Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) dated 18 November 2015 in relation to, among other items, appointment of Messrs Adrian Farnham and Iain Greig as Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer respectively of LME Clear Limited, an HKEx’s indirectly-held wholly-owned subsidiary.
HKEx is pleased to announce that the Bank of England has no objection to Messrs Farnham’s and Greig’s appointments both effective 1 January 2016.
The biographies of Messrs Farnham and Greig were set out in HKEx’s announcement dated 18 November 2015.
By Order of the Board
As at the date of this announcement, HKEx’s Board of Directors comprises 12 Independent Non-executive Directors, namely Mr CHOW Chung Kong (Chairman), Mr CHAN Tze Ching, Ignatius, Mr Timothy George FRESHWATER, Ms FUNG Yuen Mei, Anita, Mr Rafael GILTIENDA, Mr John Barrie HARRISON, Dr HU Zuliu, Fred, Dr KWOK Chi Piu, Bill, Mr LEE Kwan Ho, Vincent Marshall, Mrs LEUNG KO May Yee, Margaret, Mr John Mackay McCulloch WILLIAMSON and Mr WONG Sai Hung, Oscar, and one Executive Director, Mr LI Xiaojia, Charles, who is also HKEx’s Chief Executive.