The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announces today that Mr. Aguzin, CEO of HKEX, has informed the Board that he will not seek re-appointment at the end of his current contract in May 2024.
Mr. Aguzin, CEO, commented:
“Leading HKEX has been the privilege of a lifetime and I owe a deep debt of gratitude to all hard-working colleagues, partners and stakeholders who have supported me along the way. Purpose is very important to me and when I started at HKEX, we set out to offer ours, “to connect, promote and advance our markets and the communities they support for the benefit of all”.
The Board of Directors announced the appointment of Ms. Chan Yiting, Bonnie as Chief Executive Officer of HKEX, effective May 24, 2024, for a three-year term until May 23, 2027. Ms. Chan will also become an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors from May 24 2024.
Pursuant to Article 70 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (“SFO”), Ms. Chan’s appointment as CEO of HKEX has been approved by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).
Ms. Chan has over 30 years of experience in legal and financial services. He joined HKEX as Head of Exchange in January 2020 and is currently Co-Chief Operating Officer of HKEX. Prior to joining HKEX, she was a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP from 2010 to 2019, where she oversaw a broad portfolio of clients in Hong Kong and across Asia.
Prior to that, she served as the Head of the IPO Trading Department, Stock Exchange Division, HKEX from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Chan previously served as a member of the Inland Revenue Board of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and the Financial Services Development Board. and was an ex-officio member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2020 to 2022.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Hong Kong and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School.