Singapore Exchange (SGX) has appointed Michael Syn as Senior Vice President and Head of Derivatives, effective 1 March 2011.

In his new role, Syn, who will report to Gan Seow Ann, President of SGX, will lead SGX's growth in the trading and distribution of derivatives, building on our position as an award-winning derivatives exchange. In 2010, SGX was named the Derivatives Exchange of the Year by Asia Risk.

Syn joins SGX from DBS Asset Management, where he oversaw the regional management of the firm as Chief Operating Officer. He brings with him many years of leadership and business development experience in investment banking and investment management, including six years at UBS London, heading its UK derivatives risk.

Syn holds an MA and PhD in Engineering from Cambridge University, UK. He is an advisor to the Wealth Management Institute, an arm of Temasek Holdings, and sits on the advisory council of the Centre for Asset Management Research and Investments at NUS Business School. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Singapore Management University.