HKEX hires Johnson Chui from Nomura to bring overseas IPOs to Hong Kong
- Chui, who has more than two decades of experience in equity capital markets at various global banks, joins as managing director and head of global issuer services
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), the operator of Asia’s third-largest stock market, has hired a veteran investment banker to lead its efforts to attract global companies to raise funds in the city and expand its base from predominantly mainland Chinese issuers.
Johnson Chui joins the HKEX as managing director and head of global issuer services, a newly created role to lead the global issuer services teams based in Hong Kong, mainland China, London and Singapore, according to a statement on Tuesday.
Chui, who has more than two decades of experience in equity capital markets, spent his career helping companies raise capital at Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Nomura.
Hong Kong’s top officials and HKEX executives have been making pitches to global investors to make the city their top fundraising destination.
In March, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po told the Fortune Innovation Forum that the city must continue to promote itself to global investors to attract listings by international companies. “We are diversifying our sources for new listed companies, as well as the sources for our capital and investors coming to use our platforms,” he said.
