Board of Directors

GAIN's Board of Directors brings a wide range of experience and knowledge to the Company. It is the paramount duty of the Board of Directors to oversee the CEO and other senior management in the competent and ethical operation of the Company on a day-to-day basis, to monitor GAIN's financial performance and to evaluate overall corporate strategy. To satisfy this duty, the directors take a proactive, focused approach to their position, and set standards to ensure that the Company is committed to business success through maintenance of the highest standards of responsibility and ethics.

Mark Galant - Chairman and Founder
The founder of GAIN Capital Group, Mark Galant served as chief executive officer of the Company from its inception in October, 1999 until June, 2007. Mr. Galant's strategic vision and entrepreneurial energy propelled the firm from concept to a market leader in the rapidly growing and highly competitive online forex industry. Under his leadership, the firm achieved top line growth of 65% or more for six consecutive years (2001-2006).

Prior to forming GAIN Capital, Mr. Galant was the number two executive at FNX Limited, an international provider of trading and risk management systems. During his six year tenure, Mr. Galant was instrumental in transforming FNX into a world-class software and services firm and, according to Inc. Magazine, one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Before joining FNX in 1994, Mr. Galant served as global head of foreign exchange options trading at Credit Suisse. There, he expanded a small regional operation into one of the world's largest and most respected global foreign exchange options trading organizations, trading $4 billion per day. Prior to Credit Suisse, he ran the foreign exchange options desk at Chemical Bank. He also traded all financial products as a money manager for Paul Tudor Jones at Tudor Investment Corporation. During his early years on Wall Street, Mr. Galant was a floor trader, successfully trading his own account on several of New York's commodities exchanges. He holds a BS in Finance from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Galant currently serves on the board of directors of Scivantage and is a member of the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce Advisory Board.

Glenn Stevens - Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Stevens joined GAIN Capital Group in February 2000 as a founding partner and managing director, and assumed the CEO role in June, 2007. Previously, he was managing director, head of North American sales and trading at Natwest Bank. In this role, Mr. Stevens directly managed a staff of over 50 trading and sales professionals and also served as a senior member of Natwest's North American Management Committee. From 1990 to 1997, Mr. Stevens was at Merrill Lynch and Co., hired as a USD/JPY trader and eventually promoted to the bank's management team as managing director and chief dealer for Spot and Forward FX. While at Merrill Lynch, he developed the investment bank's emerging markets currency trading desk and increased profitability threefold in 2 years. During this time, he also served as the Federal Reserve Bank's FX representative for investment banks. Mr. Steven's Wall Street career began in 1984 at Bankers Trust Company. Mr. Stevens holds a BS in Finance from Bucknell University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University.

Peter Quick, Former President, American Stock Exchange
Peter Quick is the former President of the American Stock Exchange® (2000-2005) and formerly served on its Board of Governors. Prior to his appointment at the American Stock Exchange®, Mr. Quick had been President and Chief Executive Officer of Quick & Reilly, Inc., a leading national discount brokerage firm, which was acquired by Fleet Bank (now Bank of America) for $1.6 Billion in 1998. Mr. Quick is currently the lead Independent Director of Reckson Associates Realty Corp. (NYSE: RA) and also sits on the Board of Medicure (AMEX: MCU). Mr. Quick has served on the Board of Governors of the Chicago Stock Exchange and was Chairman of the Midwest Securities Trust Company. He has also been a Director of The Options Clearing Corporation, CUSIP, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, the NASD Insurance Agency, and Alliance Money Market Fund. Mr. Quick received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia and attended Stanford University's graduate school of Petroleum Engineering.

Joseph A. Schenk, former Chief Financial Officer, Jefferies Group
Mr. Schenk served as chief financial officer and executive vice president at Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF), a full-service investment bank and institutional securities firm focused on capital markets and asset management, from January 2000 to December 2007. Mr. Schenk's responsibilities at Jefferies included oversight for finance, accounting, risk, treasury, internal audit, investor relations, tax and accounting policy matters. Prior to his appointment as CFO, Mr. Schenk held various positions within Jefferies, including senior vice president, responsible for corporate services, from September 1997 to January 2000, and senior institutional account executive from September 1993 through March 1996. Prior to Jefferies, Mr. Schenk served as a senior vice president at Zimbalist Smith, a boutique investment research firm. Mr. Schenk had previously held management positions at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and Price Waterhouse. Mr. Schenk currently serves on the boards of ConvergEx Holdings and Talk.com. Mr. Schenk received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Detroit, where he graduated summa cum laude.

Susanne D. Lyons, former Chief Marketing Officer, Visa USA
A retail financial services industry veteran, Susanne Lyons most recently served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Visa USA. While at Charles Schwab & Co. from 1992-2001, Ms. Lyons held a variety of senior marketing and general management roles, culminating in the position of chief marketing officer. At Fidelity Investments from 1982-1992, Ms. Lyons was responsible for marketing multiple business lines including brokerage, domestic and international growth funds and retirement products. She has been recognized for her business leadership in several significant forums, including San Francisco Financial Woman's Association "Woman of the Year" in 1999 and as one of Ad Age's Top 50 Marketers. Ms. Lyons served on the board of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET), a global interactive media company, until its recent acquisition by CBS, and is also on the advisory boards of Marketo and Epoch, as well as the board of WildCare, a not for profit organization. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vassar College and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University.

Roger Tarika, Former Global Head of Foreign Exchange Sales, Morgan Stanley
A 25-year veteran of the FX markets, Roger Tarika's career began in 1979 with First National Bank of Boston. In 1984, Mr. Tarika joined Morgan Stanley & Co where he began his 17 year tenure running various spot FX trading desks. In 1992, Mr. Tarika was appointed head of trading for the New York spot/forward desk and in 1995 was appointed to run the FX desk in London, managing 50 sales and trading professionals. His most recent position at Morgan Stanley was Managing Director, Global FX Sales Manager. Mr. Tarika received a BS from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Gerry McCrory, Managing Director, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners
Gerry McCrory is a founder and managing director of Cross Atlantic. In 1998, Mr. McCrory founded Crucible Corporation, an early stage venture capital fund headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Prior to starting Crucible, Mr. McCrory was the managing director of Cambridge Technology Partners (Ireland). Prior to that, he started his own software services company, Information Mosaic, and held various senior commercial responsibilities at Cap Gemini-Hoskyns in Ireland, Great Britain, and the United States. He also worked as an accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in both Ireland and the Cayman Islands. Mr. McCrory holds a degree in Economics from the University of Ulster and an MBA from University College Dublin.

Chris Sugden, General Partner, Edison Venture Fund
Chris Sugden is a successful entrepreneur and technology company executive, experienced in finance, capital raising, strategy, product management and sales and marketing. Prior to joining Edison, Mr. Sugden served as Princeton eCom's EVP of the Electronic Billing Division. As CFO he led the business development, finance and accounting departments. Earlier in his career, he was Director of Finance and Operations for two magazine start-ups and Internet businesses funded by Freedom Communications. A certified public accountant, Mr. Sugden also spent over four years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the entrepreneurial services group. Mr. Sugden received a BA in Accounting and Finance from Michigan State University.

Jim Mills, Managing Director, VantagePoint Venture Partners
Jim Mills is a member of the Information Technology Group at VantagePoint Venture Partners, focusing specifically on software and financial technology companies. Mr. Mills has 18 years of technology, operating, and investment experience, including management positions with both start-up and industry-leading technology companies, including Webvan Group, Oracle Corporation, and Crescendo Communications (acquired by Cisco). Mr. Mills began his investment career with Battery Ventures followed by Blum Capital Partners. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College (BA in Engineering Sciences) and is also a graduate of Stanford University (MBA).

Ken Hanau, Managing Partner, 3i
Ken Hanau is the Managing Partner of 3i US. As part of the FTSE 100, 3i is one of the world's largest growth capital investors deploying over $2bn annually in established businesses across Europe, Asia and the US. Prior to joining 3i, Mr. Hanau held senior positions with Weiss Peck and Greer and Halyard Capital. In addition to his private equity experience, Mr. Hanau worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and at K&H Corrugated Case Corporation. Mr. Hanau is a CPA and began his career with Coopers and Lybrand. Mr. Hanau received his B.A. with honors from Amherst College and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.