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After more than a decade serving the industry, CMC will be closing it's doors
Capital Markets Consulting has been a staple in the global financial industry for over a decade developing custom software solutions and expanding business relationships. CMC will be closing it's doors in August of 2009. The following is a news announcement regarding John Barun and Geneva Trading.

Geneva Trading Appoints John Barun as Managing Director and Chief Information Officer

CHICAGO, Jun 30, 2009 Geneva Trading USA, LLC, a global, multi-asset class proprietary trading company, today named John Barun as Managing Director and Chief Information Officer. In this newly created position Barun will be a member of Geneva's Strategic Planning Committee and will be responsible for developing and executing the firm’s global IT strategy. He will report to Mary McDonnell, President and CEO.

John brings over 20 years of industry and technology experience, most recently serving as President and CEO of Capital Markets Consulting, a technology consulting company servicing the financial industry. Through Barun's leadership, the company provided innovative consulting services to many leading firms in the financial industry and built a reputation for developing large scale, high performance trading systems. In that position, John implemented a vision of innovation, collaboration, and streamlined technology to achieve business success through technology.

"We are thrilled to have John join the Geneva Trading family", stated Mary McDonnell, President of Geneva Trading. "John's depth of experience throughout the global financial services industry and his professional and personal integrity is a perfect complement to Geneva's organization and vision."

Barun earned a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. He is a long time member of the Futures Industry Association and has written several white papers on technology concepts for the industry. John also speaks at industry events on topics related to trading technology.

About Geneva: Geneva Trading USA, LLC, is a global, multi-strategy proprietary trading company with offices in Chicago New York and Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1999, Geneva pioneers and continuously improves processes and technologies to support the discovery of profitable financial opportunities. Geneva Trading is well known for its ability to select, educate and train some of the industry's best traders.

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