Charlotte Crosswell, President of NASDAQ OMX Europe commented, "We are delighted to have established a NASDAQ OMX Europe Board with individuals who have proven experience and a reputation for guiding business growth. We look forward to continued innovation and development at NASDAQ OMX Europe."

Mr. Bailey has a city career extending more than 25 years and has extensive knowledge of both securities and derivatives markets. Mr. Bailey has worked as Director of Business Development for the London Stock Exchange, within the Global Exchange Derivatives and European Fixed Income divisions at JP Morgan, and is currently Managing Director of Bache Commodities Ltd.

Mr. Gibbins' experience spans a 35-year tenure with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he held a number of roles, including most recently Audit and Business Assurance Partner responsible for multi-national companies and IPOs. He was also a member of the firm's panel dealing with complex technical issues and the issuance of public documents including prospectuses. Mr. Gibbins is currently a Non-executive Director and the Chair of the Audit Committee at BlueBay Asset Management plc.

Mr. Henderson spent a number of years working in senior compliance positions for the London Stock Exchange and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities. He currently runs his own compliance consultancy offering reviews of new business activities, interim compliance management, preparation and reaction to FSA Arrow reviews, MiFID related work and POTAM reviews.