brian Anthony has been promoted to the new role of Chief Data Officer and is responsible for advancing the MSRB’s data strategy.  Anthony previously served as Director of Data Strategy and Management.
  • Adam Cusson has been named Chief Technology Officer, a change in title from Chief Information Officer designed to reflect an expanded portfolio of responsibilities and the importance of technology in advancing the mission of the MSRB.
  • Jill Furick has been promoted to the new role of Chief People Officer in recognition of her leadership of the MSRB’s human resources and corporate culture initiatives.
  • Gail Marshall has been named Chief Regulatory Officer and will lead the MSRB’s rulemaking activities, professional qualifications program, compliance initiatives, and examination and enforcement support.  Marshall previously held this position on an interim basis while serving as the MSRB’s Chief Compliance Officer.
  • Leah Szarek has been named Chief External Relations Officer and will oversee the MSRB’s corporate communications, stakeholder engagement and government relations. Szarek previously held this position on an interim basis.
  • Marcelo Vieira will continue to serve as Interim Chief Market Structure Officer while John Bagley remains on secondment to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to advise on the Municipal Liquidity Facility. 

The role of General Counsel will continue to be filled on a temporary basis by former MSRB board member and Chief Legal Officer Robert Fippinger and Deputy General Counsel Jacob Lesser.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) protects and strengthens the municipal bond market, enabling access to capital, economic growth, and societal progress in tens of thousands of communities across the country. The MSRB fulfills this mission by creating trust in our market through informed regulation of dealers and municipal advisors that protects investors, issuers and the public interest; building technology systems that power our market and provide transparency for issuers, institutions, and the investing public; and serving as the steward of market data that empowers better decisions and fuels innovation for the future. The MSRB is a self-regulatory organization governed by a board of directors that has a majority of public members, in addition to representatives of regulated entities. The MSRB is overseen by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress.

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