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13/03/2015
Chief Executive Officer - Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX)
Location: Sydney Head Office
Experience: Australian capital markets with either Hong Kong, Singapore or China exposure
Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX) is a securities exchange in Australia with a market licence granted by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). APX provides opportunities for companies within the Asia-Pacific region to raise the capital they need for expansion from a diversified range of domestic and international investors.
APX offers Chinese market participants an alternative listing venue to the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges in China.
As a securities exchange, APX provides listing facilities to companies and securities issuers as well as trading facilities for stock brokers, traders and investors to buy and sell shares/securities. The securities that can be traded on APX include: shares issued by companies, units issued by trusts and other pooled investment products as well as fixed interest instruments, such as bonds.
The new APX Chief Executive Officer will establish and execute plans to achieve the strategic objectives of APX including competitiveness, operating efficiency, diversification and growth. The APX Chief Executive Officer will provide insight and direction to increase the liquidity and depth of APX's capital market.
Key Deliverables
Management
- Accountable for managing and monitoring the profit and loss position of the business.
- Seeking new, increasing and diversifying revenue streams and managing costs to improve financial sustainability.
- Providing leadership, direction, professional development and performance management to APX staff to ensure they are actively working towards the delivery of the strategic objectives
- Establish & manage Business Development team and Relationship Management team targets and budgets
- Lead and manage the business of APX targeting long-term financial stability
Marketing and Public Relations
- Developing and implementing targeted marketing strategies
- Identify new services and business opportunities
- Establish & maintain relationship management team targets and budgets
- Drive and support relationship management team
- Present at industry forums
- Responsible for media presence to represent APX
Product development
- Drive service and product development including but not limited to the areas of listees, sponsors and market participants
- Pricing and roll-out of products and services
- Support securities market liquidity building initiatives
- Develop mix of services and process efficiencies
Sales and Promotion
- Drive sales and promotion of services and products
- Monitor customer needs, feedback and satisfaction levels
- Map and pitch customer business interest to service offering
- Interact with listed companies, brokers, sponsors and data customers to achieve all of the above
Desired Skills and Experience
- Strong understanding of global financial markets and the direction and opportunities for Australia and Asia's (especially China and Hong Kong) financial systems and capital markets
- Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a team
- Strong engagement and negotiation skills and a track record of leading successful business change
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with C-level executives
- Customer service orientation and management
- Strong analytics and quantitative skills
- Pro-active, independent and self-motivated
- Detail oriented with strategic thinking capabilities
- Strong people skills with the ability to communicate and motivate
- Ability to tolerate ambiguity, and manage multiple projects, shifting priorities and deadline pressures with demonstration of problem-solving leadership
- Media skills
Competitive remunerations commensurate with experience will be offered to the successful candidate.
Please note that all applications will be treated as extremely confidential and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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