HKEx appoints Richard Leung as SVP and IT Division Co-Head

Mr Leung, currently Chief Technology Officer of Chi-X Global, will join HKEx in October.

In its announcement Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited said, “Mr Leung will work with Platform Development to spearhead a number of strategic system developments including the next generation market data system and securities trading system, as well as the central gateway development.”

Mr Leung will co-head the ITD with the current Chief Technology Officer, Bill Chow. The co-heads of the ITD will report to the Chief Executive Charles Li and will be members of the Senior Management Committee.

Meanwhile Roger Lee, currently Co-Head of the IT Division, will return to the Listing Division as Head of Listing Operations on 1 January 2012.

“Mr Lee will be responsible for managing the operations supporting issuer public disclosure filings, and the operations, regulation, and policies concerning issuance of structured products and debts,” said the announcement.

According to HKEx, Mr Lee will remain a member of the Senior Management Committee and continue to be accountable to the Chief Executive Charles Li in leading the cross-divisional project team that is developing HKEx’s Next Generation Data Centre.