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Mr Peter K C Woo, GBS, JP (Chairman)
Mr Gonzaga W J Li (Senior Deputy Chairman)
Mr Stephen T H Ng (Deputy Chairman and Managing Director)
Ms Doreen Y F Lee (Executive Director)
Mr T Y Ng
Independent Non-executive Directors
Mr Paul M P Chan*
Prof Edward K Y Chen, GBS, CBE, JP
Dr Raymond K F Ch'ien, GBS, CBE, JP
Hon Vincent K Fang, JP*
Mr Hans Michael Jebsen, BBS*
Mr James E Thompson, GBS*
*Members of the Audit Commitee
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Peter Kwong Ching WOO, GBS, JP, Chairman (Age: 60)
Mr Woo has resumed the role of Chairman of the Company since 2002 after having also served in that capacity from 1986 to 1994. He also serves as the Chairman of the Company’s Remuneration Committee. He is also the chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited (“Wheelock”), Wheelock Properties Limited (“WPL”) and Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Limited (“WPSL”) in Singapore.
Mr Woo was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1993 and awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 1998 by the Hong Kong SAR Government. He has for many years been actively engaged in community and related services, both locally and in the international arena, and has held various Government appointments. He has been the Government-appointed chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council since October 2000 and had served as the chairman of Hospital Authority from 1995 to 2000 and the council chairman of Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1993 to 1997. He is currently the chairman of the Hong Kong Environment and Conservation Fund Committee set up in 1994 which he co-funded with the Government. He also served as a deputy chairman in 1991 to Prince of Wales Business Leaders Forum, and as a member of the International Advisory Council of JPMorgan Chase & Co., National Westminster Bank, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Elf Aquitaine of France and General Electric of America. He has received Honorary Doctorates from various universities in the USA, Australia and Hong Kong.
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Gonzaga Wei Jen LI, Senior Deputy Chairman (Age: 77)
Mr Li joined the Company in 1980 as a Director and was appointed as the general manager in 1982. He became Deputy Chairman and Managing Director in 1989, appointed Chief Executive in 1992 and became Chairman in 1994. He relinquished the title of Chairman and Chief Executive and assumed the title of Senior Deputy Chairman of the Company since 2002. He is also the senior deputy chairman of Wheelock and the chairman of Harbour Centre Development Limited (“HCDL”), the chief executive officer and a director of Wharf China Limited. He is also a director of WPL and Joyce Boutique Holdings Limited (“Joyce”). He was formerly the chairman of WPL, WPSL and Modern Terminals Limited (“Modern Terminals”).
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Stephen Tin Hoi NG, Deputy Chairman and Managing Director (Age: 54)
Mr Ng joined the Company in 1981 and became Managing Director in 1989. He has been a director, deputy chairman, president and chief executive officer of i-CABLE Communications Limited (“i-CABLE”) since 1999 and became its chairman since 2001. He is also the deputy chairman of Wheelock, a director of Joyce, the chairman of Modern Terminals, and the chairman and chief executive officer of Wharf T&T Limited. He serves as a member of the General Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
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Doreen Yuk Fong LEE, Executive Director (Age: 50)
Ms Lee joined the Company in 1984. She has been a Director of the Company since 2003 and became an Executive Director in March 2007. She was appointed as the managing director of Wharf Estates Limited and Wharf Estates China Limited (“WECL”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, in 2005. She is also the managing director of two other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, namely, Harbour City Estates Limited and Times Square Limited. She is responsible for overseeing the investment property portfolios of the Group, including the two core properties of the Group, namely, Harbour City and Times Square in Hong Kong, and the Group’s Times Squares in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Dalian. Ms Lee is also a director of Joyce. Ms Lee is a graduate of The University of Hong Kong where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Arts (Hon).
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Tze Yuen NG, Director (Age: 59)
Mr Ng joined the Company in 1985 and has been a Director of the Company since 1998. He is a director of HCDL, Joyce and WPL, and also the managing director of WECL. He is an associate member of both the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“HKICPA”) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
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Paul Mo Po CHAN, Director (Age: 52)
Mr Chan has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since September 2004. He also serves as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. He is the managing director of PCP CPA Limited. He is also an independent non-executive director of publicly listed I.T Limited, Kingmaker Footwear Holdings Limited, Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited, China Resources Land Limited and China Communication Services Corporation Limited. He was appointed the chairman of the Legal Aid Services Council in September 2006.
Mr Chan is a graduate of The Chinese University of Hong Kong where he obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Business Administration. Mr Chan is a Practising Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”), the HKICPA, the Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries, and a member of the Macau Society of Certified Practising Accountants.
Mr Chan has over 29 years’ experience in accounting and finance field and is a former president of the HKICPA. He is also a former president of the ACCA - Hong Kong.
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Edward Kwan Yiu CHEN, GBS, CBE, JP, Director (Age: 62)
Professor Chen has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2002. He is currently the president of Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He is also an honorary professor and a distinguished fellow of the Centre of Asian Studies at the University of Hong Kong, an honorary professor of Shantou University, and a visiting professor of Jinan University. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1991 and 1992, and a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. He was also a member of the Hong Kong SAR Basic Law Consultative Committee from 1985 to 1990. He is a director of First Pacific Company Limited and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited and a trustee of Eaton Vance Management Funds. He is currently chairman of the Hong Kong Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation.
Professor Chen was educated at The University of Hong Kong (Bachelor of Arts and Master of Social Science) and Oxford University (Doctor of Philosophy). He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1993 and awarded a CBE in 1995. In 2003, he was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star Medal by the Hong Kong SAR Government.
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Raymond Kuo Fung CH’IEN, GBS, CBE, JP, Director (Age: 55)
Dr Ch’ien has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2002. He is the chairman of CDC Corporation, chairman of its subsidiary, China.com Inc, and chairman of MTR Corporation Limited. Dr Ch’ien serves on the boards of HSBC Holdings plc, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Inchcape plc, Convenience Retail Asia Limited and VTech Holdings Limited.
In public service, Dr Ch’ien is chairman of the Hong Kong/European Union Business Cooperation Committee and is a Hong Kong member of the APEC Business Advisory Council. Dr Ch’ien is an honorary president and past chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1992 to 1997, Dr Ch’ien was a member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, then under British administration. He was appointed a member of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong SAR on July 1, 1997 and served until June
2002.
Dr Ch’ien received a doctoral degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1993 and a Commander in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1994. In 1999, he was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star Medal.
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Vincent Kang FANG, JP, Director (Age: 63)
Mr Fang has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 1993. He also serves as a member and chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee. He is the chief executive officer of Toppy Company (Hong Kong) Limited and managing director of Fantastic Garments Limited.
He currently serves as a member of Legislative Council representing Wholesale and Retail in Functional Constituency. He is a member of the Hospital Authority and Hong Kong Tourism Board. He is also a member of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and a board member of the Airport Authority. He is the chairman of Hospital Governing Committee of Princess Margaret Hospital and Kwai Chung Hospital and the Quality Tourism Services Association. He is an honorary advisor of Hong Kong Retail Management Association and a director of The Federation of Hong Kong Garment Manufacturers. He is also a Justice of the Peace. Mr Fang is a graduate of North Carolina State University where he obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Science of Textiles Engineering.
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Hans Michael JEBSEN, BBS, Director (Age: 50)
Mr Jebsen has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2001. He also serves as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. He is the chairman of Jebsen and Company Limited and also a non-executive director of Hysan Development Company Limited as well as vice chairman and a Board Member of Danfoss A/S, Denmark. He currently holds a number of public offices, namely, the vice-president and a trustee of World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, the chairman of the Friend’s Committee of the Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong, a Board Member of the Asian Cultural Council Board of Trustees, affiliate of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, New York, an honorary fellow and an appointed court member of the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, as well as a member of the Council for Sustainable Development, Hong Kong European Union Business Co-operation Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Advisory Council of Asia Society Hong Kong Center and Advisory Board of the Hong Kong Red Cross. He also is an Honorary Citizen and Municipal Economic Advisor as well as a Member of the CPPCC Jilin City, China.
After schooling in Germany and Denmark, he received a two-year banking education in Germany and the UK and studied Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland from 1978 to 1981.
Mr Jebsen was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2001 and made a Knight of the Dannebrog by receiving the Silver Cross of the Order of Dannebrog by H. M. the Queen of Denmark in 2006.
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James Edward THOMPSON, GBS, Director (Age: 67)
Mr Thompson has been an independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2001. He also serves as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee. He established his company, Crown Worldwide, in Japan in 1965. He is the member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (“ACC”) and was appointed as the chairman of ACC in 2003. He also serves on Hong Kong - United States Business Council, the Hong Kong Japan Business Cooperation Committee, and the Hong Kong Korea Business Roundtable. Mr Thompson has lived in Hong Kong for 29 years and has served on the Trade Development Council, the ICAC Advisory Committee as well as other government and charitable committees. He was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2003.
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