RONALD PURPORA is Chief Executive Officer of ICAP North American Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICAP plc. ICAP plc is a publicly listed company in the U.K., currently employing 2700 people in 23 cities worldwide. He is a member of the Board of ICAP North America, as well as a member of the Global Executive Management Group of ICAP plc. Mr. Purpora is responsible for all fixed income and equity trading in North America. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of First Brokers Securities, a subsidiary of ICAP plc. In addition, he is an executive director of the Bond Market Association.

Mr. Purpora has been active in a number of charitable organizations including; Finance Chairman of St. Joseph St. Thomas (1991-2001), Pax Christi Hospice, Kids Against Cancer, Chairman of Camp St. Edward's Advisory Board, and is a Staten Island Heart Institute Board member.