Michael Syn

Head of Equities
Singapore Exchange

Mr Michael Syn is Head of Equities at SGX.

Mr Syn has management responsibility for SGX’s equities business, across both the stock market and futures market. He is director and CEO for SGX’s regulated businesses for Securities Trading (ST), Central Depository (CDP), Derivatives Trading (DT) and Derivatives Clearing (DC). Prior to this role, Mr Syn led the Exchange’s successful derivatives business in equity, commodity and currency assets. He joined SGX in 2011 with a background in investment banking and investment management.  

Mr Syn serves on the council of Economic Society of Singapore and the board of Sentosa Development Corporation. He graduated with MA and PhD degrees from Cambridge University and attended the Harvard Advanced Management Program.