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The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (“HKMEx”), China’s international commodities marketplace, has appointed Spencer Campbell as Managing Director for Southeast Asia, responsible for HKMEx’s marketing strategy, including membership recruitment and management, in the region.
“We are excited to have Spencer on board as we continue to develop and grow our regional presence. His deep industry expertise and relationships, especially in SE Asia, will help us further strengthen our service offerings to meet the trading and risk management needs of regional market participants,” said Barry Cheung, Chairman of HKMEx.
Mr Campbell, starting today at the Exchange, brings with him over a decade of experience in the commodities and futures industry in Singapore. He was most recently Senior Vice President at the Singapore Mercantile Exchange, where he led business development and marketing before and after the new commodity exchange was launched. Between 2006 and 2009, he was Senior Vice President for Mizuho Futures, managing the firm’s sales team for Asia ex-Japan. Prior, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing for Fimat Singapore. He was a Senior Trader with Refco in London before transferring to Singapore in 1998.
Strategically located in Hong Kong, HKMEx provides standardised commercial commodity contracts for trading in the Asia Pacific time, in a transparent, liquid and cleared environment. The Exchange’s products include a 32 troy ounces gold futures contract, and a 1,000 troy ounces silver futures contract. Both are denominated in US dollars with physical delivery in Hong Kong. Trading hours are between 8am and 11pm Hong Kong time, overlapping those of major commodity markets in Tokyo, London, and New York.
