Nicolas Aguzin, chief executive at Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced his departure from the company.
Bonnie Chan, who is currently co-chief operating officer at the company, will assume the role effective 24 May 2024.
During his tenure, Aguzin has overseen the delivery of a number of strategic initiatives, led efforts to promote HKEX internationally, opened new offices in New York and London and helped to deliver and enhance a series of products and platforms.
Prior to joining HKEX, Chan was a partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP where she oversaw a wide portfolio of clients in Hong Kong and across Asia.
Chan previously served as a member of the Board of Inland Revenue of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Financial Services Development Council and was a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform from 2020 to 2022.
HKEX further expands their team by appointing Willfred Yiu as deputy chief executive officer and Vanessa Lau as co-chief operating officer, both effective May 24, 2024.
Laura Cha, chairman of HKEX, comments: “[Aguzin] has played a major role in driving the promotion of Hong Kong’s financial markets internationally during this time, re-starting dialogue and connectivity in a post-Covid world and ensuring that HKEX was very much seen as open for business. We fully respect his decision to pursue new opportunities and we wish him all the best for the future.”
Chan says: “As the world pivots east, as exciting developments in new technologies and ways of working evolve and as we work together to address major challenges such as climate change and a fragile global economic backdrop, the opportunities for HKEX remain immense. I look forward to working with the board, the management committee and the full HKEX team to harness those opportunities.”
