Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announced the appointment of Mr Johnson Chui as Managing Director, Head of Global Issuer Services.
Mr Chui will join the Group on 2 September 2024, reporting jointly to Wilfred Yiu and Glenda So in their capacity as HKEX Co-Heads of Markets.
In his new role, Mr Chui will lead HKEX’s Global Issuer Services teams based in Hong Kong, Mainland China, London and Singapore, driving the Group’s efforts to further diversify and expand its listed issuer base. He will be assuming oversight of this important function from Christina Bao, Co-Head of Sales and Marketing, who after eight years at HKEX, has decided to explore opportunities outside the Group.
Mr Chui joins the Group from Nomura, where he was Managing Director, Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and Head of Equity Capital Markets, Asia ex-Japan.
Prior to Nomura, Mr Chui spent nearly 18 years at Credit Suisse, where he was Head of Equity Capital Markets for Asia-Pacific and a member of the Operating Committees for Global Equity Capital Markets and Asia Pacific Investment Banking & Capital Markets. He has also held senior investment banking roles at Citigroup and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong.
He holds Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degrees from the University of New South Wales in Australia.
HKEX Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chief Operating Officer and Co-Head of Markets Wilfred Yiu, said:
“We are very pleased to welcome Johnson to HKEX. With more than 25 years of experience working in international capital markets, we know that Johnson will be a great addition to our leadership team and will help us to reinforce HKEX’s position as a leading global exchange with issuers.”
“We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Christina for her contributions over the past eight years and wish her the very best in the next chapter of her career.”
