HKEX Appoints Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin as Chief Executive

​Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) recently announced that it has appointed Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin as its Chief Executive, effective from 24 May 2021 until 23 May 2024.

Subject to the approval of the Securities and Futures Commission, Mr Aguzin will also become an ex-officio member of the HKEX Board of Directors, effective from 24 May 2021.

Mr Aguzin joins HKEX from JP Morgan, where he is currently Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan's International Private Bank and a member of the Operating Committee for the firm's asset and wealth management business. Prior to this, from 2012 to 2020, Mr Aguzin was CEO, JP Morgan, Asia Pacific where he oversaw and led JP Morgan's growth in China, and the region.

Mr Aguzin joined JP Morgan in 1990, and has held a number of leadership roles spanning lines of business and geographies during his 30 years with the firm, including as Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific from 2015 to 2019, and as CEO of JP Morgan Latin America from 2005 to 2012.

Mr Aguzin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US. Mr Aguzin has been based in Hong Kong for the last nine years.

Laura M Cha, HKEX Chairman, said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Aguzin as the new Chief Executive of HKEX. He brings with him a wealth of international and regional experience in capital markets and financial services, including extensive knowledge of Mainland China, having served as chief executive for JP Morgan in Asia. This will be invaluable to us as we continue to build our business’ success, as well as drive the ongoing growth and development of Hong Kong as a leading international financial centre."