TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:AMTD) today announced the appointment of Robert T. Slezak, an independent management consultant, to its board of directors.
Slezak was designated by Chairman J. Joe Ricketts and Director Thomas S. Ricketts under the terms of the Company's Stockholders Agreement, and his appointment fills the vacancy created when former Director J. Peter Ricketts resigned from the board in May 2006.
Slezak served on the board of directors for Ameritrade Holding Corporation from October 1996 to September 2002, and as vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of the Company from January 1989 until his retirement from the Company in November 1999. Prior to joining the Company, he was a senior financial analyst for Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., and previously worked on the audit staff of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Slezak currently serves as a director on the boards of United Western Bancorp, Inc., Web.com, Inc., and Pegasus Communications Corp. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. in business from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and an M.B.A. from Creighton University.