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BTAC Board Member Brad Leach Promoted to VP at NYMEX

Bradford Leach was named vice president of research. He joined NYMEX in 1986 as a research analyst and was responsible for developing the Henry Hub natural gas futures contract. He was also instrumental in the development of electricity futures contracts, as well as research related to weather derivatives and environmental emissions markets. Mr. Leach also serves as a guest speaker at many energy and metals conferences around the world.

Mr. Leach previously served as an assistant to the director at the American Paper Institute, where he was involved with the development of policies in natural gas and electricity for the pulp and paper industry. He is a member of the NYMEX Risk Committee, Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, New York External Fraud Committee, and the Business Threat Awareness Council. He was listed as one of the top 100 most influential people in gas and electricity by Hart Energy Markets magazine. Last year, he was a co-author of a book on energy risk management for the utilities industry.

Mr. Leach graduated from Columbia University with a bachelors degree in political science.

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