10th May 2019 10:30
LONDON (Alliance News) - London Metals Exchange said Friday it has appointed Gay Huey Evans as its new chair, making her the first woman to chair the metals trading exchange.
Evans will succeed Brian Bender at the exchange when he retires in December 2019. The London Metals Exchange is a unit of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.
At present, Evans is a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations. She is also a non-executive director at Standard Chartered PLC and a non-executive member of the UK HM Treasury Board.
Evans is the former vice chair of investment banking & investment management at Barclays Capital. Other prior roles include deputy chair of the Financial Reporting Council, as well as non-executive directorships at London Stock Exchange Group PLC and Aviva PLC.
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