16/04/2012 — NEW YORK — (BUSINESS WIRE)

Jefferies today announced that it has appointed six distinguished
executives to its Global Senior Advisory Board: Mr. James D. Robinson
III, Lord Hollick, Mr. Michael Goldstein, Mr. Bernard Bourigeaud, Mr.
Dennis W. Archer and Sir David Reid.

In a joint statement from Richard B. Handler, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Jefferies, and Brian Friedman, Chairman of
Jefferies’ Executive Committee, “Our Global Senior Advisory Board is a
logical extension of our ongoing strategy to further support our
expanding list of client relationships around the world. We are honored
to partner with these distinguished business leaders, and believe their
breadth of operating experience and their network of board level and
government relationships will be of great value to our clients and
Jefferies.”

Jefferies Global Senior Advisory Board is comprised of the following
professionals:

Mr. James D. Robinson III

Jim Robinson is General Partner and co-founder of RRE Ventures, a
venture capital firm focused on the information technology sector. He is
the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express
Company (NYSE: AXP), the world’s largest credit card issuer and member
of the Dow 30, a role he held for 16 years. He is a director of the
Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), the world’s largest beverage company. He
was formerly the Chairman of Bristol- Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY),
a global pharmaceutical company and a director and advisor to Novell
Inc. (NASD: NOVL), a global enterprise software leader. He is a member
of the Council on Foreign Relations, Honorary Chairman of Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, an Honorary Trustee of The Brookings
Institution, and is a director of several private companies and
not-for-profit organizations.

Lord Hollick

Lord Clive Hollick is the former Chief Executive Officer of United
Business Media (LSE: UBM), a leading global business media, financial
and information services company and the largest global newswire
distributor, a role he held for 30 years. Lord Clive Hollick serves on
the boards of Honeywell International (NYSE: HON), a Fortune 100
technology and manufacturing company; ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG (GY:
PSM), a major pan-European broadcasting group and BMG Music Rights
Management GmbH, a global music publishing business. Lord Clive Hollick
has been a member of the House of Lords since 1991 and sits on the
Economic Affairs Committee. He founded the Institute for Public Policy
Research, a UK think tank and has served as advisor to several UK Labour
Party leaders, including Prime Minister Tony Blair. He was formerly a
Partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., a Director of BAe Systems
(LON: BA/), a global defense and security company, Logica Plc (LSE:
LOG), a business and information technology services company, and was
Senior Director of Diageo (LN: DGE), the world’s leading premium drinks
company.

Mr. Michael Goldstein

Mr. Michael Goldstein is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Toys R Us, Inc., the world’s leading toy and children’s products
retailer, roles he held over seven years. Mr. Goldstein holds positions
on numerous boards including Charming Shoppes, Inc. (NASD: CHRS), a
leading multi-brand women’s specialty apparel retailer; and Pacific
Sunwear (NASD: PSUN), a retailer in action sports and fashion products;
and 4 Kids Entertainment, a brand management company in children’s
entertainment. He was formerly the lead director for Medco Health
Solutions, Inc, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers and mail
order pharmacy operators in the United States, which was recently
purchased by Express Scripts Holdings. He is also a former partner at
Ernst & Young LLP and is a director of numerous private companies and
not-for-profit charitable organizations.

Mr. Bernard Bourigeaud

Mr. Bourigeaud was the founder and for 17 years Chairman and CEO of Atos
Origin (FP: ATO), one of the largest IT services companies in the world.
Prior to Atos Origin, he spent 11 years at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells,
where he headed their Management Consulting Group. Mr. Bourigeaud holds
positions on numerous boards, including CGI Inc. (CT:GIB/A), one of the
world’s largest independent information technology and business process
services firms; Amadeus IT Holding (SM:AMS), a leading transaction
processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global
travel and tourism industry; and Oberthur Technologies, a world leader
in the field of computer data security, where he serves as non-executive
Chairman. Mr. Bourigeaud is also an international operating partner of
private equity firm Advent International, and is a member of the
Governing Board of the International Paralympics Committee. Mr.
Bourigeaud was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s
highest civilian honor, awarded by the President of France.

Mr. Dennis W. Archer

Mr. Archer is the former Mayor of the City of Detroit, a position he
served for two consecutive 4 year terms. Following his term as Mayor,
Mr. Archer was elected President of the American Bar Association. Mr.
Archer is a member of the Board of Directors of Johnson Controls Inc.
(NYSE: JCI), one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automotive
systems and building control systems; Masco Corporation (NYSE: MAS), a
leading manufacturer of home improvement and building products; and
Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ: CPWR), a provider of enterprise software.
Mr. Archer currently serves as Chairman Emeritus, and was previously the
Chairman and partner for 8 years of Dickinson Wright PLLC, a 300-lawyer
Michigan-based corporate law firm.

Sir David Reid

Sir David Reid is the recently retired Chairman of Tesco (LN: TSCO), a
role he served since 2004. Tesco is a FTSE 100 company, one of the top 3
retailers in the world and the largest food retailer in the UK. Sir
David joined Tesco 25 years ago, holding a variety of positions,
including CFO and Deputy Chairman, and he also led the successful
expansion of Tesco into Central Europe and Asia. Sir David is also the
Chairman of Intertek Group PLC (LN: ITRK), a global leader in product
inspection services; a director of Reed Elsevier PLC (LN: REED), one of
the world’s largest publishing and information services companies; and,
until its recent sale, was Chairman of Kwik Fit, one of the largest
automotive repair and replacement parts chains in the UK. He also served
on the Advisory Councils to both Mayors of Seoul and Shanghai.

Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) is the global investment banking firm
focused on serving clients for nearly 50 years. The firm is a leader in
providing insight, expertise and execution to investors, companies and
governments, and provides a full range of investment banking, sales,
trading, research and strategy across the spectrum of equities, fixed
income and commodities, as well as
offers select asset and wealth management strategies, in the U.S.,
Europe and Asia.

CONTACT:

Jefferies
Richard Khaleel, +1-212-284-2556
rkhaleel@jefferies.com
or
Jefferies
Carole
Bishop, + 44 20 7029 8960
cbishop@jefferies.com

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