Karen Laureano-Rikardsen

Public Communications Contact at NEWMARK GROUP, INC.

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Karen Laureano-Rikardsen is currently the Head-Media Relations at GFI Group, Inc., the Chief Marketing Officer at BGC Partners, Inc., and the Chief Communications Officer at Newmark Group, Inc. She previously worked as the Head-Corporate & External Affairs at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein from 1999 to 2004 and as the Head-Latin America Global Equities Communications at Credit Suisse from 2006 to 2012.
She also held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at BGC Group, Inc. Ms. Laureano-Rikardsen obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland.

Karen Laureano-Rikardsen active positions

Companies	Position	Start
NEWMARK GROUP, INC.	Public Communications Contact	-
GFI GROUP INC.	Public Communications Contact	-
BGC Partners, Inc. BGC Partners, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BGC Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage services to the financial markets. The firm offers integrated voice, hybrid and fully electronic brokerage in a broad range of products, including fixed income, foreign exchange, equities, insurance, energy and commodities and futures. It also provides trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information and other back-office services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Public Communications Contact	-

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Former positions of Karen Laureano-Rikardsen

Companies	Position	End
Credit Suisse /Private Banking Division North America/	Public Communications Contact	31/12/2011
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein provides investment banking services. It offers general financial advice together with execution capability for a range of corporate finance related transactions on a global basis. The primary focus is on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, equity issues and initial public offerings. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2003
BGC GROUP, INC.	Sales & Marketing	-

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Listed companies	2
NEWMARK GROUP, INC.	Finance
BGC GROUP, INC.	Finance

Private companies	4
GFI Group, Inc. GFI Group, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance GFI Group, Inc. engages in the provision of wholesale market brokerage services. It offers electronic market for forex, credit, interest rate, energy, and commodity instruments. The company was founded by Michael Gooch in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Finance
BGC Partners, Inc. BGC Partners, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BGC Partners, Inc. engages in the provision of brokerage services to the financial markets. The firm offers integrated voice, hybrid and fully electronic brokerage in a broad range of products, including fixed income, foreign exchange, equities, insurance, energy and commodities and futures. It also provides trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information and other back-office services. The company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Finance
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein provides investment banking services. It offers general financial advice together with execution capability for a range of corporate finance related transactions on a global basis. The primary focus is on mergers and acquisitions, disposals, equity issues and initial public offerings. The company is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.	Finance
Credit Suisse /Private Banking Division North America/	Finance

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