Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) the appointment of Mr Herbert Hui as Group Chief Financial Officer.
Mr Hui joins the Group on 9 June 2025 and succeeds Vanessa Lau, who will continue in her role as HKEX Chief Operating Officer.
In his new role, Mr Hui will have responsibility for the Group’s Financial, Treasury and Investor Relations functions. He will report to HKEX Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Y Chan, and become a member of HKEX’s Management Committee.
HKEX Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Y Chan, said: “I am delighted to welcome Herbert to the HKEX family. His deep experience across a wide range of financial disciplines from his decadeslong career will be immensely valuable to the organisation, and to our colleagues. I know that Herbert will help to further progress the Group’s financial ambitions and strength at an exciting time for HKEX, as we continue to drive forward our long-term strategic initiatives to enhance the resilience, vibrancy and liquidity of our markets.”
Ms Chan added: “After a decade overseeing HKEX’s finance functions, with the last five years as Group CFO, today’s announcement will allow Vanessa Lau to focus on her recently expanded role of Chief Operating Officer, and her position as a core member of HKEX’s Management Committee. She will continue to lead HKEX’s Group Strategy, Operations and Strategic Projects teams, focusing on the day-to-day running of our business and markets, and laying the foundations for new and exciting heights.”
Prior to joining HKEX, Mr Hui was a director and Group Financial Controller at Wheelock Properties (Hong Kong) Limited, and served as Finance Director and a member of the Executive Directorate of MTR Corporation Limited from 2016 to 2023, having previously worked at MTR as General Manager of Corporate Finance from 2004 to 2011. Mr Hui began his career at Morgan Stanley Asia and then joined HSBC Investment Banking Asia, later becoming its Co-Head of Corporate Finance Execution and Chief Operating Officer.
Please refer to the HKEX announcement for Mr Hui’s biography.
Herbert Hui
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.
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