WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Businessman Vincent Viola was nominated as President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of the Army, the Trump transition team announced Monday.
With an estimated fortune of $1.8 billion, Viola, 59, is ranked 374th on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. A West Point graduate and former Army Ranger, he is the former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the founder of the electronic trading firm Virtu Financial and owner of the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers team.