Brandon Lutnick will also join the Board NEW YORK, Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGC) ("BGC" or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage and financial technology company, today announced Stephen Merkel has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors. Howard W. Lutnick, who was confirmed today by the United States Senate as the 41st Secretary of Commerce, has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of BGC.Mr. Merkel, who has been with BGC since its found ...