Trump nominates Vincent Viola as Secretary of the Army!
NEW YORK (PNN) - December 19, 2016 - Add another billionaire to the ranks of individuals in Donald Trump's regime.
President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Vincent Viola as Secretary of the Army. Viola is a retired paratrooper, former chairman of NYMEX, founder of HFT trading powerhouse Virtu Financial and current owner of the NHL’s Florida Panthers team. The Brooklyn-born Viola graduated from West Point in 1977 and served in the 101st Airborne Division. After his active service ended, he worked as a trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), where he became chairman in 2001. In 2008, he founded Virtu Financial.