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NYSE appoints first female president

Chief operating officer of the exchange will step up to the role later this week

Stacey Cunningham
Stacey Cunningham Photo: Getty Images

The New York Stock Exchange is set to get its first female leader in its 226-year history.

Stacey Cunningham, the NYSE’s chief operating officer, will become the Big Board’s 67th president, the exchange’s parent Intercontinental Exchange told The Wall Street Journal.

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