ACI FMA Names Hugh Whelan FX Committee Chair as Jon Healey Returns as Vice Chair
Hugh Whelan, President
of ACI UK Financial Markets Association and Head of Liquidity Management and
Data Strategy at SGX FX, has been appointed Chair of the ACI FMA Foreign
Exchange Committee. London's trading industry is coming home! ACI FMA also announced
that Jon Healey will return as Vice Chair of the FXC. Healey had served as
Interim Chair during the transition period. FXC Focuses on Professional FX Markets The FXC is one of ACI
FMA’s committees focused on the professional foreign exchange market. The
association said Whelan would work with other committee members to continue its
objectives and activities. Whelan has been
President of ACI UK and has represented the association at industry events,
including the Finance Magnates London Summit. He took part in FMLS:24, where Finance
Magnates interviewed him about liquidity management , market structure and
the association’s activities. ACI UK representatives have also participated in
earlier editions of the summit. Whelan’s FX Career Spans EBS, SGX Whelan joined SGX FX
in 2024 as Head of Liquidity Management and Data Strategy after nearly 11 years
at CME Group-owned EBS. At EBS, he was Head of EBS Direct FX Trading Platforms
and was involved in the launch and development of the bilateral FX trading
venue. He also oversaw its transition from ICAP to NEX Group and then its
integration into CME Group. Before EBS, Whelan
spent more than three years as Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of
FXSpotStream, a multi-bank FX aggregation platform. His appointment to the
FXC adds to his existing roles at ACI UK and SGX FX.
This article was written by Tareq Sikder at www.financemagnates.com.