CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ADM Investor Services, Inc. (ADMIS) today announced two management appointments.

Kurt Johnson has been named vice president, business development and will be responsible for leading the sales and marketing department and overseeing business expansion and growth strategies for ADMIS. He will also continue to serve as president of Archer Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADMIS. He succeeds Ron Grossman who is retiring after 16 years with the company and 37 years in the futures industry.

Dennis Harding has been named vice president, information systems. Harding will be responsible for the information technology infrastructure, development and trading systems for ADMIS and will work in conjunction with global and domestic ADM IT leaders.

The appointments are effective immediately.

Biographical Information

Kurt Johnson has 25 years of experience in the futures industry, the last 10 of which have been at ADMIS where he has held the positions of director of business development for ADMIS and president of Archer Financial Services. He has a bachelors degree from Illinois State University. Kurt is an insightful strategist who has brought substantial business to our firm, said Tom Kadlec, president of ADMIS. He is a proven leader and innovator.

Dennis Harding has 15 years of experience as an IT leader in the financial services industry, the last four of which have been at ADMIS where he held the position of director of application systems. Prior to joining ADMIS, he was the chief information officer at Iowa Grain Company until that firms business was acquired by ADMIS. Harding has a bachelors degree from Michigan State University and a masters degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame. Dennis has led the design and development of the client platforms that are the backbone of our technology, said Kadlec. He has the vision, drive and talent to lead us as we embrace the rapid technology advancements that have become the hallmark of the futures clearing business.

About ADMIS

ADM Investor Services, Inc. (ADMIS) has been a leader in the futures brokerage industry for more than 45 years. ADMIS branches and affiliates around the globe provide clients with unparalleled brokerage services around the clock. ADMIS offers comprehensive futures trade execution and clearing services to retail, commercial, institutional and Introducing Broker clients in an environment of strong ethics and financial stability. ADMIS, headquartered at the Chicago Board of Trade Building, is a clearing member of all U.S. futures exchanges, with affiliated entities in New York, Kansas City, London, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Shanghai and Mumbai. ADMIS is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Archer Daniels Midland Company. For additional information on ADMIS, please go to www.admis.com.

ADM Investor Services, Inc.
Catie Lee
Director of Marketing
312.242.7312
Catie.Lee@admis.com

Source: ADM Investor Services, Inc.

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