Mr. Kottke is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the New York Cotton Exchange. He has served as Chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade Clearing Corporation and as Vice Chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade. Mr. Kottke serves in several capacities on various executive committees at the Chicago Board of Trade. In addition, Mr. Kottke serves on the senior management committee overseeing the proprietary trading, fund management and brokerage operations for Kottke Associates, LLC. Mr. Kottke graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1962 and received an MBA from Northwestern University in 1963. |