UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 22, 2019
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
001-33440 |
30-0390693 |
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One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 618-5800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 22, 2019, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors appointed Mr. Milan Galik to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2019.
Mr. Galik, age 52, joined us in 1990 as a software developer and has served as President of the Company and IBG LLC, the holding company for our businesses, since October 2014. Mr. Galik served as Senior Vice President, Software Development of IBG LLC from October 2003 to October 2014. In addition, Mr. Galik has served as Vice President of Timber Hill LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, since April 1998 and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Boston Options Exchange. Mr. Galik received a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Budapest in 1990. He has no family relationships with directors or other executive officers of the Company and is not a party to any transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 28, 2019
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. |
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/s/ Paul J. Brody |
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Paul J. Brody |
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Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer |