Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Wednesday) pleased to announce that Mr Patrick Khong has joined the Group as Managing Director and Co-Head of Data and Analytics.

Working in partnership with Andy Shum as Co-Head of Data and Analytics, Mr Khong will help drive HKEX’s data management strategy, oversee the group’s data governance and design, work on and deliver a range of data and analytics technology initiatives. As a senior member of HKEX’s Innovation and Data Lab, he will work closely with the Group IT functions as well as business teams across the organisation, supporting the development of data-driven solutions.

HKEX Group Chief Technology Officer, Richard Leung, said: “We are pleased to welcome Patrick to HKEX. He brings with him over two decades of experience delivering digital and data transformation in a number of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions. His experience will be invaluable to us as we continuously look to strengthen our data infrastructure, drive operational efficiency, innovate to deliver greater opportunity for HKEX and our customers and execute on our strategy to connect today with tomorrow.”

Mr Khong joins HKEX from Hang Seng Bank, where he was a Managing Director focusing on data analytics. Previously, he spent seven years at HSBC supporting its data governance and transformation.

Patrick Khong

About HKEX

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code:388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metal Exchange.

As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of the world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets.

HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.

www.hkexgroup.com

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