Qatar Exchange Strengthens Senior Management Team

Published: 03-Feb-2010

Qatar Exchange (QE) has hired Saif Khalifa al-Mansoori as deputy CEO, Olivier Gueris as chief operating officer and Karim Hajali as chief commercial officer.

Mr Al-Mansoori has 10 years of experience at the Qatar Exchange, five years of which were spent as the acting general manager and another five years as manager of the trading department and audit, surveillance and inspection department.

Mr Gueris was previously head of market operations at Turquoise Services, a London-based exchange. He also worked as vice president, market operations at the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) and was in charge of international business development for GL Trade, a global provider of trading solutions. He was actively involved in setting up operations for the Australian Derivatives Exchange and prior to that was the head of derivatives market operations for Euronext Paris.

Mr Hajali was previously the director of equity and index derivatives Europe at NYSE Liffe (the derivatives business of NYSE Euronext), a member of the Euronext Paris executive committee and an observer on the expert committee of the CAC40 Index. Prior to that he held senior positions at ING, Calyon and Barclays.

Andre Went, CEO of the Qatar Exchange, said: “These appointments add significant strength and depth to the senior management team at the Qatar Exchange. As we begin the transformation process and implement industry leading technology and standards, it is essential that we complement local talent and knowledge with international expertise.

“Mr Al-Mansoori is one of the most experienced managers at the Qatar Exchange and his knowledge of both the business and local market is a great asset. I am also encouraged that our ambitious strategic vision, coupled with our strong partnership with NYSE Euronext, means that we are able to attract industry-leading management from well-established international exchange businesses.

"Mr Gueris and Mr Hajali both have tremendous experience in building international exchange markets and we are delighted that they have been chosen to join the Qatar Exchange.”

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