Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announced the appointment of Graeme Farrell as Group Chief Risk Officer.

Mr Farrell will join the Group on 12 January 2026 and succeeds Richard Wise, who is leaving HKEX after five years of service to spend more time with his family.

In his role, Mr Farrell will have responsibility for the Group’s risk management functions, including Group Financial Risk Management, Group Quantitative Risk Management, Group Technology Risk Management and Group Enterprise Risk Management. He will report to HKEX Chief Executive Officer, Bonnie Y Chan, and become a member of HKEX’s Management Committee.

Mr Farrell has more than 25 years of risk management experience, including senior roles in London, Hong Kong and New York. Prior to joining HKEX, Mr Farrell was Group Chief Risk Officer at Interactive Brokers, leading the international brokerage firm’s Group Risk Department and teams in all aspects of risk identification, assessment, management, monitoring and reporting.

Before that, Mr Farrell was Head of Operational Risk & Resiliency at AQR Capital, and held a number of senior roles at JPMorgan Chase, most recently as Global Head of Operational Risk Management Framework. He was previously based in Hong Kong with Nomura, as Chief Operating Officer, Asia ex-Japan Equities Trading, among other risk-related positions.

Mr Farrell is a graduate of Newcastle University in the UK, holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting and law and a Master of Arts degree in international financial analysis.

He and his family will relocate to Hong Kong from London.