BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Brief biographical details of directors and senior management are set out below:
Mr. Lee Fong Lit David, aged 65, joined the Company in February 1998. He is also the Chairman of the Board and a member of investment committee of the Company. He obtained his BSc degree from McGill University in Montreal and his MBA degree from Columbia University, New York. Mr. Lee has over 29 years experience in the international finance and investment management industry. He is involved in investing in equity markets of Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Mr. Lee is a director of Harmony Asset Management Limited (“HAML”), the investment manager of the Company and also a director and a shareholder of Sino Path Consultants Limited (“Sino Path”), a substantial shareholder of the Company, whose interest in shares of the Company is disclosed in the section “Directors’ Interests in Equity or Debt Securities”.
Dr. Chow Pok Yu Augustine, aged 59, joined the Company in June 1996, He is also the Chief Executive Officer and a member of remuneration committee, investment committee and disclosure committee of the Company. He holds a MSc from London Business School and Ph.D from University of South Australia and Engineering Doctorate from City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Chow has vast experience in managing public listed companies that are involved in manufacturing, marketing and financial services and specialising in mergers and acquisitions. Dr. Chow is both director and shareholder of Sino Path and HAML respectively. He is an executive director of Kaisun Energy Group Limited, a public company listed in Hong Kong. Dr Chow is a director of Celsion Corporation, a public listed company in USA as well as a director of Medifocus Inc., a public listed company in Canada. He was a director of Jian ePayament Systems Limited, a public listed company in Hong Kong, from 1st September, 2007 to 29th March, 2011.
Mr. Chan Shuen Chuen Joseph, aged 65, joined the Company in December 2006. He is a member of disclosure committee of the Company. He obtained his MBA degree from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School, Scotland, UK. Mr. Chan has over 30 years of accounting and management experience in the fields of industrial manufacturing, service industry, academic and Government. Professionally, Mr. Chan is an associate member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, as well as a member of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada. Mr. Chan is an independent director of Champion Minerals Inc., and he is also a director of Medifocus Inc., MBMI Resources Inc. and Kaiyue International Inc., public listed companies in Canada. Mr. Chan was director of Yinfu Gold Corporation, a public listed company in USA, from 20th September, 2010 to 6th June, 2012.
Mr. Cheng Ming Shun, aged 56, joined the Company in July 1998. He is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and a member of disclosure committee of the Company. He also acts as an alternate authorised representative of the Company under the requirement of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Cheng is also a director of number of subsidiaries of the Company. He is a fellow member of Institute of Financial Accountants, United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration with Honours from The University of Bolton (formerly known as Bolton Institute). Mr. Cheng has over 20 years of experience in management accounting, corporate administration and financial management.
Independent Non-executive Directors:
Mr. Ho Man Kai Anthony, aged 60, joined the Company in September 2004. He is also the Chairman of the audit committee and remuneration committee and a member of disclosure committee of the Company. He graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a BBA degree, a MBA degree from the University of East Asia, Macau and a Master of Professional Accounting Degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Mr. Ho has over 30 years’ experience in management accounting, corporate administration and financial management. He held management positions before with Gammon-Swire Joint Venture, Drageges et Travaux Publics, Mass Transit Railway Corporation and The Hong Kong Jockey Club. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Public Accountants in Australia and a Fellow Member of The Hong Kong Taxation Institute. Mr. Ho is a director of MBMI Resources Inc. a public listed company in Canada.
Mr. Tong Kim Weng Kelly, aged 63, joined the Company in November 1998. He is also a member of the audit committee of the Company. He holds degrees in Political Science BA (Hons) and Public Policy (Master of Public Policy) from Victoria University, New Zealand. He was a former senior officer in the New Zealand Trade Department. After leaving the public sector, he served in various capacities as a consultant involved in marketing and business development, IT and the financing services, sourcing and arranging private equity for a variety of projects.
Dr. Wong Yun Kuen, aged 54, joined the Company in September 2004. He is also a member of the audit committee and remuneration committee of the Company. He received a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University, and was a “Distinguished Visiting Scholar” in finance at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wong has worked in financial industries in the United States and Hong Kong for many years, and has considerable experience in corporate finance, investment and derivative products. He is a member of Hong Kong Securities Institute. Dr. Wong is an executive director of UBA Investments Limited, and the independent non- executive director of Bauhaus International (Holdings) Limited, China Grand Forestry Green Resources Group Limited, Climax International Company Limited, Golden Resorts Group Limited, Hua Yi Copper Holdings Limited, Kaisun Energy Group Limited, Kong Sun Holdings Limited, China Yunnan Tin Minerals Group Company Limited, New Island Printing Holdings Limited and ZMAY Holdings Limited. Dr. Wong was also independent non-executive director of Grand Field Group Holdings Limited from September 2004 to September 2009, China E-Learning Group Limited from August 2007 to June 2010, and Superb Summit International Timber Company Limited from April 2007 to June 2010, and the chairman and executive director of Green Energy Group Limited from December 2009 to May 2010. All the companies mentioned above are listed companies in Hong Kong.