Markit Expands Executive Team

London – Markit Group Limited (“Markit”), the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets, today announced the appointment of Niall Cameron to its Executive Management team.

Cameron joins Markit as an Executive Vice President and will take responsibility for Markit’s Index Management and Equities businesses.

Cameron has worked in the capital markets for over 20 years with experience in fixed income, equities and foreign exchange. Most recently he was Global Head of Traded Markets and member of the Global Markets Executive Committee at ABN AMRO where he worked for more than seven years. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Cambridge University.

Lance Uggla, Chief Executive Officer of Markit, commented: “Niall is greatly respected in the global markets, and we are thrilled to have him at the helm of one of our fastest growing businesses. He joins us at a very exciting time when we are developing new businesses to bring transparency and liquidity to both exchange traded and over-the-counter markets. Niall has an abundance of ideas, and we look forward to the valuable contribution he will make to the firm’s leadership.”

Niall Cameron said: "I have worked with Markit since their early days and know and understand the business model well. I am very excited to be joining a dynamic company which is extremely well positioned to grow significantly in the coming years.”

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For further information, please contact:

Markit
Teresa Chick
Director, Corporate Communications
Tel: +44 20 7260 2094
Email: teresa.chick@markit.com

About Markit
Markit Group Limited is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial and commodities markets. The company receives daily data contributions from over 75 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk and manage compliance.

Markit’s position in the derivatives markets has been acknowledged by the industry with numerous awards. In 2006, the company won Operations Management’s Vendor of the Year award (Trade Processing); Financial News’ Best Derivatives Data Solution and Best New Vendor Solution (Portfolio Valuations); Credit’s Best Operational Support Services Provider; Inside Market Data’s Reference Data Provider of the Year, and Company to Watch; Risk’s Trading Initiative of the Year (Credit Event Fixings); and Structured Finance International’s Editor’s Award for Advancing Structured Finance. In 2005, Markit received International Securitisation Report’s Editor’s Award for Innovation; International Financing Review’s Innovation of the Year (Credit Event Fixings); Financial News’ Best Derivatives Data Provider; and Operations Management’s Vendor of the Year award.