Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Tuesday) pleased to announce that Lisa O’Connor has joined the company as Managing Director, Head of Post Trade Change, reporting to Head of Post Trade, Glenda So.

In her new role, Ms O’Connor will be working across HKEX’s clearing and settlement system initiatives, helping to leverage new technology to expand HKEX’s post trade services and enhance its service offering and process efficiency.

Ms O’Connor joins HKEX from global financial messaging services provider SWIFT, where she held a number of senior roles, most recently as Head of Capital Markets Strategy, Global.

Glenda So said, “We are very pleased to welcome Lisa to HKEX. She brings extensive expertise in initiating, leading, and executing strategic initiatives in post trade and middle office, and I am looking forward to working with her as we continue to strengthen and advance Hong Kong’s role as an international financial centre.”

 

Biography of Lisa O’Connor

Ms O’Connor has nearly 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joins HKEX from SWIFT, where she was most recently Head of Capital Markets Strategy, Global. Previously, she served as Managing Director, Head of Standards and Capital Markets for Asia Pacific. 

Prior to joining SWIFT, Ms O’Connor was Managing Director and Head of Securities Services at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong. She holds an MBA from Manchester Business School in the UK and a BSc from Syracuse University in the US.

Lisa O'Connor

 

About HKEX

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is one of the world’s major exchange groups, and operates a range of equity, commodity, fixed income and currency markets.  HKEX is the world’s leading IPO market and as Hong Kong’s only securities and derivatives exchange and sole operator of its clearing houses, it is uniquely placed to offer regional and international investors access to Asia’s most vibrant markets.

HKEX is also the global leader in metals trading, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, The London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear Limited.  This commodity franchise was further enhanced with the launch of Qianhai Mercantile Exchange (QME), in China, in 2018.

HKEX launched the pioneering Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme in 2014, further expanded with the launch of Shenzhen Connect in 2016, and the launch of Bond Connect in 2017.  

www.hkexgroup.com

 

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