The international derivatives marketplace Eurex Exchange announced today the appointment of a new Head of the Hong Kong Representative Office. Markus Georgi (36) has succeeded Paul Lo as Chief Representative of Eurex’s Hong Kong office.
Markus Georgi’s responsibilities include the further development of Eurex’s business in the re-gion, in particular Hong Kong, India and the Middle East. He leads a team of seven and reports to Roland Schwinn, Head of Business Development, Asia & Middle East for Eurex and Deutsche Börse. Schwinn is based in Singapore.
“Since the establishment of our Hong Kong office in 2009, Paul Lo played a key role in developing our business in this important financial center. I would like to thank him for his achievements,” commented Roland Schwinn. He added: “Markus Georgi has more than twelve years of experience in our industry that spans the brokerage, exchange and clearing business, as well as ISV solutions. Based in Asia since 2008, he brings in-depth knowledge about the region to his new role. He has also worked for Deutsche Börse and Eurex in the past and thus knows our organization very well. I welcome Markus in his new role.”
Eurex established offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo in 2009. Currently around 20 di-rect exchange participants and trading locations are connected to Eurex Exchange from Asia. The exchange operates two Access Points – one in Hong Kong and one in Singapore.
