Paul Swann: ICE Clear Europe - President and Chief Operating Officer

Paul Swann is the President and Chief Operating Officer of ICE Clear Europe, the wholly-owned European clearing house of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE). Mr. Swann was instrumental in the launch of ICE Clear Europe in November 2008. ICE Clear Europe has grown to become the preeminent clearer of Energy Products and Credit Default Swaps.

Mr. Swann is a serving member of the FSA Practitioner Panel since November 2010. He has worked closely with the Derivatives Working Group and DG Market and Services’ informal consultation on Derivatives and Market Infra-structures and was appointed to the Expert Group on Market Infra-structure (EGMI) 2010 - 2011.

He is a frequent commentator and speaker on risk and central counterparty issues. Mr. Swann has over 20 years experience in European derivatives and equities clearing, and prior to joining ICE, he was most recently Managing Director, Group Risk and Managing Director, Change for LCH.Clearnet Ltd. During his tenure at LCH.Clearnet Ltd., Mr. Swann held various leadership positions in technology, operations, and risk management. In those roles, Mr. Swann worked closely with ICE on its energy futures and over-the-counter (OTC) clearing business.