Roland Chai is EVP and, as of Jan 2024, President European Market Services, Nasdaq. Roland also serves as Chair of the Nasdaq Clearing Board since end 2023, and as a board member of the ISSA Board since 2023 and the OCC Board since 2024.
Prior to his current role as President European Market Services, Roland led Nasdaq’s Marketplace Technology business from 2022-2023. He has also served as Nasdaq’s Global Chief Risk Officer from 2020-2022, responsible for developing and managing Nasdaq’s global risk program while overseeing financial risk functions of Nasdaq Clearing and Nasdaq Fixed Income.
Before Roland joined Nasdaq in year 2020, he served as Group Risk officer and Head of Post Trade at the Hong Kong Exchange, where he oversaw clearing and risk management functions across HKEX four CCPs and equities CSD as well as the exchange’s market surveillance. Roland also served on the Board of LME Clear until 2020.
Prior to joining the Hong Kong Exchange, Roland served as Head of Equities at LCH. Clearnet Ltd covering pan-European Equities and Equity Derivatives clearing. Roland has also served as Product Development Manager at the Australian Securities Exchange.