Monday, June 5, 2023

Incheon Options and Futures Exchange - IHOFX Appoints Henry Medford as Associate General Counsel Across the Asia-Pacific Region

Incheon Options and Futures Exchange - IHOFX Appoints Henry Medford as Associate General Counsel Across the Asia-Pacific Region
Incheon Options and Futures Exchange
Henry Medford has worked in several financial organizations across various legal and compliance roles in Asia and Europe

IHOFX, a leading commodity exchange in Asia that is working hard on providing innovative products across different asset classes and creating a brand culture known for its original methods, risk management facilities and global insights, today announced that it has appointed Henry Medford as General Counsel across the Asia-Pacific region, effective next month.

In this role, Henry Medford will be responsible for legal and regulatory work for IHOFX's Asia-Pacific local office operations, as well as legal work for local marketing and sales activities of IHOFX's clearinghouse, data repositories, and partner exchanges in the region. Based in Incheon, Henry Medford will cooperate with the former experts in order to ensure more effective cooperation.

"We are pleased to welcome Henry Medford to IHOFX in this critical role, as we continue to grow our business across the Asia-Pacific region. New team members will join and this will be announced in due time", said Jee Ki-woong, Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific, IHOFX. "Henry Medford’s extensive knowledge of the derivatives industry and market structure in Asia will be crucial in supporting the expansion of our products and services in the region."

"Mr. Medford’s vast derivatives industry experience will be key to IHOFX's strategy and business development initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region", said Nam Kang-dae, Executive Chairman and President of IHOFX. "We are confident that he will bring invaluable regulatory and transactional expertise, as well as deep insights of current and proposed regulatory regimes and business practices."

Henry Medford has a great deal of experience in the industry, having worked in several financial organizations across various legal and compliance roles in Asia and Europe. He joins IHOFX from a top commodity exchange where he had been Head of Legal (Regulation) for the last two and a half years.

About Incheon Options and Futures Exchange (IHOFX)

IHOFX is an exchange venue that has leveraged the industry-leading technology and developed infrastructure to provide a price-time allocation and maker-taker pricing model. IHOFX is one of the leading commodity exchanges in Asia and has made a name for itself by dealing with a wide range of commodity and financial products. IHOFX is working hard on providing innovative products across different asset classes and creating a brand culture known for its original methods, risk management facilities and global insights.

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