New Zealand stock exchange operator picks new CEO (updated)
UPDATE 1-New Zealand stock exchange operator picks new CEO Adds details from paragraph 2 onward
Aug 19 (Reuters) - New Zealand's bourse operator NZX NZX.NZ said on Wednesday it has appointed Hishaam Mirza as its CEO.
Mirza will take the helm on September 14 and Graham Law will continue as acting chief executive until then, the statement said.
Law was appointed as the acting chief executive in April earlier this year.
Mirza joins NZX with 25 years of experience in investments, corporate development and governance. He has worked both in New Zealand and overseas with IBM, BP, Lazard, EDF Energy and New Zealand Super (NZ Super).
"Hishaam is a proven strategic leader and recently finished a 14-year tenure at NZ Super, culminating in heading Direct Investments and managing a team of high-performing investment professionals," said NZX Chair John McMahon.
(Reporting by Sherin Sunny in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)
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