JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) today announced that Peter J. Hoffman, Senior Managing Director, Institutional Client Development, has been given additional responsibilities for communications, marketing and investor relations on an interim basis. 

This realignment follows the voluntary resignation of Margaret (Marge) E. Wyrwas as Senior Managing Director of Communications, Marketing and Investor Relations, effective February 17, 2012. Ms. Wyrwas has been named to the newly created position of Chief Marketing Officer, effective March 1, 2012, at AQR Capital Management, a global investment management firm. Ms. Wyrwas has managed Knight's communications, marketing and investor relations functions since June 1999. Knight will conduct a search to identify a permanent replacement for Ms. Wyrwas.

"With Peter's focus on Institutional Client Development, these additional, interim responsibilities are a natural fit in helping to present a comprehensive view of Knight to all key stakeholders," said Tom Joyce, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "On a separate note, I would like to thank Marge for her significant contributions during her tenure at Knight and all she has done to advance Knight's growth and success. We wish her well in her future endeavors."

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.

Certain statements contained herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts and are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company's industry, management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict including, without limitation, risks related to the corporate restructuring in the third quarter 2011, including the ability to recognize anticipated cost savings, the possibility of unexpected costs or expenditures, and the impact of the restructuring on the Company's businesses and results of operations, risks associated with changes in market structure, legislative, regulatory and financial rules changes, risks associated with the Company's changes to its organizational structure and management and the costs, integration, performance and operation of businesses recently acquired or developed organically, or that may be acquired or developed organically in the future. Readers should carefully review the risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including, without limitation, those detailed under the headings "Certain Factors Affecting Results of Operations" and "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2010, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time. This information should also be read in conjunction with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2010, and in other reports or documents the Company files with, or furnishes to, the SEC from time to time.

SOURCE Knight Capital Group, Inc.

CONTACT: Kara Fitzsimmons, Managing Director, Media Relations, +1-201-356-1523, kfitzsimmons@knight.com, Jonathan Mairs, Director, Corporate Communications, +1-201-356-1529, jmairs@knight.com