Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) confirmed the appointment of Daniel Sonder, the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at B3, as its Chief Strategy Officer, today. In his new role, Sonder will report to Nicolas Aguzin, the Chief Executive Officer of HKEX.

In addition to the appointment of Sonder, HKEX announced the expansion of its Emerging Business Development team with the hiring of Andrew Walton and Ken Chiu. The latest announcement from HKEX came almost three weeks after the Group appointed Kian Hoe Tan as the Managing Director and Head of Treasury.

“I am delighted to appoint Daniel as our new Chief Strategy Officer. With more than two decades of broad international experience in capital markets, financial services and exchange operations, his experience will be invaluable to us as we realize our ambition to build the Marketplace of the Future,” Aguzin commented on the appointment of Sonder.

In his broad career, Sonder worked with some of the prominent names in the financial services industry. He spent approximately 7 years at Credit Suisse.

Walton and Chiu

Walton has joined HKEX as the Managing Director and Head of Digital Assets Markets. In his new position, Walton will play an important role in expanding the company’s presence in the digital asset ecosystem. Chiu, on the other hand, has joined HKEX as the Head of Carbon and ESG Products.

“We are very pleased to welcome Andrew to HKEX. He brings over two decades of experience in digital assets, platform development, and project management, having worked at leading market infrastructure, investment banking and digital platform organizations. We also want to congratulate Daniel and Ken on their new roles. HKEX is uniquely placed to be a global leader in ESG, sustainable finance, and in harnessing the megatrends shaping global markets. These seasoned industry executives will play an integral part in the delivery of our strategy, connecting today with tomorrow,” Glenda So, the Co-Head of Markets at HKEX, commented.

In his broad career, Sonder worked with some of the prominent names in the financial services industry. He spent approximately 7 years at Credit Suisse.