Kian Hoe Tan Joins HKEX as Managing Director and Head of Treasury

Today, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced the joining of Kian Hoe Tan, the former Managing Director and Head of Treasury Markets for Greater China and North Asia at Standard Chartered, as the Managing Director and Head of Treasury.

Tan will join HKEX on 4 July. In his new role, the newly appointed Head of Treasury will report to Vanessa Lau, the Group Chief Financial Officer at HKEX. Due to his broad experience in financial markets, Tan will play an important role in driving the Treasury strategy of HKEX.

“We are pleased to welcome Kian Hoe to HKEX and to the Finance team. Kian Hoe brings with him over two decades of treasury experience and has an excellent track record in running significant regional treasury functions. He will play an important role in supporting the long-term sustainable growth and success of our business,” Vanessa Lau, the Group CFO at HKEX, commented.

The latest announcement from HKEX came almost 1 month after the company confirmed the appointment of Robert Cheeseman as Managing Director and Co-Head of Asset Accumulation in the Sales and Marketing Department. Moreover, HKEX witnessed decent growth across key financial metrics throughout last year. The overall profit in 2021 increased by almost 9%.

Tan’s Experience

Tan spent more than two decades at Standard Chartered. During his time at the bank, Tan held different senior-level positions and facilitated the global expansion of Standard Chartered.

“Tan joins HKEX from Standard Chartered Bank, where for the last five years he was Managing Director and Head of Treasury Markets for Greater China and North Asia. He also held a number of senior roles at the bank, including Regional Head of Asset Liability Management, Greater China and North Asia, as well as Head of Asset Liability Management for Standard Chartered Hong Kong,” HKEX highlighted in the announcement.