Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Monday) the appointment of Mr Carl Wong as Managing Director, Head of External Communications.
Mr Wong will join HKEX on 21 September 2026 and in this new role, he will be responsible for overseeing HKEX’s external communications functions, including media relations, social media, content development and speechwriting, leading a dedicated team of communications and content specialists. He will report to HKEX Group Chief Communications Officer, Jeffrey Ng.
Mr Wong joins HKEX from Manulife, where he spent more than a decade in senior communications positions, most recently in a dual role as Head of External Communications for Manulife Asia and Head of Communications, Asia, for Manulife Investment Management.
HKEX Group Chief Communications Officer, Jeffrey Ng, said: “I am delighted to welcome Carl to the HKEX family. He brings over 25 years of experience across the financial and corporate communications spectrum, including leadership counsel, issues management, digital storytelling, and talent development. He will be a vital addition as we advance the Group’s strategy to build a multi-asset ecosystem that supports the long-term development of Hong Kong’s markets.”
Prior to Manulife, Mr Wong worked at Sun Hung Kai Properties and held senior roles at international public relations firms including Fleishman-Hillard and Ketchum. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Ohio University in the US.
Carl Wong
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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