Eric Noll Elected as Chair of the FINRA Board of Governors

The FINRA Board of Governors elected current FINRA Public Governor Eric Noll as its next Chair. Noll succeeds Eileen Murray, whose term on the Board and service as Chair concluded at the Aug. 19 annual meeting of FINRA firms. FINRA also announced the re-election of a Small-Firm Governor, the appointment of two new Public Governors and the reappointment of two Public Governors. 

Noll, the CEO of Context Capital Partners, first joined the FINRA Board in August 2020, and has since served on its Executive; Finance, Operations and Technology; Management Compensation (as Chair); Nominating & Governance; and Regulatory Oversight committees.

He joined Context Capital Partners in November 2019. Prior to that, he was President and CEO of ConvergEx Group. From 2009 to 2013, Noll served as Executive Vice President, Transaction Services, NASDAQ OMX, Inc. in the U.S. and U.K., where he was responsible for all U.S./U.K. equity, options and futures exchanges. From 1994 to 2009, Noll was Managing Director with Susquehanna International Group; and from 1993 to 1994, was Assistant Vice President – Strategic Planning and New Product Development at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. From 1990 to 1993, he was Manager, Strategic Planning at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

"Eric's deep knowledge of the U.S. securities markets and industry, along with his extensive senior leadership experience, position him well to chair our Board, and we look forward to working with him," said FINRA CEO Robert W. Cook. "We are deeply grateful to Eileen for her many years of commitment to FINRA and our mission, and especially for her leadership during her term as Board Chair."