Frederick Grede, aged 49, is the Chief Operating Officer of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. ("HKEx"), and Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange. He also serves on HKEx's Executive Committee and Management Committee, and chairs the company's IT Steering Committee.
Additionally, he is representing HKEx as a board director of BondsInAsia, the premier electronic trading platform for the bond markets in Asia.
He is also a member of the Securities and Futures Commission's On-Line Trading Working Group and Investor Education Advisory Committee.
Before joining HKEx in April 2000, he was the Executive Vice President of Planning and Operations at the Chicago Board of Trade ("CBOT"). He joined CBOT in 1974 and during his term of employment held various executive positions in both the Administration and Planning Division(s) and the Office of Investigations and Audits.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Illinois, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University School of Law.