The Business World Remembers Mark Haines

The team here deeply regrets Mark Haines' passing and wanted to make sure we extended our deepest sympathies to his co-workers, friends and family — LinkedIn

Mark was proud of his old Volvo. I had an even older one, a 1982. (I started in ’98, so it was 16 years old.) When I asked him about his Volvo, he proudly said “it’s a 1989.” I said, “Ah, so you have a new one.” He laughed and said, “Spoken like a true Volvo owner.” At that point, I felt like the king had accepted me. — Bob Sellers, Former CNBC Anchor

I remember the first time I was interviewed by Mark. It was 2002, and Ameritrade had just purchased Datek. It was the biggest news event on that particular day, and I was nervous – about the magnitude of the transaction, which could make or break the company, but also being interviewed by Mark. I remember Mark asked me something about the valuation of the deal – and I went on and on about the strategic reasons why we did it. He was good enough to let me go on for a while, but he stopped me in the middle and just said – “Joe, all I want to know is do you think you paid too much?” I stopped, smiled and said “No, Mark. I don’t think so.” I can remember co-hosting with Mark on Squawk Box a number of times. I learned a lot about producing financial news, but also about Mark’s love of lacrosse, because of his son’s involvement, and sports in general. During virtually every commercial break he would either ask me about coaching football, or talk about lacrosse. Those conversations helped us develop our own unique relationship over the years. I always had the utmost respect for him. Mornings on CNBC will not be the same. — Joe Moglia,Chairman of the Board, TD Ameritrade