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CLS Appoints Five New Directors to Board at 2024 Annual General Meeting

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CLS, the financial market infrastructure group, announced the appointment of five new directors to its Board of Directors at the CLS Annual General Meeting on 4 June 2024. The new board members are Teddy Cho (BNY Mellon), Scott Lucas (JP Morgan Chase), Akila Raman (Goldman Sachs), Peter Whitelaw (National Australia Bank), and Michael Lawrence (Independent).

Teddy Cho brings over 30 years of experience in technology roles at major financial institutions. Scott Lucas, Head of Markets DLT at J.P. Morgan, has a background in trading product development. Akila Raman, Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer of Transaction Banking at Goldman Sachs, has extensive strategic and operational experience. Peter Whitelaw, Executive General Manager at National Australia Bank, specialises in risk management. Michael Lawrence, a former Citigroup Managing Director, has a strong background in operational and compliance risk. The CLS Board now has 21 directors, including eight outside or independent directors.

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