SYDNEY, Australia, June 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL) today announced the appointment of William (Bill) Dwyer as Senior Manager of Advisory Services for FCStone Australia Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of INTL FCStone Inc. Dwyer will continue to grow FCStone Australia's advisory business with the aid of its proprietary branded Integrated Risk Management Program (IRMP).
Dwyer, with more than 11 years of international cotton marketing experience, joins FCStone Australia from ECOM AgroIndustrial Corp. (Switzerland) where he served as Head of Derivatives and Research (Cocoa division) and formerly Head of Global Sales in Singapore (Cotton Division).
Pete Anderson, President of INTL FCStone Inc., said, "I am delighted to have Bill join the Sydney team. His international softs marketing experience and market insight will be tremendous assets as he introduces the regional industry to the scope of services offered by INTL FCStone."
Peter Rizzo, Managing Director of FCStone Australia, said, "Bill's background as a senior international cotton and cocoa marketing professional will provide our customers with first-hand and in-depth access to the international cotton and cocoa markets and risk management expertise. His addition to the firm is another milestone in our commitment to the Australasian agricultural industry."
Dwyer added, "I am looking forward to taking this new role and introducing our new clients to the variety of services offered by INTL FCStone."
About INTL FCStone Inc.
INTL FCStone Inc. provides execution and advisory services in commodities, currencies and international securities. INTL FCStone's businesses, which include the commodities advisory and transaction execution firm FCStone Group, serve more than 10,000 commercial customers in more than 100 countries through a network of offices in eleven countries around the world. Further information on INTL FCStone Inc. is available at .
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