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An Audience With LME chair Gay Huey Evans: ‘The LME is an icon — it’s not going to close’

Covid has forced the chair of the London Metal Exchange to reconsider the push to electronic markets, as well as how to encourage diversity in the industry

The boss of Europe's last open outcry trading floor talks the future of work, overseas trips, and her love of music
The boss of Europe's last open outcry trading floor talks the future of work, overseas trips, and her love of music Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

When Gay Huey Evans took over as chair of the London Metal Exchange in 2019, she did not expect the Ring to close.

But, in March 2020, the 145-year old trading pit went quiet for the first time since World War Two.

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