HKEX Secures Paul Chow As Group General Counsel

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announced that it has appointed Paul Chow as its Group General Counsel, effective 19 April 2021.

In his new role, Mr Chow will report to Calvin Tai, Interim Chief Executive of HKEX, and he will be responsible for providing strategic legal counsel to the HKEX Board and senior management team, and head HKEX's Legal and Secretarial Services Department. He will also oversee the Group's legal function, including the teams at the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear. In addition, Mr Chow will join the Group’s Management Committee.

Before arriving at HKEX, Mr Chow will finish his time at Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, where he is currently Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. Before this role, he was a partner at a number of leading law firms, including Davis Polk & Wardwell, Linklaters, and Slaughter and May. He is a qualified solicitor in Hong Kong, England and Wales, and is a qualified attorney in the US state of New York.

Commenting on the new appointment, Calvin Tai said: “We are very much looking forward to welcoming Paul to HKEX, as our Group General Counsel. He brings to the company broad and varied experience from both private practice and as in house counsel, including specific expertise in corporate finance and capital markets. He will be a very valuable addition to the company and I am looking forward to welcoming him to the team.”

​Paul Chow stated: “I am honoured to be joining HKEX, one of Hong Kong’s most iconic organisations. As HKEX seeks to continue to build its business, and to reinforce Hong Kong’s role as a leading international finance centre, I am very much looking forward to working with my new colleagues on the opportunities and challenges ahead.”