NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:ETFC) today announced that it completed the acquisition of Aperture New Holdings, Inc., the ultimate parent company of OptionsHouse. The Company also announced changes to its executive leadership to better align the Company for growth, including the appointment of Rodger A. Lawson (previously serving as the Chairman of the Board) as Executive Chairman, Karl A. Roessner (previously serving as General Counsel) as Chief Executive Officer and Board member, and Michael J. Curcio (previously serving as CEO of Aperture) as Chief Brokerage Officer, as well as the departure of previous Chief Executive, Paul T. Idzik. Kevin T. Kabat has been appointed Lead Independent Director.
“With the OptionsHouse transaction drawn to a close, we have a significant opportunity to reconfigure the Company’s leadership to better focus on growing the business both organically and inorganically,” said Rodger Lawson, Executive Chairman of E*TRADE Financial. “While the E*TRADE Board applauds the foundational enhancements and significant regulatory progress made by the Company over the past three years, our core brokerage growth has come under pressure. Accordingly, we are restructuring the Company’s leadership, elevating Karl Roessner—a proven and embedded leader with deep company expertise—to Chief Executive Officer, and positioning Michael Curcio—an industry and E*TRADE veteran—as Chief Brokerage Officer, to lead our core business. Additionally, I am personally excited to serve the Company in its daily operations. The Board intensely weighed these leadership shifts and strongly believes we can best deliver on our renewed commitment to shareholders to grow the business through these timely actions. On behalf of our entire Board, I would also like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Idzik for his contributions, which have helped set the stage for the next phase of the Company’s evolution. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
“In my new role, I am excited to double down on our growth commitments,” said Karl Roessner, Chief Executive Officer of E*TRADE Financial. “And while we furthered that effort through the OptionsHouse acquisition, there is much more work to do to grow our core business. In welcoming my former colleague Michael Curcio back to E*TRADE, we are well-positioned to achieve this goal. Mike has a proven track record of promoting growth—not just for OptionsHouse, but for E*TRADE. Further, we are more than fortunate to have a financial services industry luminary helping guide our efforts, with Rodger Lawson as our Executive Chairman. I personally look forward to his wisdom and insight as we move forward. With leadership firmly installed, on a parallel track, we will continue pursuing capital deployment initiatives through balance sheet growth, share repurchases, and additional acquisitions, should we find attractive opportunities that offer value to the business and compelling returns for our shareholders.”
The Company will present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. A live webcast and replay will be accessible through the E*TRADE Financial corporate website at https://about.etrade.com, where leadership team bios are also available.
About E*TRADE Financial
E*TRADE Financial and its
subsidiaries provide financial services including online brokerage and
related banking products and services to retail investors. Securities
products and services, including IRAs, are offered by E*TRADE Securities
LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). Bank products and services are offered
by E*TRADE Bank, a Federal savings bank, Member FDIC, or its
subsidiaries and affiliates. More information is available at www.etrade.com.
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Forward-looking statements
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"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
including statements that discuss, among others, the Company’s abilities
to grow the business and deploy capital, and anything that is not
historical in nature. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated in the forward-looking statements, which are subject to a
number of uncertainties and risks that are difficult to predict and
often outside the Company’s control. Such uncertainties and risks
include the following, among others: integration of OptionsHouse may not
occur as anticipated and benefits may not be realized; unanticipated
restructuring costs may be incurred or undisclosed liabilities assumed;
attempts to retain key personnel and customers may not succeed; and
there may be negative changes in general economic conditions. Further
information about these risks and uncertainties can be found in the
Company’s annual, quarterly, and current reports on Form 10-K, Form
10-Q, and Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (including information in these reports under the captions
"Risk Factors"). Any forward-looking statement included in this release
speaks only as of the date of this communication; E*TRADE disclaims any
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