NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Stock Exchange announced today that effective immediately, Stacey Cunningham has been named President of NYSE Governance Services, a leading provider of corporate governance, risk, ethics and compliance services for public and privately held companies.
As President, Cunningham will oversee the NYSE Governance Services’ mission to provide best-in-class board education, leading compliance tools and services, such as codes of conduct and ethics training, while promoting collaboration and sharing of best-practices to support clients’ governance, risk and compliance (GRC) requirements. She reports to NYSE President Thomas Farley.
“The NYSE has stood for excellence in corporate governance for over 200 years and NYSE Governance Services is a natural extension of that focus, while meeting growing demand for GRC services. I am confident that Stacey’s background in serving customers in the financial markets will accrue to the benefit of our customers as she leads the next step in the expansion of our services,” said Thomas W. Farley, NYSE President.
“The conversation around today’s governance, risk and compliance landscape has become a significant focus in the boardroom and is increasingly a core focus for organizations of all size, maturity and geography,” said Cunningham. “I look forward to supporting the continued growth of our business based on the evolving GRC requirements of our clients around the world.”
Cunningham most recently was the Head of Sales & Relationship Management for NYSE Group. Prior to that, she served in a similar role at Nasdaq OMX.
NYSE Governance Services provides governance, compliance and ethics tools, training and content at every level of an organization – from employee to directors – and has been a trusted leader for more than 15 years in the governance space, providing services to more than 650 companies globally.
More information on NYSE Governance Services: https://www.nyse.com/publicdocs/nyse/markets/nyse/HistoryofNYSEGS.pdf
About NYSE Governance Services
NYSE Governance Services is an integrated suite of resources for public and privately held companies worldwide seeking to create a leadership advantage through corporate governance, risk, ethics and compliance practices. NYSE Governance Services leverages the expertise of Corpedia®, a leader in risk assessment and e-learning for ethics and compliance, and Corporate Board Member®, a trusted source on governance matters for company directors and C-level executives – both NYSE companies. NYSE Governance Services offers a range of training programs, advisory services, benchmarking analysis and scorecards, exclusive access to peer-to-peer events and thought leadership on key governance topics for company directors and C-level executives.
About NYSE Group
NYSE Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), operator of the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses. NYSE Group operates multi-asset exchanges, and a range of related data products and technology services. The company’s equity exchanges - the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT and NYSE Arca - trade more U.S. equity volume than any other exchange group. NYSE is the global leader in capital raising for listed companies, including the majority of technology IPOs globally in 2013. The company’s equity options markets, NYSE Arca Options and NYSE Amex Options offer complementary market models. NYSE Group also provides comprehensive global connectivity services and a range of market data products to support efficient, transparent markets.
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