Doug Engmann

Doug Engmann was the Chief Executive Officer of Fimat Preferred LLC, a direct access brokerage for active retail, professional and institutional traders. From 1998-2004, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO Sage Corporation, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO Bank, NV of the Netherlands, after its sale to the Bank of the Engmann brokers in 1998. While at ABN AMRO he had also served as Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO Clearing and Execution Services (AACES), Vice-Chairman of ABN AMRO Incorporated and was a member of the ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services Supervisory Board. The AACES unit consisted of ABN AMRO’s prime brokerage, futures and U.S. securities execution and clearing operations with 1200 employees in 14 offices worldwide.

An active participant in policy matters regarding securities trading and processing, he has served on the boards of the National Securities Clearing Corporation and the Options Clearing Corporation, SEC-regulated clearing houses responsible for the clearance of stock and options transactions. He also served on the Securities Industry Association’s Options Committee from 1990-1992. He was a member of the Board of Governors of the Pacific Exchange (PCX) from 1982 to 1988, and was re-elected to the Board of Governors in 1993. He was Acting Chairman of the PCX in 1986 and 1987.

Engmann began his career in the securities industry in 1977 as an options market maker on the PCX. Formerly, he was Director of the White House Conference of Youth (1970-72) and worked as a management consultant in urban affairs and government. Engmann serves as the Honorary Consul for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in San Francisco.

Engmann was born in Shanghai, China and grew up in the Far East.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both in economics. Engmann has held a number of civic appointments, including serving on the City of San Francisco’s Planning Commission from 1988 to 1992 and the Board of Permit Appeals from 1977 to 1988.

The Engmanns have two children – Michelle (21) and Natalie (19)