LEE Seng Huang
Group Executive Chairman
Lee Seng Huang, was appointed Group Executive Chairman of the Company on 1 January 2007. He was educated at the University of Sydney in Australia and has wide ranging financial services and real estate investment experience in the Asian region. He has previously served, in various capacities, on the Board of Directors of the Company, as well as Lippo Limited, Lippo China Resources Limited in Hong Kong, Auric Pacific Group Limited in Singapore as well as the Export and Industry Bank, Inc. in the Philippines. He is currently the executive chairman of Mulpha International Berhad, a Malaysian listed conglomerate with operations in Southeast Asia, Australia and China, and chairman of FKP Property Group, a leading property developer listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is also a non-executive director of Ambrian Capital PLC, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Mr. Lee is a trustee of Lee and Lee Trust, a discretionary trust owning a controlling interest in the issued share capital of Allied Group Limited ("AGL"), the ultimate holding company of the Company through its interest in Allied Properties (H.K.) Limited ("APL"). Both AGL and APL are companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"). Mr. Lee is a cousin of Mr. Patrick Lee Seng Wei, a Non-Executive Director of the Company.
Peter Anthony CURRY
Group Executive Director and CFO
Peter Anthony Curry, was appointed Group Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2011. He joined the Company as the Group Chief Financial Officer in November 2010. With over 35 years of business experience, he worked as Tax Partner in Peat Marwick Mitchell (now known as "KPMG") and thereafter in different listed and unlisted companies in Australia as executive director or managing director specializing in natural resources, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in public and private capital raising, initial public offering related services and corporate and financial advisory services. Graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor Degree of Commerce and later a Bachelor Degree of Laws, Mr. Curry is a chartered accountant and a barrister (non-practising) in Australia.
Joseph TONG Tang
Group Executive Director and CEO, Wealth Management, Brokerage & Capital Markets
Joseph Tong Tang, was appointed Group Executive Director of the Company on 4 December 2003 and was the Group Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 1 December 2004 to 31 December 2006. With effect from 1 January 2007, Mr. Tong is the CEO, Wealth Management, Brokerage & Capital Markets. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, and previously held senior positions with a number of international banks and financial institutions, including ABN AMRO Bank, CCIC Finance Limited, Bain & Co. Securities Limited and Bali International Finance Limited. Mr. Tong has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
GOH Joo Chuan
Non-Executive Director
Goh Joo Chuan, was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 19 November 2009. Mr. Goh graduated from the University of Chicago where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts with Honors and Master of Arts in International Finance. Mr. Goh joined the Dubai Group as its Chief Investment Officer in November 2008. According to the information available to the Company, Dubai Ventures L.L.C and Dubai Ventures Group Limited, both subsidiaries of the Dubai Group, together own approximately 9.47% of the issued share capital of the Company pursuant to Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance ("SFO"). Mr. Goh has over 25 years of experience in several major areas of the banking industry, including management of financial institutions, consumer banking, Islamic banking, treasury management, risk management, e-commerce, structuring, sales, distribution and trading, change management, and private equity work. He was key to managing Citibank’s Asian exposure during the Asian Crisis. Prior to joining the Dubai Group, Mr. Goh was the Director of Treasury for Guangdong Development Bank, China. Mr. Goh has served with several leading regional and international institutions including the Saudi American Bank and Samba Group in Riyadh, Citibank, Chase Manhattan Bank and The Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr. Goh is currently on the board of Oman National Investment Corporation Holding, a company listed on the Muscat SM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
Patrick LEE Seng Wei
Non-Executive Director
Patrick Lee Seng Wei, was appointed an Executive Director of the Company on 22 June 1996 and was re-designated as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 30 January 2007. An architect, he worked for IBM Australia before becoming involved in property development in Malaysia and Hong Kong more than 23 years ago. He has extensive experience in the property field. He is also an executive director and the chief executive of APL, the holding company of the Company, and the managing director of Tian An China Investments Company Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange. He is a cousin of Mr. Lee Seng Huang, the Executive Chairman of the Company.
MING Cheng
Non-Executive Director
Ming Cheng, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 27 July 2009. Mr. Ming holds a Master’s Degree in Science with honours from the South of China Normal University in Guangzhou. Mr. Ming is currently a director of Goldlex Limted, which owns approximately a 6.43% interest of the issued share capital of the Company according to the register required to be kept by the Company pursuant to Section 336 of the SFO. In April 2009, he was appointed managing director of Primus Financial Holdings Limited, a position he currently holds. In this role, he is responsible for overall management for the asset management company’s financial functions. From February 2004 to 2009, Mr. Ming was the chief financial officer of Paragon International Inc., which operates 20 hotels located through the U.S. in addition to a real estate investment portfolio. Prior to that, Mr. Ming served in a number of commercial enterprises including Aster Gem & Jewelry, ONDA Technologies Inc. and Guangzhou Foreign Capital Enterprises Material Import & Export Company.
Roy KUAN
Non-Executive Director
Roy Kuan, was appointed an alternate Director to Mr. Ho Chi Kit on 13th July, 2010 and is re-designated as a non-executive Director with effect from 1st January 2011. Mr. Kuan holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kuan is a Managing Partner and Head of Asia of CVC Asia Pacific Ltd ("CVC AP"), the adviser to the investment funds which ultimately own Asia Financial Services Company Limited ("AFSCL"). AFSCL currently holds (i) HK$1,708 million in aggregate principal amount of 2% mandatory convertible notes due 2013 mandatorily convertible into ordinary shares of the Company (the "Mandatory Convertible Notes"); and (ii) HK$427 million in face value of warrants excercisable to subscribe for ordinary shares of the Company (the "Warrants"). Mr. Kuan has worked at CVC AP and its predecessor firms since 1996. Over that period, he has completed or signed 27 investments in Greater China, Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia. He served on the board of directors in 17 of these companies. Mr. Kuan was previously a director of Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
HO Chi Kit
Alternate Director to Mr. Roy KUAN
Ho Chi Kit, was appointed a non-executive Director on 13th July 2010 and is re-designated as an alternate Director to Mr. Roy Kuan with effect from 1st January 2011. Mr. Ho holds a B.S. (Honours) in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba and an M.B.A. from the University of British Columbia. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Ho is a Partner of CVC AP, the adviser to the investment funds which ultimately own AFSCL. AFSCL currently holds (i) the Mandatory Convertible Notes and (ii) the Warrants. At present, Mr. Ho is responsible for CVC Capital Partners' investment activities in Hong Kong and China. Prior to CVC AP, Mr. Ho was an investment director of Citicorp Everbright China Fund where he actively led the fund's investments in China. Prior to that, he was the associate investment director of Citicorp Capital Asia Limited and assisted in building a regional investment portfolio for Citicorp in Asia. Mr. Ho is currently the vice chairman of Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Co., Ltd., a Chinese company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and a non-executive director of Hung Hing Printing Group Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange.
LEUNG Pak To
Non-Executive Director
Leung Pak To, was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 13 July 2010. Mr. Leung holds an MBA and an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in Canada. Mr. Leung is currently the Chairman (Greater China) of CVC AP, the adviser to the investment funds which ultimately own AFSCL. AFSCL currently holds (i) the Mandatory Convertible Notes and (ii) the Warrants. Mr. Leung has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, in particular, the field of corporate finance involving capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and reorganisation, investments and other general finance advisory activities in Hong Kong and the PRC. At present, Mr. Leung is the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Yung's Enterprise Holdings Limited and the Chairman of Luminary Capital Limited. He is also a non-executive director and the Chairman of Imagi International Holdings Limited and an independent non-executive director of Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited, both of which are listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Leung was previously a non-executive director of Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise Co., Ltd., a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Chairman of Citigroup Global Markets in Asia. Prior to Citigroup, he was the Chief Executive and Vice Chairman of BNP Paribas Peregrine Ltd.
David Craig BARTLETT
Independent Non-Executive Director
David Craig Bartlett, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 November 1999. Mr. Bartlett graduated with honours in law from Exeter University in the U.K. in 1988 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, The Republic of Ireland and Hong Kong. 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 the industry. Now based primarily in Luxembourg, he is also an independent non-executive director of AGL, the ultimate holding company of the Company.
Alan Stephen JONES
Independent Non-Executive Director
Alan Stephen Jones, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 3 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. He is also an independent non-executive director of each of AGL and APL (the holding companies of the Company) and APAC Resources Limited, all being companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Jones is also a non-executive director of Mount Gibson Iron Limited and IFC Capital Limited (both listed on the Australian Securities Exchange) as well as Mulpha Australia Limited.
Carlisle Caldow PROCTER
Independent Non-Executive Director
Carlisle Caldow Procter, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 30 September 2004. Mr. Procter graduated from the University of Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Economics. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FFin.). Based in Australia, Mr. Procter worked at the Reserve Bank of Australia for over 30 years, holding various senior management positions. Since leaving the Bank, he has worked as a consultant to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and has also undertaken private consulting work in the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea in the areas of bank supervision, anti-money laundering and corporate governance respectively. Mr. Procter is currently a non-executive director of Bank South Pacific Limited, a company listed on the Port Moresby Stock Exchange, and an independent non-executive director of Quality HealthCare Asia Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange.
Peter WONG Man Kong, J.P.
Independent Non-Executive Director
Peter Wong Man Kong, JP, was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 30 May 2001. Mr. Wong graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, U.S.A. with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Naval Architecture), and was an awardee of the "Young Industrialist Award of Hong Kong" in 1988. He is the chairman of M.K. Corporation Limited and North West Development Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited and New Times Group Holdings Limited, an independent non-executive director of China Travel International Investment Hong Kong Limited, Far East Consortium International Limited, Glorious Sun Enterprises Limited, Chinney Investments, Limited and Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited, all being companies listed on the Stock Exchange. Mr. Wong is a Deputy of the 11th National People’s Congress of the P.R.C.
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