Malcolm Wall Morris appointed CEO of DGCX

Currently Head of Business Development, Commodity Products, at Liffe, Malcolm Wall Morris has spearheaded for six years the marketing and development of both existing and new Futures and Options contracts that form Liffe's commodity product portfolio. Before joining Liffe, Malcolm was Vice President, Business Development with eGreenCoffee.com, an on-line B2B market place. Malcolm will assume charge of DGCX in November 2007.

Welcoming Malcolm Wall Morris to DGCX, Colin Griffith, Chairman, DGCX has said that the knowledge and experience that Malcolm brings to the job makes him the ideal choice to lead the exchange to the second stage of its development. "He joins DGCX after a successful time with one of the world's leading exchanges. He has solid exchange and commodity experience, and has played a significant role during his time with Liffe in the expansion in its commodity business and in bringing it to its current elevated position among the leading global commodity derivative exchanges," he added.

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Director, DGCX, has expressed delight at the appointment of Malcolm Wall Morris and said: "His excellent track record and demonstrated abilities complement our corporate goals. We are confident that Malcolm will develop new initiatives to drive the exchange forward and take it to new heights. He joins us at a time when DGCX is acknowledged for


its robust performance and strong standing in the region. We believe that Malcolm's vision and initiatives will take us to still higher levels of efficiency and performance as well attaining both regional and international recognition," he concluded.

Malcolm Wall Morris said "I am greatly looking forward to taking up the challenges that my new role entails. Dubai is fast becoming one of the world's most celebrated business centres and in the short time it has been operating, DGCX has built a formidable reputation for itself. My principal objective will be to consolidate and build upon the gains made so far and to ensure that DGCX cements itself as the exchange of choice in the region."