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Cheryl Arcibal

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has extended the tenure of CEO Bonnie Chan Yiting for another three years amid the bourse’s aggressive push to enhance its international competitiveness.
The tenure of the 57-year-old Chan, the first woman to serve as CEO of the city’s exchange operator, will be renewed from March 1, 2027, to February 28, 2030, according to an exchange filing on Monday evening.
“Bonnie has led HKEX Group with vision, purpose and distinction,” said Carlson Tong, HKEX chairman, in an online statement.
“Her commitment to strengthening Hong Kong’s role as a leading international financial centre, together with her vision for building a vibrant multi-asset ecosystem that connects capital and opportunities between China and the world, has helped position HKEX for long-term growth and success.”
The move comes as the bourse operator is striving to capitalise on mainland China’s tech boom and maintain its spot as one of the world’s leading fundraising destinations, helping to consolidate Hong Kong’s role as an international financial centre.
“Under her leadership, HKEX has gone from strength to strength, with the team focused on broadening the group’s business footprint, evolving its listing framework, and delivering many enhancements to its technology infrastructure and market microstructure, making our markets even more competitive and fit for purpose,” Tong added.
Chan was appointed as CEO in March 2024. With the contract renewal, she will serve longer than her immediate predecessor Nicolas Aguzin, who helmed HKEX from March 2021 to February 2024.
The longest-serving CEO of the bourse was Charles Li Xiaojia, who was in charge for 11 years from 2010 to 2021.
The Hong Kong exchange reclaimed the crown as the world’s top initial public offering (IPO) venue in 2025, when 114 companies raised US$37.22 billion on the main board, according to data compiled by the London Stock Exchange Group.
That translates to a 229 per cent increase from US$11.3 billion in 2024, when the exchange ranked fifth.
In the first half of this year, HKEX hosted 87 IPOs, almost doubling the number in the same period a year earlier.
Fundraising rose 92 per cent from a year earlier to HK$210.2 billion (US$26.8 billion). However, Hong Kong fell behind Nasdaq in the IPO race following SpaceX’s blockbuster listing in June.
Under Chan, HKEX has been pushing for reforms, including confidential filings, a lower market capitalisation requirement and extended trading hours as part of the plan to stay internationally competitive.
Stock in HKEX, which is due to release its interim results on Wednesday, was rated by Citi as a “buy” last month given its business prospects.
Before being named CEO, Chan held a variety of positions at the bourse operator, from listing to operations to strategy.
She spent four years in Morgan Stanley leading the legal function for the investment bank’s Asia capital markets business two decades ago.
She was also a partner at international law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, focusing on capital markets, between 2010 and 2019.
Chan was ranked 61st on Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women in 2025.


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