John Browning was named head of metals in the Hong Kong office of Newedge. Previously he was head of metals at Bear Stearns Hong Kong.
Stephen J. Obie was named acting director of the division of enforcement at the CFTC. He is currently the regional counsel/associate director and regional administrator for the CFTC’s New York office.
Robert K. Steel was named CEO of Wachovia. Previously he was the U.S. Treasury undersecretary.
Richard Stevens has joined CME Group as director, research and product development, London. Previously he was head of product development for interest rate products at Liffe.
Evans Papanikolaou was named managing director of CME Globex Market Operations. Previously he was a director at Citigroup Capital Markets and Banking.
Steve Dickey was named managing director of market data services at Fruition Partners. Previously he was vice president of market data products at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Bradley W. Duke was named managing director and head of institutional electronic sales in Europe for Knight Capital Group.
David A. Riley joined Sadis & Goldberg LLP as a partner in the corporate and financial services group.
Robert H. McCooey Jr., senior vice president at Nasdaq OMX Group, will expand his role to include new listings and IPOs in the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region. Also at Nasdaq OMX, senior vice president Jenny Rosberg now heads all corporate client group activities in Europe.
Debra Polin was promoted to senior vice president of administrative services at Rand Financial.