Executive Directors
Non-Executive Directors
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Company Secretary
Executive Directors
Deacon Te Ken Chiu J.P. (Chairman)
Mr. Chiu, aged 85, is the founder of the Far East Group and has been the Chairman of the Company since 1981. He is also the Chairman of Far East Consortium International Limited (stock code: 35) and Far East Hotels and Entertainment Limited (stock code: 37). Mr. Chiu has more than 50 years of business experience in property investment and development; operation of entertainment and tourism related business; hotel ownership and management; financing and banking. He was a member of the Chinese People's Political and Consultative Conference from the 6th to 9th; the founder of the Yan Chai Hospital and the Vice Patron of the Community Chest since 1968; the founder and permanent Honorary Chairman of The New Territories General Chamber of Commerce; the founder and Chairman of the Ju Ching Chu Secondary School since 1966. Mr. Chiu is the father of Messrs. Dennis Chiu, Derek Chiu, Desmond Chiu and Duncan Chiu.
Mr. Derek Chiu, aged 45, a non-executive Director, has ceased to be a non-executive Director and has been re-designated as an executive Director and a member of the remuneration committee of the Company with effect from the date of this announcement. Mr. Derek Chiu will resign as a member of the audit committee of the Company with effect from the date of this announcement. Mr. Derek Chiu was first appointed as a nonexecutive Director in 1989. He is also the managing director and chief executive of Far East Hotels and Entertainment Limited (stock code: 37), a company listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Derek Chiu has extensive experience in the operation of amusement parks and entertainment business.
Dr. Ip Ngai Sang, aged 48, is the business development manager of the Company who is mainly responsible for communicating and managing the portfolio investments of the Group in information, communication and technology companies. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Ip held senior positions in various international and local corporations and university. He has worked in Reuters Corporation for more than 16 years, and was the chief architect and technical evangelist leading the development of information broadcasting system upon his departure. He has been awarded as Honorary Doctor of Engineering at Lincoln University and Fellow at Asian College of Knowledge Management and he was elected as "100s Chinese IT Youth Elite 2007" in 2007. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Currently, he served as a consultant and committee member in various governmental, semi-governmental and non-governmental agencies. Dr. Ip received his bachelor degree with major in Computer Science in the Chinese University of Hong Kong and received his degree in Executive Master of Business Administration in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He joined the Company in April 2009.
Mr. Richard Yen (Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Richard Yen, aged 43, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director. Mr. Yen will be mainly responsible for reviewing and managing the daily operations of the Group. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Yen has over 20 years of executive management and mergers and acquisitions experience in the region, working in multinational companies in Japan, US and China. Mr. Yen possesses extensive industry knowledge in advanced technology and consumer products, and devises corporate strategies related to technology and regional business development. He had also served as the executive director and chief operating officer of KH Investment Holdings Limited (formerly known as "Golife Concepts Holdings Ltd.") (stock code: 8172) from 2006 to 2008.
Non-Executive Directors
Mr. Chiu, aged 44, was first appointed as a Director of the Company in 1991. He was graduated from the University of Cambridge, the United Kingdom. He is the son of Deacon Te Ken Chiu, J.P..
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Lam, aged 51, was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company on 30 September, 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Sciences, a Master of Science in Systems Science, and a Master of Business Administration, all from the University of Ottawa in Canada, a Post-graduate Diploma in Public Administration from Carleton University in Canada, a Post-graduate Diploma in English and Hong Kong Law and a Bachelor of Law (Hons) from Manchester Metropolitan University in the U.K., a PCLL in law from the City University of Hong Kong, a Certificate in Professional Accountancy from the Chinese University of Hong Kong SCS, a LLM in law from the University of Wolverhampton in the U.K., and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lam has over 28 years of multinational general management, strategy consulting, corporate governance, investment banking, and direct investment experience. He is Chairman of Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Hong Kong, and serves on board of several publicly-listed companies in the Asia Pacific region. Having served as a Part-time Member of the Central Policy Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for two terms, Dr. Lam is a Member of the Jilin Province Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee, a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, a Member of the Young Presidents' Organization, a Member of the Chief Executives Organization, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, a Member of the General Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Chamber of Hong Kong Listed Companies, a Vice President of the Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Real Estate and Construction Technology, and a founding Board Member and the Honorary Treasurer of the Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Wang, aged 37, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 1 December, 2007. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in the United States and a Master of Business Administration from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in Hong Kong. He has over 10 years of experience in audit work, accounting and financial management and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Products Limited, a garment and textile manufacturing company.
Mr. Andrew Chun Wah Fan, BBA., CPA, LLB
Mr. Fan, aged 32, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director and member of the audit committee of the Company on 9 October 2009. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (accounting and finance) from the University of Hong Kong and a bachelor's degree in law from the University of London. He is a practicing CPA under the name of C. W. Fan & Co. and prior to that, he was a vice president of Citigroup and a manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hong Kong. Mr. Fan is a member of both the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (the "HKICPA") and Council member of The Society of Chinese Accountants & Auditors, served on the small and medium practitioners leadership panel of HKICPA in 2010. Mr. Fan is a member of the Tenth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province (中國人民政治協商會議第十屆浙江省委員會), a member of the Fourth and Fifth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Shenzhen (中國人民政治協商會議第四屆及第五屆廣東省深圳市委員會), a standing member of the Tenth Shanghai United Youth Association (第十屆上海市青年聯合會), a member of the Ninth Shanghai United Young Association (第九屆上海市青年聯合會), a vice secretary of the Hong Kong United Youth Association, an executive director of the Zhejiang Overseas Association (浙江海外聯誼會) and an executive director of the Ningbo Overseas Association (寧波海外聯誼會), Part Time Member of The Government of HKSAR, Central Policy Unit and Me ber of The Government of HKSAR, the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council.
Company Secretary
Ms. Man had served as company secretary in various Hong Kong listed companies and has been engaged in the field of provision of company secretarial services for more than 13 years. She is an associate of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
updated 4th November, 2011
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