The board of directors provides oversight to XBRL US, which is responsible for developing the dictionary of reporting elements in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) format, used by the business information supply chain to prepare, publish, exchange and analyze financial statements and the information they contain. SWIFT will play a key role in providing technical and business expertise for standards development and extending the reach of XBRL standards formats through the entire SWIFT community.

"SWIFT is joining the board of directors for XBRL US to reaffirm its commitment to work with the industry to define standards, shape market practice and develop solutions to issues of mutual interest," said Mr. Church. "The work XBRL US does in facilitating the reporting of public company filings, combined with SWIFT's expertise and presence in the financial sector, will substantially increase automation in activities such as corporate actions, financial disclosure filings and accounting reports,"
Mr. Church added.

"SWIFT's presence on our board of directors will enhance the overall adoption of XBRL in the U.S. and globally with the co-operative's 8,500 institutions worldwide," said Mark Bolgiano, President and CEO, XBRL US. "The appointment of Chris Church furthers our commitment to work on the use of structured data in the capital markets. Chris's experience in this area will serve us well as we develop new tools and dictionaries of terms for XBRL reporting."

Mr. Church brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial services sector to the XBRL US board of directors. He joined SWIFT in August 2008 as Chief Executive Americas and Global Head of Securities from BT Global Financial Services, where he served as Managing Director of Radianz Services for approximately two years. Mr. Church was part of the executive team that founded Radianz in 2000, taking on the role of Head of Global Sales & Marketing, until its acquisitiion by BT in 2005. Previously, Mr. Church held senior positions at Reuters in both London and the U.S.

"DTCC views XBRL as a critical component of ensuring that key industry data can be processed 'straight through' from issuer to ultimate investor," said Donald F. Donahue, Chairman and CEO, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and XBRL US board member. "SWIFT's participation on the XBRL US board will help further this goal by promoting the integration of XBRL with the industry's standard communications protocols, making financial transactions more efficient."

SWIFT members are looking to conduct a full range of financial transactions across a common market infrastructure and communications platform," said Theodore Rothschild, Executive Director Global Market Infrastructures, J.P. Morgan Treasury and Securities Services. "By working with XBRL in the U.S., SWIFT is taking a tremendous step towards these goals, ultimately driving down the cost of securities processing and increasing the ROI of our existing market infrastructure investments. DTCC and SWIFT working together to integrate XBRL is an even more powerful combination of forces.

Mr. Church joins a board of directors that includes:

• Alfred R. Berkeley, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading Systems, Chair, XBRL US
• Donald F. Donahue, Chairman and CEO, DTCC
• Barry Melancon, President and CEO, AICPA
• Randy Fletchall, Vice Chair, AABS Professional Practice & Risk Management, Ernst & Young LLP
• Taylor Hawes, Controller, Global Platforms and Operations, Microsoft Corporation
• Sunir Kapoor, President and CEO, UBmatrix
• Phillip Moyer, President and CEO, Edgar Online
• Mike Starr, Chief Operating Officer, Grant Thornton International
• Sam Ranzilla, Partner-in-Charge, Professional Practice, KPMG
• David Sharpe, Partner, National Professional Services Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Michael Schlanger, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy of Merrill Corporation
• Charles Callan, Senior Vice President of Broadridge Financial Solutions
• Mohamoud Jibrell, Chief Technology Officer of The Ford Foundation
• Raymond Lewis, Partner, Deloitte