Mr. Ang Swee Tian has an illustrious career that includes the position of CEO of the erstwhile Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX), which he helped establish in 1984. His career covers the successful merger of SIMEX with the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) to form the Singapore Exchange (SGX). From 1999 to 2005, Mr. Ang Swee Tian was President of SGX, which he moulded into a preferred listing and capital-raising venue for Chinese enterprises. He was also instrumental in establishing SGX AsiaClear, the OTC clearing facility that started operations in 2006. At the end of his term as President, Mr. Ang Swee Tian took on a new role as Senior Advisor to SGX until the end of 2007. Prior to his distinguished career at SGX, Mr. Ang Swee Tian served in several departments of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

In March 2007, Mr. Ang Swee Tian became the first official from an Asian exchange to be inducted into the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Futures Hall of Fame, which was established to recognize and honor outstanding individuals for their contribution to the futures and options industry.

As the Chairman of the board of SMX, Mr. Ang Swee Tian's experience, exposure and expertise will help mould the new Exchange to the helm of Asian finance and enable it to play a useful role in strengthening Singapore as the financial and trading hub of not only the continent, but of the world.

Mr. Jignesh Shah is the founder, chairman, and group CEO of the Financial Technologies group, a US$ 1.8 billion conglomerate and a global leader in creating and operating technology-centric financial exchanges for stocks, commodities, currency, and bonds among other asset classes.

Mr. Shah is often credited as a 'creator of modern financial markets' for his role in creating a successful public-private partnership (PPP) model for building world-class financial institutions in emerging economies. He founded Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX) in 2003 to create 'markets for the masses'. MCX is India's No. 1 commodity exchange and the 5th largest in the world. The global exchanges he has founded include the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) in association with the Government of Dubai, Global Board of Trade (GBOT) in Mauritius, and Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) among others.

MCX's success in driving inclusive growth has inspired several countries and government entities to partner with Financial Technologies to set up new exchanges. He is a recipient of the 'Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year' award for Business Transformation. He has also been chosen by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Geneva, as the 'Young Global Leader' and has been presented with the 'Global Social Entrepreneur1 award by Rotary International.

Mr. Shah is deeply passionate about the role of markets in corporate social responsibility activities. He has launched initiatives in association with India Post' to provide commodity information to Indian farmers for price transparency and risk hedging, and with Rotary International to empower economically-challenged communities with education and training.

As Vice-Chairman of Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), Mr. Shah brings his entrepreneurial flair that will contribute to the growth of the Exchange. His view of Singapore is that of a country whose financial markets will be the 'epicenter of trade' from Asia with the world.

Mr. Hariharan steers the company's strategy and corporate development efforts, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and global expansion partnerships. He leads corporate efforts such as intellectual property (IP) licensing, venture capital, community services, and partnerships.

His responsibilities also include customer intelligence and corporate affairs. He has been instrumental in setting up new exchange ventures such as Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), among others in the Middle East and South-East Asia. In his role as Director, Strategy, he has been charting the company's roadmap and has been ensuring that the company continues to build on its leadership in innovation and growth. Before stepping into his current position, Mr. Hariharan was the Chief Technology Officer, responsible for the strategic planning and marketing of the company's brand portfolio.

Prior to joining Financial Technologies, Mr. Hariharan was the Assistant Vice-President of the systems department at the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE). He has also worked with NSE.iT, a subsidiary of the NSE, as a Group Head and handled the operations of the NEAT trading system. He was also a part of the automation and implementation team for the BOLT® trading and back-office systems at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Mr. Hariharan is a postgraduate in Statistics and a gold medalist from the University of Calicut. He has attended various training programmes in the digital trading environment, fault-tolerant systems, and operations at Tandem and Stratus Computers, US.

Mr. Massey is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of MCX Stock Exchange and heads strategic operations and development initiatives of the Exchange. Massey has over 20 years of diverse corporate experience and has been associated with various financial organizations such as Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL), and the Vadodara Stock Exchange. In his last assignment, he was heading Interconnected Stock Exchange of India (ISEI) - a collaboration of 15 regional stock exchanges - as its Managing Director. He has travelled to various global exchanges such a NYMEX, LME, CBOT, CME, NYBOT, CCX, EURONEXT-LIFFE, IPE, NYSE, NASDAQ, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, SEC, CFTC, LSE, Singapore Stock Exchange, and DTC and has brought global best practices to India. He has been a part of various committees of FMC, SEBI, and the Government of India on various policy issues related to the development of the Commodities and Securities Market.

Mr. Massey is actively involved in the field of education. He is a visiting faculty at leading institutions, where he delivers lectures on commodities and securities market. Known for his perceptiveness and keen acumen, he has been invited as a speaker to several forums. He has also contributed articles and views to various national dailies, such as the Economic Times, Financial Express, and to several other business magazines and journals.

Mr. Massey is a postgraduate in Economics and Financial Management. He has attended diverse training programmes on the Securities and Commodities Market at various institutions such as CFTC, and the International Law Institute in Washington, Derivatives Instruments at the New York Institute of Finance, and Research Methodology at the RBI Staff Training College.

Mr. Tan Soo Nan is the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Pools (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of the Singapore Totalisator Board, a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance and concurrently the Chief Executive of the Singapore Totalisator Board.

Previously, Mr Tan was the CEO of Temasek Capital (Private) Limited responsible for direct private equity investments, for Temasek Holdings.

Prior to Temasek Capital, Mr Tan was the Senior Managing Director of DBS Bank, where he was in charge of institutional, individual and enterprise banking and the private client group businesses of DBS Bank. He was also a member of the bank's Policy Committee, the bank's highest communications and decision-making forum. During his 29 years with DBS Bank, his career spanned the entire spectrum of commercial banking, investment banking, asset management and venture capital.

Mr. Tan is a member of the Income Tax Board of Review, Goods and Services Tax Board of Review and the Football Association of Singapore Council. He also sits on the board of private and public listed companies.

As a Director at SMX, Mr. Tan will share his rich experience and knowledge of the financial markets and guide the exchange to realise its full potential. Mr Tan graduated from The University of Singapore with a degree in Business Administration with Honours in 1971 and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. He has completed the Harvard Business School's Program for Management Development.

Mr. Vijay Iyengar is the Founder and Managing Director of Agrocorp International Pte Ltd; a Singapore-based international commodity trading house. He has steered the company in less than two decades into a trading powerhouse in Asia-Pacific. The company specializes in the physical trading of agricultural commodities such as wheat, rice, pulses and beans, sugar, and oilseeds.

Agrocorp's impressive growth has attracted several honors and recognitions for Mr. Iyengar's leadership and entrepreneurial vision, including the prestigious Global Trader Programme by IE Singapore (first awarded in 1990 and successfully renewed till 2010). This award is testimony to a consistent annual trade turnover of more than US$ 100 million - a feat acheived by Agrocorp in the year of inception itself.

Agrocorp was ranked in the Singapore 1000 since the year 2000. The Singapore 1000 lists the Republic's top corporations ranked by their financial performance. Agrocorp was also ranked in the Singapore International 100 since inception of the award in 2005. Singapore International 100 is a national initiative to identify and celebrate Singapore's top 100 companies ranked by highest overseas revenue.

The company today annually handles volumes of more than 2 million MT of products to clients in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Middle East and Africa.

Mr. Iyengar holds a B. Tech (Chemical Engineering) from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology - Mumbai and an MBA from Cornell University. He has been part of various committees and currently holds some prestigious positions including Chairman, Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr. Iyengar will be a strong link between SMX and the South Asian markets.

Mr. Iyengar's enormous experience and exposure to business in Asia and Africa will help position SMX as the principal marketplace for emerging economies to transact with the world at large.