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Our Board currently consists of 11 Directors, comprising 4 Executive Directors, 1 Non-executive Director and 6 Independent Non-executive Directors.
Executive Directors
Non-executive Director
Independent Non-executive Directors
Executive Directors
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Mr. Vincent H. S. Lo, aged 62, is the founder and Chairman of the Shui On Group which was established in 1971. He also leads the key positions in the following subsidiaries of the Group:
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Chairman of Shui On Land Limited (SOL), the Group's flagship property development company in the Chinese Mainland with a proven track record in developing large-scale, mixed-use city-core redevelopment projects. The company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006. |
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Chairman of Shui On Construction and Materials Limited (SOCAM), which is principally engaged in property, cement and construction, and has business operations in Hong Kong, Macau, and the Chinese Mainland. The company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1997. |
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Mr. Lo was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) in 1998 and appointed Justice of the Peace in 1999 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). In 1999, he was made an Honorary Citizen of Shanghai. He was named Businessman of the Year at the Hong Kong Business Awards in 2001, and won the Director of the Year Award from The Hong Kong Institute of Directors in 2002 and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 2005. Mr. Lo was honoured with the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009" in the China Real Estate Category, and also chosen as the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 China" country award winner.
In addition to his business capacity, Mr. Lo has been active in community services. He participated in the preparatory works of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He currently serves as a Member of The Eleventh National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Hong Kong's representative to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council, President of Shanghai-Hong Kong Council for the Promotion and Development of Yangtze, Economic Adviser of the Chongqing Municipal Government, Honorary Life President of Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong, among his other positions. |
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Mr. Louis H. W. Wong, aged 59, is Managing Director-Project Management and serves as an Executive Director of the Company. He is responsible for all project management matters of the Company. Mr. Wong and the other Managing Directors also assist the Chairman in the strategic development of the Company, and are jointly responsible for the day-to-day running of the Company. Mr. Wong joined the Shui On Group in 1981. From November 2002 until May 2004, he was Managing Director of Shui On Properties Limited. He was previously a Non-executive Director of SOCAM and a Director of Shui On Company Limited.
He is currently a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Committee of Luwan District of Shanghai, Vice President of the Shanghai Real Estate Trade Association and Vice President of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Real Estate and Construction Technology Ltd. He has also served as a member of the Construction Industry Training Authority, the First Vice President of the Hong Kong Construction Association, a Director of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong, a member of the Construction Advisory Board in Hong Kong, Chairman of the Departmental Advisory Committee for the Department of Building and Construction of the City University of Hong Kong, a member of the Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board, a governing council member of the Construction Industry Institute of Hong Kong, a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Council in Hong Kong, a member of the Corruption Prevention Advisory Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and Honorary President of the Hong Kong Institution of Construction Engineers.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Manchester and is a fellow member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
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Mr. Daniel Y. K. WAN, aged 51, is Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer and serves as an Executive Director of the Company. He is responsible for all aspects relating to our finance & accounting, legal, company secretarial and IT affairs. He is also responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company together with the other Managing Directors. Mr. Wan joined the Company in March 2009. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Wan was the General Manager and Group Chief Financial Officer of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd. ("BEA"). He has worked for BEA for almost 20 years. Mr. Wan was a member of the Accounting Standards Advisory Panel of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, member of the Auditing Standards Committee of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, member of the Board of Review (Inland Revenue), member of the Small and Medium Enterprises Committee, member of the Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Travel Industry Compensation Fund, part-time member of the Central Policy Unit. Mr. Wan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and an MBA from The University of Wales. He is a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, fellow member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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Mr. Freddy C. K. LEE, aged 48, is Managing Director and serves as an Executive Director of the Company. He is responsible for all aspects of our projects in Wuhan and Foshan. He joined the Shui On Group in 1986 and has over 15 years of working experience in construction management and 9 years of working experience in property development in the PRC. He is currently a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the United Kingdom and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. Mr. Lee holds a Master's degree in Construction Management from the City University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying from Reading University, England. |
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Non-executive Director
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The Honourable LEUNG Chun Ying, GBS, JP, aged 55, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since May 2006 and was re-designated to a Non-executive Director with effect from 12 January 2007. He is a Director of DTZ Holdings plc ("DTZ") and Chairman of DTZ in Asia Pacific. Mr. Leung is the Convenor of the non-official members, Executive Council of Hong Kong. He is also a member of the National Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member and Chairman of the Council, City University, a member of the Court of City University, Chairman of the Coalition of Professional Services and Chairman of One Country Two Systems Research Institute Limited. He is also a Non-executive Director of Sing Tao News Corporation Limited. Mr. Leung holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Valuation and Estate Management from Bristol Polytechnic, England. He is an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration, University of the West of England, an Honorary Doctor of Business Administration, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. |
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Independent Non-executive Directors
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Sir John R. H. BOND, aged 69, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since September 2006. He was previously the Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc and was with HSBC from 1961 until May 2006. He is Chairman of Vodafone Group Plc, a Non-executive Director of A. P. Moller Maersk and an Advisory Director of Northern Trust Corporation. He is also a member of the Mayor of Shanghai's International Business Leaders' Advisory Council, a participant in the China Development Forum and a member of the International Advisory Board to the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and a member of the Mitsubishi International Advisory Committee. |
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Dr. Edgar W. K. CHENG, aged 66, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since September 2006. He has pursued several careers in the fields of medicine, public service and business and finance in the United States and Hong Kong over the past 38 years. A graduate from the University of Notre Dame and the Medical College of Wisconsin, USA, Dr. Cheng was Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College and practised medicine and conducted clinical research at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York. A former Chairman of the University Grants Commission in Hong Kong, a former member of the Education Commission and a former Chairman of the Council of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr. Cheng is currently Chairman of the World-Wide Investment Co. Limited and has been in other financial market positions such as Chairman of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, Vice-chairman and Non-executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited, Vice President of the International Federation of Stock Exchange, Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities Institute, a member of the board of directors of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited, a member of the Conference Board's Global Advisory Council, an Independent Director of Goldman Sachs Guo Hua Securities Co. Limited, a member of the board of directors of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research, an Independent Non-executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and an Independent Non-executive Director of American International Assurance Co. Limited. He is currently an Independent Non-executive Director of CNOOC Limited. Dr. Cheng served as the Head of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from 1999 to 2001. He was also a member of the Commission on Strategic Development, a member of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council and Chairman of the Council for Sustainable Development. He is currently a member of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. Dr. Cheng also plays an active role in Hong Kong-China affairs. He was appointed by the PRC Government as a Hong Kong Affairs Advisor (1991 - 1997). He became a member of the Preparatory Committee and also the Selection Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the National People's Congress (1996 - 1997). At present, he is a member of The Eleventh National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. |
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Dr. William K. L. FUNG, SBS, JP, aged 61, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since May 2006. Dr. Fung is Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Limited and has held key positions in major trade associations. He is past Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Exporters' Association and Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee. He has been awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 2008. Dr. Fung graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and also holds an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was conferred Honorary Doctorate degrees of Business Administration by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Fung is an Independent Non-executive Director of VTech Holdings Limited, an Independent Director of Singapore Airlines Limited since 1 December 2009 and an Independent Non-executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited since 1 February 2010. He is also a Non-executive Director of other listed Li & Fung group companies including Convenience Retail Asia Limited, Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited and Trinity Limited which was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 3 November 2009. |
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Professor Gary C. BIDDLE, aged 58, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since May 2006. Professor Biddle is HKT Chair Professor of Accounting at The University of Hong Kong Formerly he served as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong and as Council Member, Court Mermber, and Associate Dean of the Scholl of Business and Management of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Professor Biddle obtained his MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. Previously he served as Professor at the University of Chicago and at University of Washington, and as visiting professor at China Europe International Business School and at IMD Business School in Switzerland. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, and he is past President and co-founding council member of the Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association. Professor Biddle publishes in the world's leading journals on topics including performance measurement, valuation and value creation and works with leading companies and business schools worldwide. Professor Biddle is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited. |
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Dr. Roger L. McCARTHY, aged 61, has served as Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since May 2006. Dr. McCarthy is currently the principal of McCarthy Engineering. He was formerly Chairman Emeritus of Exponent, Inc. (NASDAQ symbol "EXPO"). He was also Chairman of Exponent Science and Technology Consulting Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou)(毅博科技諮詢 (杭州)有限公司), a wholly owned subsidiary of Exponent, Inc., which he founded in 2005 to expand Exponent Inc.'s services to the PRC. Dr. McCarthy holds five academic degrees: an Arts Bachelor (A.B.) in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.E.M.E.) from the University of Michigan; and an S.M. degree in Mechanical Engineering, the professional degree of Mechanical Engineer (Mech.E.), and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ("MIT"). He graduated from the University of Michigan Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, the Outstanding Undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering in 1972. He was a National Science Foundation fellow. In 1992, Dr. McCarthy was appointed by the first President Bush to the President's Commission on the National Medal of Science. Dr. McCarthy is one of approximately 160 Mechanical Engineers elected to the US National Academy of Engineering. He currently serves on the External Advisory Boards of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and the Material Sciences Department at Stanford University, and he delivered the 2008 commencement address for the University of Michigan's College of Engineering. He is also the longest serving member of the Visiting Committee for the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). |
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Mr. David J. SHAW, aged 64, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since May 2006. Mr. Shaw is employed by the HSBC Group as Adviser to the Board of HSBC Holdings plc, a London-based appointment which he took up in June 1998. Mr. Shaw is a solicitor, admitted in England and Wales and in Hong Kong. He was a partner of Norton Rose from 1973 until 1998 and during that period spent approximately 20 years working in Hong Kong. Mr. Shaw obtained a law degree from Cambridge University. He is a Non-executive Director of HSBC Private Banking Holdings (Suisse) SA and The Bank of Bermuda Limited, which are companies within the HSBC Group. He is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Kowloon Development Company Limited. |
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