Singapore Mercantile Exchange - Management Team
SMX - Singapore Mercantile Exchange - Where the World Will Trade

Management Team

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Ang Swee Tian
Chairman
sweetian.ang@smx.com.sg

Ang Swee Tain

Former President of Singapore Exchange (SGX)

Established SGX AsiaClear

First Asian exchange official in FIA's Futures Hall of Fame

Successfully managed merger of SIMEX with SES to form SGX

Served in Monetary Authority of Singapore

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Jignesh Shah
Vice Chairman, SMX
jignesh.shah@smx.com.sg

Jignesh Shah

Innovator of modern financial markets in emerging economies

Ernst & Young Business Transformation award

Bringing markets to the masses

Passion for corporate social responsibility

Founder of Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), Global Board of Trade (GBOT), Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), and several other leading global financial exchanges

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. V Hariharan
Director

Mr. V Hariharan

Steers the Financial Technologies Group's strategy and corporate development efforts

Instrumental in setting up Exchanges - MCX, MCX Stock Exchange and DGCX

Former Chief Technology Officer, Financial Technologies Group

Worked with NSE, BSE and Indian Institute of Management (IIM-A)

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Joseph Massey
Director

Mr. Joseph Massey

Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MCX

Associated with leading financial organizations such as LIC, RBI, Stock Holding Corporation of India, and Vadodara Stock Exchange

Former Managing Director, Interconnected Stock Exchange of India (ISEI)

Key member of various committees of FMC, SEBI, and the Government of India for development of the Commodities and Securities Market

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Thomas J. McMahon
Chief Executive Officer

Thomas J. McMahon

Former, Director of NYMEX Asia

In launching NYMEX Asia, Mr. McMahon brought the established Energy and Metals contracts of the exchange to the Asian business community

Established good working relationships with the various regional regulatory agencies including the SFC, CSRC, MAS, METI, MOF, FMC and DFSA

Served as Vice Chairman of the Petroleum Advisory Committee at NYMEX, prior to the launch of the gasoline futures contract

Elected onto the NYMEX board of directors

Served as Chairman of Natural Gas Advisory and Petroleum Delivery Committee leading up to the launch of the natural gas futures contract

Over 25 years of industry experience in derivatives and commodities across Asia and the U.S.

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Tan Soo Nan
Director

Tan Soo Nan

Former Senior Managing Director of DBS Bank

Former CEO of Temasek Capital responsible for direct private equity investments

Member of Income Tax Board of Review & Goods and Services Tax Board of Review

Executive Committee member of the Asia Pacific Lottery Association and Vice-President of the Football Association of Singapore Council

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Vijaykumar Iyengar
Director
vijay.iyengar@smx.com.sg

Vijay Iyengar

Founder, Agrocorp International, Singapore

Chairman, Singapore-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Founder & Director, Parameswara Holdings Ltd

Agrocorp recognized in Global Trade Programme by IE Singapore

Agrocorp in Singapore International 100

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Framroze Pochara
Director
framroze.pochara@smx.com.sg

Framroze Pochara

Former Founder CEO of DGCX

Represented NSE on SEBI's market reform committees

Managed strategic portfolios at NSE

Involved in transition from physical to electronic settlement at NSE

Track-record in setting up successful exchanges

Arrow

+ Read More
ADVISORY BOARD*

Mr. Myron Scholes
Member, Advisory Board
myron.scholes@smx.com.sg

Myron Scholes

Nobel Award winner for 'New method to determine the value of derivatives'

Creator of Black-Scholes pricing (BSP) model

Chairman, Platinum Grove Asset Management

Emeritus Professor with Stanford University

Held prestigious position at MIT, and University of Chicago

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. John Burbank
Member, Advisory Board
john.burbank@smx.com.sg

John Burbank

Founder of Passport Capital LLC with over US$ 4 billion in assets

Passport Global Fund was named as the top performing hedge fund in the world, based on the past three years of annualized returns

Focus of emerging economies and commodities

Former consultant for US$1 billion arbitrage fund

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. David Yeow
Member, Advisory Board
david.yeow@smx.com.sg

David Yeow

Member of disciplinary committee, SGX-DT

Member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Centre Advisory Group Banking Sub-Committee

Primary external legal advisor to SICOM

Recognised as a leading lawyer by Asia Pacific Legal 500 and Asia Law Profiles

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Charles Seeger
Counsel to Advisory Board
charles.seeger@smx.com.sg

Charles Seeger

Formerly, Senior Vice-President and Counsel for CME

Involved in conversion regulatory issues in the United States

Drafted commodity exchange laws for several nations

Helping develop capital markets in emerging markets

Involved in the development of financial markets in Ukraine

Arrow

+ Read More
* The Advisory Board is not part of the Board of SMX and members of the Advisory Board are not, by reason of their membership on the Advisory Board, either members of the Board or staff of SMX.
SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Mr. Thomas J. McMahon
Chief Executive Officer

Thomas J. McMahon

Former, Director of NYMEX Asia

In launching NYMEX Asia, Mr. McMahon brought the established Energy and Metals contracts of the exchange to the Asian business community

Established good working relationships with the various regional regulatory agencies including the SFC, CSRC, MAS, METI, MOF, FMC and DFSA

Served as Vice Chairman of the Petroleum Advisory Committee at NYMEX, prior to the launch of the gasoline futures contract

Elected onto the NYMEX board of directors

Served as Chairman of Natural Gas Advisory and Petroleum Delivery Committee leading up to the launch of the natural gas futures contract

Over 25 years of industry experience in derivatives and commodities across Asia and the U.S.

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Framroze Pochara
Director
framroze.pochara@smx.com.sg

Framroze Pochara

Former Founder CEO of DGCX

Represented NSE on SEBI's market reform committees

Managed strategic portfolios at NSE

Involved in transition from physical to electronic settlement at NSE

Track-record in setting up successful exchanges

Arrow

+ Read More

Mr. Eric T. Maine
Vice President - Head of Product & Research

Eric T. Maine

Vice President - Head of Product Development

Former CEO of Canning/Maine Associates, New York

Former Head of New Product Development & Manager, Marketing of New York Board of Trade

Formerly, independent consultant and advisor to several foreign and domestic governments with regard to mining, export generation, commodity financing, derivatives financing, investment opportunity and venture capital

Arrow

+ Read More
© Singapore Mercantile Exchange Pte. Ltd.  
bottom arrow