The chief executive of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange has been named as head of commodities exchange giant CME Group in Asia Pacific, a move that will see him return to familiar haunts in Singapore.

CME said in a statement on Monday that Christopher Fix will join as a managing director and head of Asia Pacific on June 3, filling a void at the top of the CME's Asia Pacific business since former chief Julien Le Noble left in September last year, following a senior management reshuffle.