The Singapore Exchange has appointed Loh Boon Chye as its new chief executive officer, replacing Magnus Böcker.
In a statement on Monday, SGX said Loh will begin his appointment on July 14.
With a career spanning 26 years, Loh is well-known within financial circles. Until earlier this year he was deputy president and head of global markets for Asia-Pacific at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Before that, from 1995 to 2012, 51-year old Loh was at Deutsche Bank where he held various posts including chief executive of the global markets division in Singapore, head of global markets Asia, and head of corporate and investment banking for...