JERSEY CITY, N.J. and LONDON, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) today announced the appointment of Eoghan O'Neill as Director, Institutional Credit Sales with responsibility for sales of bank loans and high yield securities to institutional investors across Europe.

"We're pleased to welcome Eoghan to the team given his experience, acumen and connections within the European institutional credit community," said Neil Robertson, Managing Director, Head of European Credit at Knight Capital Europe. "Knight provides institutional clients with market coverage, secondary market liquidity and credit-based analysis. We are continually looking to augment capabilities to serve clients."

Knight's institutional fixed income team provides institutional clients with research, sales and trading across a broad range of securities including corporate bonds of all ratings, bank and syndicated loans, distressed, private placements, corporate and sovereign emerging markets, and ABS/MBS.

Mr. O'Neill is based in London, phone 44 20 7997 2317 or email eoneill@knight.com.

Biography

Eoghan O'Neill
Director
Institutional Credit Sales

Eoghan O'Neill, Director, Institutional Credit Sales is responsible for sales of bank loans and high yield securities to institutional investors across Europe.

Mr. O'Neill joined Knight from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) where he spent more than 10 years primarily in credit sales, risk management and portfolio management roles in Global Banking & Markets. Most recently, he served as a Director of Leveraged Credit Sales to high yield institutional investors. He started his career at RBS in the Global Restructuring Group.

Eoghan has a bachelor of science in management from Queen's University, Belfast and a master of business studies with a concentration in international business from University College, Dublin. He was born in County Derry, Northern Ireland.

About Knight

Knight Capital Group (NYSE Euronext: KCG) is a global financial services firm that provides access to the capital markets across multiple asset classes to a broad network of clients, including buy- and sell-side firms and corporations. Knight is headquartered in Jersey City, N.J. with a global presence across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For further information about Knight, please visit www.knight.com.

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