BATS Chi-X Europe's Paul O'Donnell To Return To Morgan Stanley

LONDON and KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European equities market operator by market share and notional value, today announced that Chief Operating Officer Paul O'Donnell will depart the firm at the end of the summer for personal reasons.

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Mr. O'Donnell will return to Morgan Stanley as a managing director in the New York City area, where he worked for 14 years prior to joining BATS in April 2008 as chief operating officer and one of the founding employees of the BATS Europe multilateral trading facility (MTF).

"Paul has made a tremendous contribution to BATS over the last four years and was a key figure in several market structure developments that helped to make the European equities market more competitive and efficient. We wish Paul and his family all the best when they return to New York and we look forward to continuing to work with him as a customer in the future," said Mark Hemsley, chief executive officer of BATS Chi-X Europe.

Mr. O'Donnell said: "After an exciting four years with BATS Europe, my family and I have decided it is time for us to return to New York.  I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with BATS and I am proud of what we have achieved. It has been a privilege to work with a tremendous team and I look forward to new challenges at Morgan Stanley."

Mr O'Donnell's team will begin reporting directly to Mr. Hemsley by the end of the summer.

About BATS Global Markets, Inc.

BATS Global Markets, Inc. (BATS) is a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe. BATS develops and operates electronic markets for the trading of listed cash equity securities in the U.S. and Europe and listed equity options in the U.S. BATS operates two stock exchanges in the U.S., the BATS BZX Exchange and BYX Exchange; BATS Options, a U.S. equity options market; and BATS Chi-X Europe, which operates a FSA-authorized multilateral trading facility. BATS' innovative and proprietary technology was developed by a dedicated core team of market and technology professionals, catering to the needs of the broker-dealer and trading community. The company is headquartered in the Kansas City, Mo., area with additional offices in New York and London. For more information, visit www.batsglobalmarkets.com.

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