Walter Lukken will replace John Damgard as president of the Futures Industry Association (FIA), the lobbying group that has had a key role in attempts to revise aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act in Washington.
Lukken, a Republican who was appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner in 2002 and became chairman in 2007, is currently chief executive of New York Portfolio Clearing whih is a joint venture between NYSE Euronext and the Depository Trust & clearing Corporation.
In a statement, the FIA said: "Lukken brings to the FIA many years of experience in government as well as expertise in...