President-elect Donald Trump has added another billionaire to his team. Trump announced Monday that he would nominate Vincent Viola, the billionaire owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, to serve as secretary of the Army. "Viola's business experience makes him well positioned to help guide a Fortune 10-sized company, the U.S. Army," Trump's transition team said in a statement.
Viola, who made his fortune trading and investing in stocks, is the founder and current executive chairman of the high-speed electronic trading firm Virtu Financial. Previously, he was the chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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