维朱金融 VIRT

Mr. Aaron Simons has been our CEO and a member of our board of directors since August 2025. Mr. Simons joined Virtu in 2008 shortly after the Company's founding and has over 16 years' experience in software development, technology leadership, trading and markets. Mr. Simons has served in various roles of increasing seniority during his career at Virtu, including in trading and development roles and most recently serving as Chief Technology Officer since 2019. Prior to Virtu, Mr. Simons conducted postdoctoral research in theoretical physics after completing his PhD in Physics at Harvard. Mr. Simons also received a B.S. in Mathematics from California Institute of Technology.

Mr. Stephen Cavoli has been our Executive Vice President, Markets since December 2017, and previously served as our Senior Vice President, Strategy and Market Development since September 2015. Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Cavoli was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, an investment bank and financial services company in the electronic trading group, where he served in various roles from April 2004 to September 2015. Mr. Cavoli previously held positions at Instinet, an institutional agency-only broker, where he focused on U.S. equities trading and execution. Mr. Cavoli graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1992 and has served as an Infantry Officer in the United States Army.

Mr. Brett Fairclough was appointed our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer in May 2020. Mr. Fairclough has been an employee of the Company and its predecessors since 2007, previously serving as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Business Development in 2019, as well as Managing Director of Asia Pacific and CEO of Virtu Financial Singapore Pte. Ltd., the Company's Singapore-based subsidiary, since 2014. Prior to that, he served as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company's broker-dealer subsidiaries. He has also worked closely with exchanges and other industry participants to foster the growth and development of securities markets globally. Mr. Fairclough received a B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Mr. Joseph Molluso was appointed our Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer in May 2020. Mr. Molluso joined Virtu in November 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. After a brief departure in September 2019 to serve as Chief Financial Officer of Capitolis, a financial technology company, Mr. Molluso rejoined Virtu in 2020. Prior to joining Virtu, Mr. Molluso was a Managing Director in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan from March 2006 to November 2013, where he provided strategic advice to financial institutions with a focus on market structure related companies. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. Mr. Molluso started his career as an investment banker specializing in financial services companies in 1997 at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, an investment bank, and its successor, Credit Suisse, a global investment bank, where he helped establish the global financial technology group. Mr. Molluso received his M.B.A. from New York University in 1997 and his B.B.A. from Pace University in 1991.

Ms. Cindy Lee was appointed our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 2024. Ms. Lee joined Virtu in 2011 and has served as the Global Controller and Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Virtu. She holds a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Connecticut School of Business. Prior to joining Virtu, Ms. Lee started her career at Deloitte & Touche as an Audit Accountant. Ms. Lee is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Michael T. Viola became a member of our board of directors in April 2016 and was appointed Chairman in April 2023. Mr. Viola previously served the Company in a variety of roles since 2010, most recently as a senior trader focused on foreign exchange products and global commodities. Since 2016, Mr. Viola has served as the President of the Viola family's private investment office, located in New York City. In addition, Mr. Viola previously served as a member of the board of directors of Independent Bank Group, Inc., a bank holding company, prior to its merger with SouthState Corporation in 2025, and serves on the boards of several other private companies and non-profit organizations. Mr. Viola holds a B.S. in Finance from Pepperdine University.

Mr. John D. Nixon became a member of our board of directors in May 2015. Mr. Nixon has more than 30 years of international experience in the interdealer broker industry with ICAP plc and, previously, with Tullett Prebon. He served as a non-executive director of ICAP from 1998 to 2002 and served as executive director from May 2008 until his retirement in March 2015. Mr. Nixon was a member of ICAP's Global Executive Management Group from 2003 to 2015 with responsibility during that period for business divisions and strategic acquisitions. He represented the ICAP Americas businesses to the ICAP board, was chairman of the i-Swap business and had been responsible for the implementation of the ICAP Swap Execution Facility. In addition to serving on our board, Mr. Nixon serves as our representative on the board of Eris Innovations Holdings LLC, a financial technology company, as a senior financial services advisor to Temasek USA, a global investment company and as a member of the board of directors of Eastdil Secured, global real estate investment bank, on behalf of Temasek. Mr. Nixon holds a degree in Commerce from Queen's University, Ontario.

Mr. David J. Urban has more than 20 years' experience in senior leadership positions in business and governmental roles, currently serving as Managing Director to BGR Group, a bi-partisan lobbying, strategic communications and business solutions firm, and Senior Advisor to Gothams, a firm designed to augment emergency management response capabilities, since April 2022 and January 2022, respectively, and Of Counsel at Torridon Law, a high-profile boutique law firm since June 2024. Previously, from July 2020 to January 2022, he served as Executive Vice President, North American Corporate Affairs at ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, a leading social network, and from January 2002 to July 2020, as President of the American Continental Group, a leading bi-partisan government affairs and strategic consulting firm which provided consulting services to diverse organizations including those across the financial services and technology sectors. Mr. Urban previously served as the Chief of Staff for a U.S. Senator, a lawyer in private practice and as an officer in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Mr. Urban is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and serves as a board member at SubCom, a communications systems company, Eos Energy Enterprises Inc, an energy storage and services company and Scientific Applications International Corporation (NASDAQ: SAIC), a technology and engineering services company. Mr. Urban also serves as a director for nonprofit organizations the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund. Mr. Urban holds a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a J.D. from the Beasley School of Law, Temple University, an M.P.A. from the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania, a Certificate in Leading Sustainable Corporations from the Saide Business School, University of Oxford, and a Certificate in Geopolitical Analysis from Stratfor/Florida Atlantic University.

Ms. Virginia Gambale became a member of our board of directors in January 2020. Ms. Gambale is Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, a technology advisory firm facilitating the growth and adoption of emerging technologies for financial services, consumer and technology companies. Prior to starting Azimuth Partners in 2003, Ms. Gambale was an Investment Partner at investment bank Deutsche Bank Capital and ABS Ventures, a venture capital firm, from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Gambale held the position of Chief Information Officer at Bankers Trust Alex Brown, an investment banking firm, and Merrill Lynch. Ms. Gambale currently serves on the board of Nutanix, Incand Evertec Inc. and serves on the NACD Risk Oversight Advisory Council and the Juilliard School Board of Trustees. She has also previously served on numerous international public and private boards, including First Derivatives, a financial technology company, Jamf Holding Corp., a device management and security company, JetBlue Airways Corp., an airline company, Piper Jaffray Companies, an investment bank, Regis Corp., a hair salon operator, IQ Financial, a wealth management firm, and technology companies Synchronoss Technologies, Motive, Inc., and Workbrain, among others. Ms. Gambale holds a B.S. from New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury.

On August 19, 2026, the Board of Directors of Virtu Financial, Inc. appointed Ms. Barbara Finigan to serve as a Class I director. Ms. Finigan has served in various senior legal roles over her 35 year career, including her tenure at Hasbro, Inc., where she most recently served as the Chief Legal Officer from December 2010 to March 2019. In this capacity she advised the board of directors on legal, strategy and risk, oversaw litigation matters, and managed a global ethics and compliance program. As of August 2025 she is serving as Chief Legal Officer at Fuze Health, a technology driven healthcare company, and also serves as a director and advisor to two other private companies in the insurance and technology spaces, respectively. She is a licensed attorney and holds a BA from College of the Holy Cross and a J.D. from Marquette University Law School.

Mr. Vincent Viola is our founder and has served as a member and Chairman Emeritus of our board of directors since July 2017. From November 2013 until July 2017, Mr. Viola served as our Executive Chairman and Chairman of our board of directors. He previously served as CEO and Chairman of the board of directors of Virtu and its predecessors since April 2008. Mr. Viola is one of the nation's foremost leaders in electronic trading. He was the founder of Virtu Financial Operating LLC in 2008, a founder of Madison Tyler Holdings, LLC in 2002 and is the former Chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange a commodities exchange. Mr. Viola started his career in the financial services industry on the floor of the NYMEX and became Vice Chairman from 1993 to 1996 and Chairman from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Viola has launched a number of successful businesses during his career, including Virtu and Independent Bank Group Inc., a regional banking group in Texas that was listed on Nasdaq (IBTX) until its merger with SouthState Corporation. Shortly after September 11, 2001, Mr. Viola was instrumental in founding the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. Mr. Viola is currently the principal owner and serves as the Chairman and Governor for the Florida Panthers Hockey Club and its parent company, Sunrise Sports & Entertainment LLC. Mr. Viola graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1977. He later graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne, Infantry and Ranger Schools and served in the 101st Airborne Division. In 1983, he graduated from New York Law School.