Our Board currently consists of 10 Directors, comprising 3 Executive Directors, 2 Non-executive Directors and 6 Independent Non-executive Directors.
Executive Directors
Mr. Vincent H. S. LO, Chairman
Mr. Freddy C. K. LEE, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Daniel Y. K. WAN, Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
Non-executive Directors
The Honourable LEUNG Chun Ying
Mr. Frankie Y. L. WONG
Independent Non-executive Directors
Sir John R. H. BOND
Dr. Edgar W. K. CHENG
Dr. William K. L. FUNG
Professor Gary C. BIDDLE
Dr. Roger L. McCARTHY
Mr. David J. SHAW
Management
Mr. Vincent H. S. LO
Mr. Freddy C. K. LEE
Mr. Daniel Y. K. WAN
Executive directors
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Mr. Vincent H. S. Lo, aged 63, is the founder and Chairman of the Shui On Group which was established in 1971. It is a diversified group engaged in property development, construction and construction materials with interests in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. The Group's corporate culture and long term objectives are based on its commitment to quality, innovation and excellence.
Mr. Lo also leads the key positions in the following subsidiaries of the Group:
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 Yangtze Council, 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. Freddy C. K. LEE, aged 49, is Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, and serves as an Executive Director of the Company. He joined the Shui On Group in 1986 and has over 16 years of working experience in construction management and a decade-long involvement in property development in the Chinese Mainland. He 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 in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. |
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Mr. Daniel Y. K. WAN, aged 52, 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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Non-executive directors
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The Honourable LEUNG Chun Ying, GBS, JP, aged 56, 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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| Mr. Frankie Y. L. WONG, aged 62, is the Vice Chairman of Shui On Construction and Materials Limited ("SOCAM"). He was the Chief Executive Officer of SOCAM from July 2004 to March 2010 and the Vice Chairman from 1997 to 2004. Mr. Wong joined the Shui On Group in 1981. He was a Director of the Company from May 2004 to May 2006 prior to the listing of the Company on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in October 2006. He is also one of the Trustees of the Shui On Provident and Retirement Scheme. Prior to joining the Shui On Group, Mr. Wong had many years of banking experience with several major international banks in Hong Kong. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and a Master of Arts degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and The University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom respectively. Mr. Wong is currently a Non-executive Director of CIG Yangtze Ports PLC and an Independent Non-executive Director of Solomon Systech (International) Limited, both of which are listed in Hong Kong, and a Non-executive Director of Walcom Group Limited, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange plc. | |
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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 67, 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 62, 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 59, 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 62, 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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Management
Mr. Vincent H. S. LO
Chairman of Shui On Group
Shui On Land Limited
Shui On Construction and Materials Limited
Mr. Vincent H. S. Lo, aged 63, is the founder and Chairman of the Shui On Group which was established in 1971. It is a diversified group engaged in property development, construction and construction materials with interests in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland. The Group's corporate culture and long term objectives are based on its commitment to quality, innovation and excellence.
Mr. Lo also leads the key positions in the following subsidiaries of the Group:
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 Yangtze Council, Economic Adviser of the Chongqing Municipal Government, Honorary Life President of Business and Professionals Federation of Hong Kong, among his other positions.
Mr. Freddy C. K. LEE
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director
Shui On Land Limited
Mr. Freddy C. K. LEE, aged 49, is Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, and serves as an Executive Director of the Company. He joined the Shui On Group in 1986 and has over 16 years of working experience in construction management and a decade-long involvement in property development in the Chinese Mainland. He 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 in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors.
Mr. Daniel Y. K. WAN
Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
Executive Director
Shui On Land Limited
Mr. Daniel Y. K. WAN, aged 52, 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.
updated 24th August, 2011
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