Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) Hires ex-Morgan Stanley & HSBC Investment Bank Herbert Hui as Group CFO (9/6/25) Succeeding Vanessa Lau Who Continues as COO
20th May 2025 | Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) has hired ex-Morgan Stanley & HSBC Investment Bank Herbert Hui as Group CFO (9/6/25) succeeding Vanessa Lau who continues her role as COO. Announcement (19/5/25): “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 … … 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.”
“ Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) Hires ex-Morgan Stanley & HSBC Investment Bank Herbert Hui as Group CFO (9/6/25) Succeeding Vanessa Lau Who Continues as COO “
HKEX CEO, Bonnie Y Chan: “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 … … 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.”
Profile – Mr Hui has over 35 years of experience in financial management and corporate finance at various financial and other institutions. 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 (“MTR”) 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. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Digital China Holdings Limited and K. Wah International Holdings Limited. Mr Hui is the chairman of the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service of the HKSAR Government and a member of Honorary Advisory Panel of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council. He is also an independent non-executive director of OCBC Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr Hui holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from City University Business School in London and a Master of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a qualified Chartered Financial Analyst.
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.
Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) Hires ex-Morgan Stanley & HSBC Investment Bank Herbert Hui as Group CFO (9/6/25) Succeeding Vanessa Lau Who Continues as COO
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