Hong Kong bourse’s deputy CEO Wilfred Yiu to retire

HONG Kong Exchanges and Clearing on Friday (Nov 29) said Yiu Ka Yan, Wilfred will retire from all his positions held within the group, including as the stock exchange and futures exchange’s head, by the year-end.

The positions Wilfred Yiu will step down from include the deputy CEO of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) and the CEO of both the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) and Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE).

Lau Bik Yun, Vanessa, will become the chief operating officer of HKEX and will also be appointed as the CEO of SEHK and HKFE, the bourse added.

In early February, HKEX had appointed Chan Yiting, Bonnie as its CEO and Wilfred Yiu as its deputy CEO in early March. REUTERS