Diversified global financial services platform Marex today announced that Linda Myers and Madelyn Antoncic have been appointed to the Group’s Board of Directors, joining this month.
Ms. Myers joins as Chair of the Remuneration Committee, replacing Jeremy Isaacs, who remains on the Board. Her appointment to the Remuneration Committee is subject to regulatory approval.
He will also be a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee.
Madelyn Antoncic will be a member of the Nominating, Remuneration, Audit & Compliance and Risk Committees.
Linda Myers joins the Marex Board after an extensive career practicing corporate law, having been a senior partner at international law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP until 2022. At Kirkland, Linda Myers served on the global management committee from 2010 to in 2020 and focused her practice on debt financing transactions for a range of public and private companies. In addition to chairing the committee responsible for all company policies, he was a member of two committees responsible for compensation. He has a strong track record of supporting diversity goals, having established a number of diversity-focused task forces and initiatives at Kirkland & Ellis. He also sits on the boards of the National Philanthropic Trust, Gibraltar Industries and LCI Industries.
Madelyn Antoncic, Ph.D. An economist and former Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, he is currently a Senior Fellow at New York University, Development Research Institute. At the World Bank (WB), from 2011 to 2015, Madelyn was responsible for overseeing every aspect of the management of the assets of the World Bank and other official institutions, as well as the Bank’s capital, the annual financing program, the management collateral and cash and daily cash payments and disbursements for WB Group. He is a former economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. was UNCTAD’s Senior Adviser on reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals; and held senior positions at Goldman, Barclays, Lehman and PGI.
Her experience spans global markets across multiple asset classes in senior market and risk roles, and is recognized for her leadership in financial innovation and risk management. Madelyn also sits on the board of ACWA Power, KSA. Weill Cornell Medicine; and is a Member of the UK FCDO Research Advisory Committee.
Robert Pickering, Chairman of Marex’s Board of Directors, commented:
“I am very pleased to welcome Linda and Madelyn to the Marex Board of Directors. Both are proven leaders with significant capital markets experience and outstanding credentials in their respective fields. Based in the US, they both bring valuable experience to the Board, with Linda’s US legal expertise and Madelyn’s knowledge of risk management. I look forward to working with them as we support Marex in its next, important phase of growth and development.”