Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX) has appointed Vicky Chan managing director, head of post-trade, effective 5 August.
Chan returns to HKEX after previously serving for 15 years at the group in a range of teams including cash settlement, clearing operation and platform development.
Previously in her career, Chan held roles at various companies including AIA Group, Goldman Sachs, UBS and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Most recently, Chan served as an advisor at several Canadian and international companies, leading projects in areas including blockchain solutions and the development of operations platforms and processes for corporates.
As part of the new role, Chan will be responsible for leading the post-trade team to further elevate HKEX’s service offering across its clearing and settlement systems, the firm confirmed.
Chan will report to Vanessa Lau, co-chief operating officer and group chief financial officer at HKEX.
“As a seasoned operations executive with more than 30 years’ experience, and with her solid knowledge of our clearing and settlement functions, I know Vicky will hit the ground running,” said Lau.
“Vicky joins at an exciting time as we continue to invest in modernising our operations capabilities – particularly with the announcement of our plans to develop the new Orion Derivatives Platform – and as we continue to take our trading and post trade operations to the next level.”
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Chan will succeed Hector Lau, head of clearing and depository, who has decided to part ways with the firm after seven years.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Hector for his contributions over the past seven years and wish him the very best in his next adventure,” added Lau.