Knight Names Steven Bisgay Chief Financial Officer, Succeeding John B. Howard

Bisgay promoted from Managing Director, Business Development, after more than six years at Knight



JERSEY CITY, N.J., Aug. 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) today announced the appointment of Steven Bisgay, 40, as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 10, 2007. He will succeed John B. Howard, 37, who is leaving Knight to become Chief Financial Officer of AQR Capital Management in Greenwich, Connecticut.

"Steve is a natural choice and excellent candidate to become Knight's new Chief Financial Officer, and he is representative of the deep bench strength we have," said Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Capital Group. "He has been a key member of Knight's finance team since he joined the firm, and his value has grown exponentially with each assignment. Steve's most recent responsibility, overseeing Knight's business development, has prepared him to be a well-rounded and strategic CFO. I am confident that Steve's deep understanding of Knight's financial reporting and businesses will allow him to hit the ground running in his new role."

Mr. Bisgay has been Managing Director, Business Development, at Knight since January 2006. He has been instrumental in executing on the company's growth strategy and diversifying Knight's product portfolio, including playing an important role in Knight's recent acquisitions of soft dollar, direct market access, ECN, foreign exchange and fixed income businesses. In his six years at Knight, he also oversaw financial control at the corporate level as well as internal audit. Prior to Knight, Mr. Bisgay, a Certified Public Accountant, spent more than 12 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as a Senior Manager in the firm's Financial Services Industry Practice. Mr. Bisgay's previous business development position at Knight has not yet been filled.

"John has been a dedicated employee who has worked tirelessly to help shape Knight into the company it is today," Mr. Joyce said. "He earned respect as a skilled, principled CFO who could both deftly address day-to-day financial issues as well as focus on the big picture. We are sad to see John go but excited for his opportunity at a respected investment management firm like AQR Capital. On behalf of Knight's employees, management and board of directors, I wish John continued success in his career."

  Biography
  Steven Bisgay
  Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
  Knight Capital Group



Steven Bisgay was named Chief Financial Officer of Knight Capital Group in August 2007 after six years in various roles at Knight, including business development, financial control and internal audit.

As Managing Director, Business Development, since January 2006, Mr. Bisgay played a key role in the strategy, management and completion of several transactions, including the acquisitions of Knight's soft dollar, direct market access, ECN, foreign exchange and fixed income businesses. Previously, he was Group Financial Controller for Knight Capital Group, responsible for the parent company's financial and regulatory reporting. Mr. Bisgay joined Knight in June 2001 as the Director of Internal Audit and was responsible for establishing controls and practices to ensure Knight's compliance with corporate governance, disclosure, reporting and accounting requirements.

Prior to joining Knight, Mr. Bisgay spent more than 12 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, most recently as a Senior Manager in the firm's Financial Services Industry Practice. He specialized in providing audit, accounting and business advisory services to PwC's broker-dealer and investment management clients. His areas of expertise included online brokerage, fixed income, equities, venture capital, regulatory reporting, operational risk management and investment portfolio valuation.

Mr. Bisgay, a Certified Public Accountant, has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Binghamton University and a master's in business administration from Columbia University.

About Knight

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NITE) is a leading financial services firm that provides voice and electronic access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes for buy-side, sell-side and corporate clients, and asset management for institutions and private clients. Our Global Markets business offers superior execution quality through natural liquidity, capital facilitation and trading technology, with comprehensive products and services that support the capital formation process. Our Asset Management business, Deephaven Capital Management, is a global multi-strategy alternative investment manager focused on delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns with low correlation to the broader markets. More information about Knight can be found at http://www.knight.com/.

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