The news Feb. 24 that Joe Ratterman would hand off the CEO baton at BATS Global Markets and become chairman was a milestone moment for the Lenexa-based electronic stock exchange.
Ratterman's impact on not just BATS but the Kansas City business community has been huge. Ratterman was chief information officer at LabOne, which Quest Diagnostics acquired in 2005 for $934 million. He was vice president of business development at Tradebot Systems Inc. before becoming a founding employee at BATS in 2005.
Ratterman…
The news Feb. 24 that Joe Ratterman would hand off the CEO baton at BATS Global Markets and become chairman was a milestone moment for the Lenexa-based electronic stock exchange.
Ratterman's impact on not just BATS but the Kansas City business community has been huge. Ratterman was chief information officer at LabOne, which Quest Diagnostics acquired in 2005 for $934 million. He was vice president of business development at Tradebot Systems Inc. before becoming a founding employee at BATS in 2005.
Ratterman…