Executive Directors

Mr. Joseph Wing Kong LEUNG (Chairman and Acting Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Leung joined the Group in December 2000 as an Executive Director and has been the Chairman since March 2001. He is also the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Group, and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Investment Committee of the Company, and a director of all subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Leung has over 30 years of experience in finance and management in property development. Mr. Leung is currently a director of Chinachem Group companies, the Chairman of Genovate Biotechnology Company Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Gre Tai Securities Market in Taiwan, an independent non-executive director of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and a supervisor of Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a company whose shares are listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation. He is a Vice President and a member of the executive committee of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administration.

Mr. Raymond Siu Wing CHAN
Mr. Chan joined the Group in December 2008. Mr. Chan is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Company. Mr. Chan has over 20 years of experience in the field of accounting, taxation, finance and trust. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Chinachem Group. Mr. Chan also holds the position of independent non-executive director of each of Cardlink Technology Group Limited and Pan Asia Mining Limited, both companies whose shares are listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Chan is a Certified Public Accountant of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a Certified Practising Accountant of CPA Australia, and a founding member of the Macau Society of Certified Practising Accountants. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Sydney.

Mr. Derek Wai Choi LEUNG
Mr. Leung joined the Group in December 2000. Mr. Leung is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Company and a director of all subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Leung currently holds a senior position with responsibility for the international investments in the Chinachem Group. He had been in the banking industry for 16 years and in charge of the treasury and capital markets division of a wholly owned banking subsidiary of one of the largest banks in the world for about ten years. Mr. Leung is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Mr. Leung holds a BSc (Engineering) degree.

Mr. Wing Tung YEUNG
Mr. Yeung joined the Group as Executive Vice President in October 2001 and has been a Director in November 2002. Mr. Yeung is also a member of the Investment Committee of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He is responsible for the investments of the Group. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Yeung was the Personal Assistant to the Managing Director of a listed company in Hong Kong for more than ten years, in charge of project investments and developments in Hong Kong, PRC and South East Asia. He had also worked in an American Bank as Manager of Commercial Banking and an international audit firm as Auditor. Mr. Yeung obtained his MBA from Indiana University, USA in 1978 and passed the board examination of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in the same year.

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Raymond Shing Loong WONG
Mr. Wong joined the Group in December 2008. Mr. Wong is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Mr. Wong currently holds a senior position with responsibility for budgeting and planning in the Chinachem Group. He has engaged in financial posts in financial institutions, wholesale, investment, manufacturing and retail companies since early eighties. Mr. Wong has over 10 years of experience in the finance and administration in listed companies. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Wong holds a MBA degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a BSc (Engineering) degree from the University of Hong Kong.

Independent Non-Executive Directors

Dr. Cecil Sze Tsung CHAO
Dr. Chao joined the Group in September 2004. Dr. Chao is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Dr. Chao is the founder and Executive Chairman of Cheuk Nang (Holdings) Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Dr. Chao obtained a Bachelor of architecture degree, with honours, from The University of Durham, England and subsequently worked in the field of property, investment, finance, architecture and construction for over forty years. He also worked for Hong Kong Government Building Department and Architectural Office and was a director of The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong for consecutive 30 years. Dr. Chao is a Hong Kong registered architect and a member of the Royal Institute of British Architect. He holds a Honorary Doctor Degree (Ph. D.) from the U.S. Morrison University. Dr. Chao was awarded 2004's World Outstanding Chinese.

Dr. Jen CHEN
Dr. Chen joined the Group in February 2003. Dr. Chen is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. Dr. Chen is currently a director and general manager of Genovate Biotechnology Company Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Gre Tai Securities Market in Taiwan. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Chen was a vice president of Asian Operation in Genelabs Technologies, Inc. in the US and had worked in Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for eight years in areas of new drug discovery and research. Dr. Chen has extensive experience and professional knowledge in the biopharmaceutical industry and is the author or co-author of more than 30 papers and ten patents in the field. Dr. Chen holds a Ph.D. (Chemistry) from the University of Rochester in New York, USA.

Mr. David Kwok Kwei LO
Mr. Lo joined the Group in June 2010. Mr. Lo holds the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Jurisprudence from University of New South Wales, Australia. He was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia in 1984. He has been a member of The Law Society of Hong Kong since 1987. He has been practicing as a solicitor in Hong Kong for over 20 years and is a partner in a law firm, David Lo & Partners. Mr. Lo is currently an independent non-executive director of Man Yue International Holdings Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and a non-executive director eSun Holdings Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Mr. Ian Grant ROBINSON
Mr. Robinson joined the Group in September 2004. Mr. Robinson is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Robinson heads up Robinson Management Limited, a consulting and management company. Prior to setting up his own firm in 1995, he was a Senior Partner of Ernst and Young, one of the largest international accounting firms. Mr. Robinson has been based in Hong Kong since 1980, servicing the Asian region, and has accounting experience in major countries around the world. Mr. Robinson is currently a director of each of L & L Energy, Inc., a company whose shares are listed on NASDAQ and Revonergy Inc., a company whose shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board of the USA. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Hong Kong Housing Society. Mr. Robinson is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Chi Keung WONG
Mr. Wong joined the Group in June 2010. Mr. Wong holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Adelaide in Australia. He is a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and CPA Australia; an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Mr. Wong is also a Responsible Officer for asset management, advising on securities and advising on corporate finance for Sinox Fund Management Limited under the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong. Mr. Wong has over 33 years of experience in finance, accounting and management.

Mr. Wong was an executive director, the deputy general manager, group financial controller and company secretary of Yuexiu Property Company Limited (formerly known as Guangzhou Investment Company Limited), a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, for over ten years.

Mr. Wong is currently an independent non-executive director and a member of the audit committee of each of Asia Orient Holdings Limited, Asia Standard International Group Limited, Century City International Holdings Limited, China Nickel Resources Holdings Company Limited, China Ting Group Holdings Limited, First Natural Foods Holdings Limited (provisional liquidators appointed), FU JI Food and Catering Services Holdings Limited (provisional liquidators appointed), Golden Eagle Retail Group Limited, Ngai Lik Industrial Holdings Limited, PacMOS Technologies Holdings Limited, Paliburg Holdings Limited, Regal Hotels International Holdings Limited and TPV Technology Limited, all of these companies whose shares are listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

Senior Management

Mr. David Kin Hay HONG
Mr. Hong joined the Group in October 2003. He is the Managing Director of The Swank Shop Limited (“Swank”). Mr. Hong joined Swank in 1974 after his graduation from business studies in England. He had been in charge of the manufacturing arm in the first few years and moved on to the retail business unit in the early 1980's. Mr. Hong has headed Swank since 1991. He has valuable experience in the high-end fashion retailing.

Mr. Hong was awarded by the French President with the titles of Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Merite in July 1996 and Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur in June 2003.

Mr. Kenneth Sai Lai WONG
Mr. Wong joined the Group as Vice President of Investments in July 2001. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Wong was the Vice President of Commercial Banking Business of the former First Pacific Bank, and Corporate Banking Officer of a major US bank where he gained international finance exposure in Chicago and New York. Before joining the banking industry, Mr. Wong had worked for an international accounting firm in performing project investment evaluation and feasibility study. Mr. Wong is currently a director of Genovate Biotechnology Company Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Gre Tai Securities Market in Taiwan. Mr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree from the University of Hong Kong.

Mr. Victor Yiu Keung CHIANG
Mr. Chiang joined the Group in November 2003. He is the Chief Financial Officer of the Group overseeing the financial management of the Group. He has over 16 years' experience in professional accountancy practice and financial management experience with listed companies. Mr. Chiang is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, and a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also a Certified Public Accountant practising in Hong Kong. Mr. Chiang holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.