02 Jul|2015

London, 2 July 2015 - ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces the appointment of Jenny Knott as CEO Post Trade Risk and Information Services.

Jenny joins ICAP from leading African financial services group Standard Bank Group where she was CEO of Standard Bank Plc and CIB International, and most recently Strategic Advisor to the Group CEOs.

Standard Bank is Africa's largest banking group by assets and earnings. While at the company, Jenny held a variety of roles including Global Corporate and Investment Banking Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this Jenny worked at Nomura for nine years and UBS for five years.

Jenny will sit on the Global Executive Management Group of ICAP, will be based in London and will report to Michael Spencer, Group Chief Executive Officer. She will join ICAP on 5 August 2015 and will be responsible for leading the strategic direction of the division. She will head the Traiana, TriOptima, Reset, Euclid and ICAP Information Services businesses.

Commenting on the announcement, Michael Spencer said: "This is an important hire for ICAP and for the key businesses within the Post Trade Risk and Information Services division. Jenny is impressive and suitably experienced, having spent her entire career in the global financial markets. The significant time she has spent in investment banking means she brings a valuable insight, as well as deep knowledge of the changing regulatory landscape and, crucially for ICAP, the opportunities this brings in the pre and post trade space. I am delighted Jenny is joining us, and I look forward to working with her as we continue to invest in expanding the innovative range of products and services of the division".

ICAP's Post Trade Risk and Information Services help users of financial products to reduce operational and system-wide risks. This increases the efficiency of trading, clearing and settlement and reduces costs. ICAP's information business empowers customers to make trading decisions with market information across key asset classes.

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Contacts

Serra Balls Group Head of Communications +44 (0) 20 7050 7103
Alex Dee Head of Investor Relations +44 (0) 20 7050 7123

Notes to the editor

Jenny Knott Summary CV

2007-date Standard Bank, London, CEO, Standard Bank Plc and GCIB.
Previous roles include CFO and COO GCIB.
1998-2007 Nomura, Financial Director
1993-1998 UBS, Executive Director, Global Head - Structured Products Control,
Head of Product Control, Head of Fixed Income Product and
Financial Control
1989-1992 Paine Webber, Head of Finance, Regulatory and Product Control
1986-1989 Swiss Bank Corporation

Qualifications:
Fellow of Institute of Chartered & Certified, Accountants, London
Fellow of Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
Fellow of Institute of Directors, UK

About ICAP
ICAP is a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, FX, emerging markets and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. Through its post trade risk mitigation and information services ICAP helps customers manage and mitigate risks in their portfolios.www.icap.com.

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