Background
Niehoff, Karl Richard Besuden was born on May 11, 1943 in Cincinnati. Son of Karl George and Jean (Besuden) Niehoff.
Niehoff, Karl Richard Besuden was born on May 11, 1943 in Cincinnati. Son of Karl George and Jean (Besuden) Niehoff.
Bachelor, University Cincinnati, 1967.
Corporation trust operations officer 5th-3d Union Trust, Cincinnati, 1968-1974. Vice president, general manager Sabina Water Company, 1974-1976. Vice president, secretary Weil, Roth and Irving, Inc., 1974-1976.
Co-manager, municipal finance department Thomson McKinnon Securities, Cincinnati and New York City, 1976—1978. Chairman Cincinnati Stock Exchange, Inc., Cincinnati, 1975, president, trustee, seat owner, 1976—1989. Exchange representative, founding member Consolidated Quote, Consolidated Tape Operating Committees, 1979-1990, alternate, 1991-1992.
President Finance Instruments Services Corporation, Cincinnati, Chicago, London, 1985-1990. Senior vice president Trading, transactions and Market Services National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, Inc., 1990—1992. Vice president D.E. Shaw & Company, New York City, 1992-1994.
President D.E. Shaw Securities, LLC, 1992—1994. President, managing partner Niehoff and Associates, 1994-1999. Managing director, chief of party, developer MDTS Over-the-counter Capital Market Development Project, CeTO (Subsidiary Warsaw Stock Exchange, Warsaw, 1994—1996.
Advisor Ministry Mass Privatization, Republic of Poland, 1994—1996. Vice president, director Third Market Trading Corporation, Chicago, 1994-1998. President, director SBX Inc., Cincinnati, Princeton, New Jersey, 1997-2000.
Managing director trading and technical Unified Management Corporation, Indianapolis, 1999—2000. President VSX Technologies Incorporated, New York York City, Indianapolis, 1999—2000, Mark Securities, Inc., Pelham Manor, New York, 2002—2005. President, Chief Executive Officer Webix, Incorporated, New York York City, 2000—2002.
Chairman The X-Change Corporation, 2002, president, 2002. Founder, chairman United States Over-the-counter Markets, Inc., since 2005. Director, president, secretary, treasurer Schuyler Park Manor Inc., Pelham Manor, since 2000.
Director Entrex, Inc., Chicago, 2006—2009. Member International Stock Exchange Executive Emerite, since 2010. Chief Executive Officer National Board Trade Incorporated, New York York City, since 2008.
Member small business finance crisis Task Force ISEEE, since 2010. President Mark Securities Inc., 2002—2005. Member ISEEE, since 2010.
Witness United States House Representatives Consumers Protection and Finance Committee, 1977, other general oversight, General Accounting Office committee panels and inquiries, 1987—1994. Panelist to numerous secretary division conference, 1987—2009. Vice president Wit Capital Corporation, New York City, 1998—1999.
President, chief operating officer Digital Stock Market-Wit, 1998—1999. Member Philadelphia Stock Exchange, 1974—1976, Cincinnati Stock Exchange, 1974—1989, trustee, 1974—1990, chairman board trustees, 1975. Developer National Securities Trading Systems, 1976—1989.
Founding member director Composite Quote Systems, 1977—1991, Consolidated Tape Operating Committee, 1977—1991. Member trading committee Inter-Market, 1980—1990. Member chief executives committee Stock Exchange, 1988—1990.
Member task force committee GLOBEX, 1988—1989. Founding charter member Easdaq, Brussels, 1994—1996. Visiting lecturer University Cincinnati College Business Administration, University Cincinnati College Journalism, Xavier University Business Administration College, Cincinnati.
Long-term planning committee representative Chicago Board Options Exchange, 1987—1988. Allied member New York Stock Exchange, 1996—1998, member, 1997. President Digital Stock Market, New York City, 1998—1999.
Visiting committee United States Information Agency, New York City, 1992—1995. Managing director trading and technical Unified Management Corporation, Inc., Indianapolis, 1999—2000, New York City, 1999—2000. President WEBIX, Inc., 1999—2002.
Board directors, audit committee Equity Analysts Mutual Funds, LLC, Cincinnati, 2002—2005. Institutional trading committee Boston Stock Exchange, institutional advisory committee, 2004. Member Boston Sock Exchange, 2005—2009.
President Mark Securities Inc., 2002—2005.
Trustee, secretary Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, 1975-1983. Member Young Mens Mercantile Library. Association, 1974-1990, advisory committee, 1974-1977.
Development committee Tangeman Gallery of Art, 1981-1982. President, director Bermuda High Condominium Association, Delray Beach, Florida, 1999-1906. Member Boston Securities Traders Association, 2000-2005.
Member of Securities Traders Association New York (chairman listed trading committee 1993, Over-the-counter Bulletin Board 2002-2004, committee chairman STA trading subcommittee 2002-2004), India House, Keeneland Association, Stone House Club, Queen City Municipal Bond Club (trustee 1974-1980), Cincinnati Stock and Bond Club (trustee and 1st vice president 1974-1990), New York Athletic Club, NYAC Yacht Club (Pelham Manor), National Arts Club, Phi Alpha Theta.
Children: K. Richard B. Junior, Kelly B.