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 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 40 years of experience in finance and management in property development. Mr. Leung is currently a governor of the board of Chinachem Charitable Foundation Limited, and an executive director, the chairman of investment and treasury committee and a member of executive committee of Chinachem Group. He is also the chairman of Genovate Biotechnology Company Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Emerging Stock 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 and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Chan has over 20 years of experience in the field of accounting, taxation, finance and trust. Mr. Chan holds the position of independent non-executive director of each of Phoenitron Holdings Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and China Flooring Holding Company Limited, a company whose shares are listed on the Main Board 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. Victor Yiu Keung CHIANG
Mr. Chiang joined the Group in November 2003 and has been a Director of the Company since March 2011. Mr. Chiang is also the Chief Financial Officer of the Group and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He is responsible for overseeing the financial management of the Group. He has over 18 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.

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 certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Leung currently holds a senior position with responsibility for 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 of the Company since 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, and architectural design 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 is 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 Emerging Stock Market in Taiwan. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Chen was a vice president of Asian Operation in Genelabs Technologies, Inc. in the USA 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 10 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 the 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 Technology Holdings Limited (formerly known as 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 of 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 an independent director and the chairman of the audit committee of L&L Energy, Inc., a company whose shares are listed on NASDAQ, an independent director and the chairman of the audit committee of China Medicine Corporation, a company whose shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board of the USA, and the non-executive chairman of 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 fellow member of CPA Australia and 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 is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mr. Wong has over 33 years of experience in finance, accounting and management. He is a fellow member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and CPA Australia, and 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 Greater China Capital Limited (formerly known as Sinox Fund Management Limited) under the Securities and Futures Ordinance of Hong Kong. Mr. Wong holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Adelaide in Australia.

Mr. Wong was an executive director, the deputy general manager, group financial controller and company secretary of Guangzhou Investment Company Limited (now known as Yuexiu Property 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. Mr. Hong is the Managing Director of The Swank Shop Limited ("Swank"), a fashion retail subsidiary of the Company. 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. Tony Kwok Wing LAM
Mr. Lam joined the Group in October 2003. Mr. Lam is the Managing Director of Cesare Di Pino Company Limited, a high-end apparel development subsidiary of the Company and Mr. Lam continues to be the General Manager of The Swank Shop (Beijing) Limited. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Lam was the Head of Sales and Marketing of Swank. Mr. Lam has extensive experience of brand building and retail management. Before joining the Group, Mr. Lam held various key roles in a number of well-known multinational corporations. Mr. Lam holds a Higher Diploma in Communication from Hong Kong Baptist College (now known as Hong Kong Baptist University).

Ms. Pui Man CHENG
Ms. Cheng joined the Group in September 1999. Ms. Cheng is the Company Secretary of the Group. Prior to her current role, Ms. Cheng was a financial controller of the Company until June 2001. Before joining the Group, Ms. Cheng worked in the audit and assurance department of an international accounting firm. Ms. Cheng is a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. Ms. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Business Administration.

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 Emerging Stock Market in Taiwan. Mr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree from the University of Hong Kong.