James Ogilvy-Stuart will be its new head of Asia Pacific, NASDAQ announced Monday.
Ogilvy Stuart joins NASDAQ from his current 17-year position as sales manager for North Asia Pacific at Bloomberg.
At Bloomberg, Ogilvy Stuart oversaw sales operations for Hong Kong, China, Korea, Thailand and the Philippines.
With a current total of 85 companies – 28 in China alone – listed on the exchange with a combined global market cap of roughly $253 billion, NASDAQ has shown a growing interest in the region in recent years.