Le Noble, will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for leading CME Group’s efforts to develop benchmark products and services to meet the needs of its current and prospective clients in the region.
He will join CME Group on 1 August 2011 and will report to Bryan Durkin, CME Group COO and managing director for Products & Services.
Before joining CME Group, Le Noble served as CEO and representative director for Japan and head of Equities for Asia Pacific for Newedge where he led the firm’s Japanese business development and sales efforts for its Tokyo-based subsidiary.
Following the 2008 merger of Fimat and Calyon, which formed Newedge, Le Noble led the firm’s merger integration effort in Japan. Prior to the formation of Newedge, he served in executive roles for Fimat, first as managing director, Singapore from 2002 to 2006 and as managing director for Japan and head of Commodities for Asia Pacific from 2006 to 2008.
Le Noble began his career in Chicago with Fimat Group in 1995, where he held leadership roles until 2000, as well as in London with Boursorama, a European retail online bank broker that is part of Societe General, from 2000 to 2002.
CME Group has a broad presence throughout Asia, with headquarters in Singapore, offices in Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo, and telecommunications hubs in Kuala Lumpur, Seoul and Singapore.
