Jefferies Appoints Yvonne Downs as COO of Futures Division

Jefferies JEF announced today the appointment of Yvonne J. Downs as Chief Operating Officer of Jefferies Futures Division. She will work closely with Patrice Blanc, President of Jefferies Futures Division, who was previously CEO of Newedge Group and joined the firm in October 2010 to start the futures business at Jefferies. Together, they will continue the build-out and manage the development of a futures and options trading and clearing business on the listed financial and commodity markets. Ms. Downs will be based in Jefferies' Chicago office.