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Written by: Wendona
2021-01-11 07:00
Last update date: 2021-01-11 07:00
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (0388) Li Xiaojia officially resigned at the end of 2020 and Dai Zhijian, the co-president and chief operating officer, took over as the acting chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Although the selection committee has not heard anything from the selection committee, there have recently been heavyweights in Hong Kong's financial and financial circles who have "commented" on various candidates to Wendona. Among the hottest candidates in the market, the only foreigner was the top spot.
As early as May last year, after Li Xiaojia announced that he would leave early at the end of 2020, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has immediately formed a selection committee to identify the next chief executive officer.
"Bloomberg" reported earlier that there are differences within the selection committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The difference lies in whether the successor should focus on being able to give confidence to the mainland or have a strong international background.
"Bloomberg" reported five popular candidates for the CEO of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, including Dai Zhijian, who is currently acting as the acting chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Yao Jiaren, head of marketing at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Liu Zhening, co-head of HSBC Asia Pacific Global Banking, and President of Hong Kong Shangda Capital Di Pu, and Mark Machin, President and CEO of Canada Pension Fund Investment Corporation
Mark Machin, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Pension Fund Investment Corporation, is regarded as a popular candidate for the next chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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In the list, Ma Qin is the only "foreigner" on the list. He started his career in the financial industry as early as 1991 and worked for Goldman Sachs for many years.
Although all the helmsmen of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange were all Chinese, a fierce man in the financial sector who was familiar with securities industry supervision told Wendona that he believed that Mr. Ma Qin was the dark horse among the many candidates because of his rich experience and international Strong vision and familiar with Hong Kong.
Another celebrity in the financial sector also commented on Yunyun's candidate, including one of the most popular candidates, Liu Zhening.
Although Liu Zhening has a lot of experience in "making tricks" and has a lot of public office experience, the celebrities in the financial and financial circles think that his voice may not be as high as the outside world has said. The reason is that as early as the end of August last year, there were rumours that Liu Zhening was expected. To replace Li Xiaojia, although unknown news can come from, it is understood that the selection committee has quite a bit of comment on the incident, and I am afraid that it will "see the light."
As for whether Dai Zhijian can "sit upright", the financial and financial celebrity believes that although he is already a high-level member of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and enjoys a "geographical advantage", the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is different from the past. It is now facing the international and the mainland. "local" may not be appropriate, and the position of chief executive has higher requirements for business sense (Business Sense).
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