The bourse has also hired its new head of post-trade from Allianz Global Investors.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), Asia's third-largest in terms of market capitalization, on Wednesday announced a number of changes to its management.
John Killian, currently group chief financial officer, has has been appointed as group risk officer, effective immediately. He replaces Bipin Patel, who will take on the role of strategic risk advisor to HKEX, reporting to group chief executive Charles Li.
Succeeding Killian as group chief financial officer is Vanessa Lau, who will assume full responsibility for the group’s financial, treasury and corporate services functions. She will join the HKEX Management Committee and report directly to group CEO Li. Lau, with over 25 years in the financial services industry, joined HKEX in 2015, and was most recently Hong Kong chief financial officer.
Finally, Glenda So will join HKEX on February 25 as head of post trade, reporting to group CEO Li and chief operating officer, Calvin Tai. She will also join the HKEX Management Committee. So, who joins from Allianz Global Investors, has 23 years' experience managing operations teams at international financial institutions in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the U.S., including at Goldman Sachs. She was also chief operating officer for the Principal Investment division of investment firm Sun Hung Kai & Co.
