BGC Partners Names Michael Turek As Head Of Its Base Metals Desk In New York

(RTTNews) - BGC Partners, Inc. (BGCP), a global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, announced the appointment of Michael Turek as Head of its Base Metals desk in New York.

This appointment complements the Base Metals team in London, which is co-headed by Bradley Marchant and Steven Bingley.

Turek joins BGC with extensive experience in commodities trading. Most recently, he was a Senior Director at Newedge Group. From 2002 until 2010, Turek held the position of Senior Vice President and Metals Sales Trader at Prudential Financial.

Prior to that, Turek was Head of the Base Metals desk, North America, at Deutsche Bank.