The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has announced the appointment of a new Executive Director for Legal and Compliance – James Bidlake – effective from February 24th.
Bidlake succeeds Shella Ng, who has served in the role since March of 2020.
In a Monday press release, the HKJC indicated that Bidlake will also be a member of the Board of Management, reporting directly to CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges.
Bidlake will also act as the Company Secretary for HKJC.
Bidlake most recently served as the Group Genearl Counsel and Executive VP of DFS Group – where he spent over eight years. He also spent some 13 years with Morgan Stanley, based in Hong Kong, as Executive Director and Head of Investment Banking, Legal.
The HKJC notes that Bidlake has over 25 years of legal and regulatory compliance experience in Asia.
The HKJC has been recently reinforcing its executive team, hiring former Tabcorp executive Michael Fitzsimons as new Chief Wagering Officer.
