|
Executive Directors
Non-Executive Directors
|
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Senior Management
|
 |
|
Executive Directors
Lee Seng Hui
Mr. Lee Seng Hui, Chief Executive of the Company since January 1998, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company in July 1992 and became an Executive Director of the Company in December 1993. Mr. Lee is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Sydney with Honours. Previously, he worked with Baker & McKenzie and N M Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Lee is the chairman and a non-executive director of Tian An China Investments Company Limited and a non-executive director of APAC Resources Limited. He is the non-executive chairman of Mount Gibson Iron Limited, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Mr. Lee was the chief executive and an executive director of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (a company previously listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited until 26th November, 2020) between June 2010 and December 2020. He is a brother of Ms. Lee Su Hwei (a Non-Executive Director of the Company).
Edwin Lo King Yau
Mr. Edwin Lo King Yau was appointed an Executive Director of the Company in May 2000. Mr. Lo is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He holds a Master's Degree in Applied Finance from Macquarie University, Australia and is a Chartered Secretary and a Chartered Governance Professional. He had served various executive roles in several companies in Hong Kong including as company secretary for public listed companies. He is also an executive director of each of Tian An China Investments Company Limited and Asiasec Properties Limited.
Mak Pak Hung
Mr. Mak Pak Hung was appointed an Executive Director of the Company in January 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Economics from the University of Hong Kong and a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. Formerly, Mr. Mak was the Chief Financial Officer of Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited. Prior to joining Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited, Mr. Mak was with A.S. Watson & Company Limited, a subsidiary company of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (formerly known as Hutchison Whampoa Limited), as Chief Operating Officer and Group Finance Director. Before that, he was the Managing Director of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for Hong Kong and China and has also held senior positions with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. and Citibank N.A., with extensive experience in banking and finance.
Non-Executive Directors
Arthur George Dew
Mr. Arthur George Dew, Chairman of the Company since January 2007, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in December 1995 and re-designated as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in July 2002. Mr. Dew is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Sydney, Australia, and was admitted as a solicitor and later as a barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia. He is currently a non-practising barrister. He has a broad range of corporate and business experience and has served as a director, and in some instances chairman of the board of directors, of a number of public companies listed in Australia, Hong Kong and elsewhere. He is the chairman and a non-executive director of each of APAC Resources Limited and Dragon Mining Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Tian An Australia Limited and the non-executive chairman and a non-executive director of Tanami Gold NL. Tian An Australia Limited and Tanami Gold NL are companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He was previously the chairman and a non-executive director of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (a company previously listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Stock Exchange”) until 26th November, 2020) and a non-executive director of SHK Hong Kong Industries Limited (a company previously listed on the Stock Exchange until 22nd April, 2021).
Akihiro Nagahara
Mr. Akihiro Nagahara was appointed the Vice Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of the Company in March 2023. He is an acknowledged expert in the consumer finance business in Hong Kong and is credited with the successful establishment of Public Finance Limited (formerly known as JCG Finance Company, Limited). He is also the chairman of The Hong Kong S.A.R. Licensed Money Lenders Association Limited, a position he has held since its establishment in 1999, which is the only industry representative association of licensed money lenders in Hong Kong. Mr. Nagahara holds a Law Degree from the National Taiwan University and a Master’s Degree from the Graduate School in Law of the National Hitotsubashi University of Japan where he also completed his doctorate courses. Mr. Nagahara was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in May 2016. He joined United Asia Finance Limited (“UAF”, a subsidiary of the Company) in September 1993 and was its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer until his redesignation as a non-executive director and an advisor of UAF on 1st January, 2023. He was formerly a director of various subsidiaries of UAF. He is also a director of a subsidiary of the Company.
Lee Su Hwei
Ms. Lee Su Hwei was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company in May 2000. She holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Sydney and has experience as an investment analyst and in the securities industry generally in Hong Kong and the region. She is the sister of Mr. Lee Seng Hui (the Chief Executive and Executive Director of the Company).
Independent Non-Executive Directors
David Craig Bartlett
Mr. David Craig Bartlett was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in December 1999. He graduated with honours in law from Exeter University in the United Kingdom in 1988 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, the Republic of Ireland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. A former partner of the international law firm Clyde & Co., he regularly acted for and advised the Company and its subsidiaries before leaving private practice for a career in industry. Now based primarily in England, Mr. Bartlett is also an independent non-executive director of Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited. He was previously an independent non-executive director of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (a company previously listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited until 26th November, 2020).
Alan Stephen Jones
Mr. Alan Stephen Jones was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in January 2006. Mr. Jones, a chartered accountant, has extensive experience in management, administration, accounting, property development, carpark management, finance and trading, and has been involved in successful mergers and acquisitions of a number of public companies in Australia and internationally. Mr. Jones is an independent non-executive director of Sun Hung Kai & Co. Limited. He is also an independent non-executive director of Mount Gibson Iron Limited, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and a non-executive chairman of Air Change International Limited, a company listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Mulpha Australia Limited. He was previously an independent non-executive director of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (a company previously listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited until 26th November, 2020).
Lisa Yang Lai Sum
Ms. Lisa Yang Lai Sum was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in November 2013. She graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor's Degree in Law and Economics and is also qualified as a solicitor in Australia and England. She is a practising solicitor in Hong Kong and a consultant of ONC Lawyers. Ms. Yang is also an independent non-executive director of each of Tian An China Investments Company Limited, Asiasec Properties Limited and China Medical & HealthCare Group Limited.
Kelvin Chau Kwok Wing
Mr. Kelvin Chau Kwok Wing was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company in June 2020. He was a senior adviser to Rothschild & Co, the global financial advisory firm from 2020 to 2021 and Chairman of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2020. Mr. Chau joined N M Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited in 1987 and has been a banker with the group throughout his career. He has extensive experience in corporate mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and wealth management. Mr. Chau graduated from University of Buckingham, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Laws degree, and is a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. He is an independent non-executive director of Travel Expert (Asia) Enterprises Limited and also serves on the University Council's Finance Committee and Investment sub-committee at the City University of Hong Kong.
Senior Management
Mark Wong Tai Chun
Mr. Mark Wong Tai Chun took up the post of director of investment of the Company in September 2007. Mr. Wong is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He has a Master's Degree in Business Administration and is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, The Chartered Governance Institute and The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute. He is also an alternate director to Mr. Arthur George Dew in APAC Resources Limited, Tanami Gold NL, Dragon Mining Limited and Tian An Australia Limited. Tanami Gold NL and Tian An Australia Limited are companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is also a director of each of Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited (a company previously listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited until 26th November, 2020) and SHK Hong Kong Industries Limited (a company previously listed on the Stock Exchange until 22nd April, 2021).
Yang Ying Man
Mr. Yang Ying Man is the Group Financial Controller of the Company since July 2022. Mr. Yang is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. He has a Bachelor’s degree of Accountancy and is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Mr. Yang joined the Group in 1996 and has extensive experience in accounting and financial management.
(updated as of 28th March, 2023)
