Philip Norton — Executive Managing Director of E-Commerce at BGC Partners

Mr. Philip Norton, also known as Phil, serves as Executive Managing Director of E-Commerce at BGC Partners, Inc. Mr. Norton is responsible for making BGC's services accessible to customers all over the world and developing the e-Commerce team to meet the needs of growing business. Mr. Norton joined BGC in May 2004. Mr. Norton served as Managing Director of Asia sales and Europe Sales at BGC Partners, Inc. since July 2004 and served as its Global Head of e-Commerce. He began his career in financial markets in 1984, trading Eurobonds for Smith Barney, Harris Upham, followed by 11 years at Cantor Fitzgerald, managing businesses that broker European Government Bonds. His next move was to Head of Sales for eSpeed International in London, where he oversaw the introduction of eSpeed to the European financial markets. In 1999, he became Global Head of Sales at eSpeed, where he drove the sales effort for eSpeed's Software Solutions and eSpeed's online initiatives and added new products to the eSpeed electronic trading platform.