LME Clear Board structure

Mr. Strimer, a Swiss citizen, has been in the financial industry for nearly 40 years with a strong focus on clearing and operations. He is currently working as an independent consultant. He was Head of Operations at Raiffeisen Schweiz, Notenstein Private Bank and Bank J. Safra Sarasin. Before, Mr. Strimer was CEO of SIX x-clear, a recognised overseas clearing house in the United Kingdom belonging to SIX Group. At the same time, he was a member of the Executive Board of the Securities Services Division of SIX Group.

He has joined the LME Clear Board in December 2013, having overseen the design and launch of LME Clear in 2014 and its subsequent development. He became Chairman in November 2020.

Matthew Chamberlain is the CEO of the London Metal Exchange and a member of the Management Committee of HKEX Group. He was previously the COO and Head of Strategy of the LME and co-Head of Business Development across the LME and LME Clear.

During his time at the LME, Matthew has led the LME's warehousing reform process, the deployment of the new London platinum and palladium prices and the LMEprecious initiative.

Matthew joined the LME in November 2012 having advised HKEX on the acquisition of the LME while heading European financial technology coverage at UBS. Previously, he was a founding member of the financial institutions coverage team at Perella Weinberg. He started his career at Citibank. Matthew holds an MA from Cambridge University.

Mr Craig Young was appointed to LME Clear Limited in November 2020.  In his current role as Global CIO at SWIFT, Craig steers the global technology strategy while heading the development and operation of products and systems. Craig has extensive experience in steering comprehensive technology strategy along with product development, engineering and cybersecurity operations for telecommunications and financial services institutions. In his previous role as Senior Vice President and CIO at Verizon, he oversaw global network and technology supporting systems.

In his early career, Craig served as the cryptologic technician in the US Navy, earning cultivated broad technical aptitude, before progressing to technology implementation and support management roles. That versatile knowledge has given him a unique perspective as he has progressed to C-suite technology leadership positions.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems and was recently recognised as a 2019 Orbie Global CIO of the Year Award finalist.

Mr Leung joined HKEX in October 2011 and is currently the Group Chief Technology Officer.  In his position, Mr Leung is responsible for the technology strategy and operations in Hong Kong and London. He leads the technology effort across the Group to ensure the development and operations efforts are coordinated and the engagement with the vendors is optimised.

Mr Leung has worked with exchange and financial sector technology over the past three decades.  Prior to joining HKEX, he was the Chief Technology Officer for Chi-X Global.  Mr Leung joined Chi-X Global in conjunction with Chi-X Global’s 2008 acquisition of Cicada.  Prior to joining Cicada, Mr Leung held a 14-year career with Dow Jones Telerate in the Asia Pacific region, where he served in various senior technical positions.

Julie Carruthers is currently MD of Membership and Strategic Partnerships at UK Finance. Julie joined UK Finance in 2020 from TP ICAP where she previously held a number of roles including Global Head of Operations and Chief of Staff. Prior to joining TP ICAP in 2001, Julie spent the earlier part of her career in roles at Deutsche Bank and UBS. 

Over her 30-year career, her focus has been on delivering and implementing large scale strategic projects and organisational transformation programmes, as well as a strong background in driving organisational change and broad operations and technology issues, including in the areas of electronic broking, markets control, market support and operational and technology strategy.

On a personal note, Julie is a passionate advocate for social mobility and sits on the Advisory Board for the City of London Taskforce, established to boost socio economic diversity at senior levels in UK Financial and Professional Services. 

Mr Stephen Yiu was appointed to the Board of LME Clear Limited on 12 June 2017. Mr Yiu was the Chairman and CEO of KPMG China and Hong Kong from 2011 to 2015.
He joined KPMG Hong Kong in 1983 after graduating from Hong Kong Polytechnic and was seconded to KPMG in London from 1987 to 1989. He became a partner of the firm in 1994 and served as the Partner in Charge of Audit from 2007 to 2010. He became Chairman and CEO of KPMG China and Hong Kong on 1 April 2011. He was also a member of the Executive committee and board member of KPMG International as well as KPMG ASPAC from 2011 to 2015.

Mr Yiu was a member of Audit Profession Reform Advisory Committee and Mainland Affairs Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is currently a Council Member of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and St Paul Co-educational College, an esteemed secondary and primary school in Hong Kong. Mr Yiu is a board member of the Independent Insurance Authority of Hong Kong; a newly established regulator for the insurance industry. He has recently been appointed an independent non-executive director of China Mobile Limited, the biggest mobile network operator in the People’s Republic of China.