Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. announced that Christopher Edmonds, currently ICE?s Chief Development Officer, will succeed Amanda Hindlian to lead ICE?s Fixed Income and Data Services (FIDS) business segment, a position that will move to ICE?s Atlanta headquarters. Edmonds has held several pivotal roles at ICE since joining the firm in 2010. He oversaw the company?s Credit Default Swap (CDS) clearing service during implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act, including its designation by the government as a systemically important financial market utility.

From 2013 to 2019, Edmonds led ICE?s product sales teams in the areas of fixed income, commodities, and financial futures. And, since 2019, he has overseen ICE?s Clearing and Risk teams supporting the company?s six derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs). An Alabama native, Edmonds graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Based in Chicago during his first 13 years at ICE, Edmonds will relocate to Atlanta, joining a growing presence of ICE?s Fixed Income and Data Services teams. As Edmonds assumes his new role, Elizabeth King, currently ICE?s Chief Regulatory Officer and President of its Sustainable Finance business, will add the leadership of ICE?s six clearinghouses around the world and its global risk management team, both part of Edmonds? prior portfolio at the firm. King joined ICE in 2014 following ICE?s acquisition of the NYSE, where she served as NYSE?s General Counsel and Corporate Secretary until 2022.

Prior to ICE, King served as Deputy General Counsel and Global Head of Government & Regulatory Affairs at KCG Holdings, Inc. Before joining KCG, King held the position of Associate Director, Division of Trading and Markets at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. King holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an A.B. from Duke University. In their expanded roles, Edmonds and King will continue to report directly to Sprecher.

As part of the transition, the ICE Sustainable Finance team that King established over the last two years will now report to Edmonds. Both appointments take effect as of January 1, 2024.