Lai Yuen CHIANG
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
BA, JP
Ms. Chiang joined the Group in 1988 and has been appointed as an Executive Director and the Chairman of the board of the Company since September 2000 and April 2018 respectively. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Company responsible for the management and business development of the Group. She is also appointed as the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Ms. Chiang holds directorships in various subsidiaries of the Company and is a Director of Chen Hsong Investments Limited and Chiangs’ Industrial Holdings Limited, substantial shareholders of the Company. She is the sole Director and shareholder of Proficient City Investments Limited (deemed to be a substantial shareholder of the Company by virtue of the Securities and Futures Ordinance). She holds a bachelor degree of Arts from Wellesley College, U.S.A. and has extensive experience in production management, sales and marketing. Ms. Chiang is an Independent Non-executive Director of Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Limited (stock code: 01997) (a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”)). She is also a member of Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Vice-President of China Plastics Machinery Industry Association, Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Shenzhen Industries and Vice-President of China Shenzhen Machinery Association. She had served as a standing committee member of the Shenzhen Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference during 2000 to 2021. She was formerly an Independent Non-executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited (a company formerly listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange). Ms. Chiang was awarded the “Young Industrialist Awards of Hong Kong” by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries in 2004. Ms. Chiang, aged 60, is a daughter of the late Dr. Chen CHIANG.
Executive Director
Stephen Hau Leung CHUNG
BSc, MBA
Mr. Chung joined the Group in 2001 and has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company since April 2003. He also holds the position of Group Chief Officer — Strategy, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Chung holds directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Company. Mr. Chung, aged 58, holds a bachelor degree of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds an MBA degree in Finance from Columbia University, New York City, U.S.A. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Chung had more than 14 years’ experience in sales and marketing, management consultancy, financial analysis and information technology.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Harry Chi HUI
BSc, MBA
Mr. Hui, aged 62, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since July 2023. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company. He has approximately 21 years of experience in marketing and business management. He is a managing director of ClearVue Partners (Shanghai) Limited, which is principally engaged in private equity investment, since 31 October 2012, and he is responsible for the overall business development and investment strategies. He was a president of Universal Music International Limited, which is principally engaged in music production, from 2002 to 2006, and he was responsible for managing overall business in Asia (except Japan). From December 2006 to 2010, he was a vice president of China beverages business unit of Pepsico Investment (China) Limited in the PRC, which is principally engaged in sale and distribution of beverages, and he was responsible for customer service relation strategies. Mr. Hui was formerly an Independent Non-executive Director of K W Nelson Interior Design and Contracting Group Limited (stock code: 08411) (a company listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange). Mr. Hui obtained a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Degree from University at Albany-SUNY in the United States in May 1985 and a Master of Business Administration Degree from University of Southern California in the United States in December 1992.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Clement King Man KWOK
BSc, FCA, Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur
Mr. Kwok, aged 66, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since December 2024. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company. Mr. Kwok has over two decades of hospitality and real estate experience, as well as board and committee experience for other listed entities. Mr. Kwok’s prior experience was in accounting, investment banking, and corporate and financial management. After qualifying as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse London in 1983, he had over 10 years of investment banking experience with Barclays de Zoete Wedd in London and Schroders Asia in Hong Kong, where he was appointed as Head of Corporate Finance in 1991. Mr. Kwok then served as Finance Director of MTR Corporation Limited from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Kwok served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (stock code: 00045) (a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange) from 2002 to 31 October 2024, remaining thereafter on the Board as an Executive Director until May 2025 (The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited is the owner and operator of the Peninsula Hotels Group). He was also a council member of the World Trade & Tourism Council.
Mr. Kwok’s knowledge of international markets, accounting, corporate risk management and compliance is enhanced by his experience serving on prominent regulatory bodies such as the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange, the Takeovers and Mergers Panel of the Securities and Futures Commission and the Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board. He was previously an Independent Non-executive Director of Swire Pacific Limited (stock codes: ‘A’ Shares 00019 and ‘B’ Shares 00087) and Orient Overseas (International) Limited (stock code: 00316) (both of which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange).
Mr. Kwok is currently an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Strategy Committee of Shui On Land Limited (stock code: 00272) (a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange), and an Independent Non-executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of Wing Tai Properties Limited (stock code: 00369) (a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange). He is also an Independent Non-executive Director and the Chairman of Audit Committee of Hang Seng Bank Limited (a company formerly listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange).
Mr. Kwok is also a member of the International Advisory Council of Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong and the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Hotel and Tourism Management of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mr. Kwok holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Anish LALVANI
BSc, MBA
Mr. Lalvani has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since August 2002. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company and a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company. He is the Chairman of Euro Suisse International Limited which has business interests in Hong Kong, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He has lived and worked in the U.K., U.S.A., India and Hong Kong and holds an MBA degree from the University of San Diego. Mr. Lalvani has extensive marketing experience in the emerging markets and an in-depth knowledge of electrical appliances manufacturers in China — many of whom have in-house moulding facilities. He was the former Chairman for both the North Asia Region and the Hong Kong Chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization, and the former member of the Hong Kong Friends’ Committee of Asian Cultural Council. Mr. Lalvani, aged 60, is currently a member of the HKUST Business School Advisory Council and a member of the Business Advisory Council of Shah Family Enterprise. He resigned as a Trustee/Member of Kew Foundation/Council and a Director of Harvard Business School Association of Hong Kong Limited on 11 March 2020 and 17 August 2017, respectively.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Johnson Chin Kwang TAN
BA, BSSc
Mr. Tan has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since September 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company and a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Company. He was the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Raimon Land Public Company Limited (listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand) from May 2013 to June 2016 and from February 2013 to June 2017, respectively. Mr. Tan has over 20 years’ experience in investment banking based out of New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. He had held various roles with leading financial institutions including JP Morgan, UBS Warburg, Macquarie and BNP Paribas Capital (Singapore) Limited where he was the Chief Executive Officer and regional head for their South East Asia corporate finance business. He has advised major corporations and government authorities across the region. Mr. Tan, aged 64, graduated from the National University of Singapore and was a recipient of the Lim Tay Boh gold medal and NUS Economics Society Book Prize.
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