The Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that Patrick Khong has been appointed as its Managing Director and Co-Head of Data and Analytics.

Working in partnership with Andy Shum as Co-Head of Data and Analytics, Khong will help drive HKEX’s data management strategy, oversee the group’s data governance and design, work on and deliver a range of data and analytics technology initiatives.

As a senior member of HKEX’s Innovation and Data Lab, he will work closely with the Group IT functions as well as business teams across the organisation, supporting the development of data-driven solutions.

Khong joins HKEX from Hang Seng Bank, where he was a Managing Director focusing on data analytics. Previously, he spent seven years at HSBC supporting its data governance and transformation.

Richard Leung, Group Chief Technology Officer at HKEX said,

“We are pleased to welcome Patrick to HKEX. He brings with him over two decades of experience delivering digital and data transformation in a number of the world’s leading banks and financial institutions.

 

His experience will be invaluable to us as we continuously look to strengthen our data infrastructure, drive operational efficiency, innovate to deliver greater opportunity for HKEX and our customers and execute on our strategy to connect today with tomorrow.”