Our Board currently consists of 11 Directors, comprising 4 Executive Directors and 7 Independent Non-executive Directors.
Executive Directors
Mr. Vincent H. S. LO, GBM, GBS, JP, (Chairman)
Ms. Stephanie B. Y. LO, (Vice Chairman)
Ms. Jessica Y. WANG, (Chief Executive Officer)
Mr. Douglas H. H. SUNG, (Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer)
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Professor Gary C. BIDDLE
Mr. Anthony J. L. NIGHTINGALE
Mr. Shane S. TEDJARATI
Ms. Ya Ting WU
Mr. Albert Kong Ping NG
Mr. Gregory Kam Leung SO
Ms. Randy Wai Sze LAI
Senior Management
Ms. Jessica Y. WANG
Mr. Allan B. ZHANG
Mr. UY Kim Lun
Executive Directors
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Mr. Vincent H. S. Lo, aged 76, is the founder and Chairman of the Shui On Group which was established in 1971. The Group is principally engaged in property development, premium commercial properties' investment and management, construction businesses 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 Grand Bauhinia Medal (GBM) in 2017, 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). 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 2004. Mr. Lo was honoured with "Ernst & Young China Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009" and also, as "Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009" in the China Real Estate Sector. Mr. Lo was made an Honorary Citizen of Shanghai in 1999 and Foshan in 2011. In 2012, the 4th World Chinese Economic Forum honoured Mr. Lo with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Property Sector. In 2022, Mr. Lo was named "Life Trustee" by Urban Land Institute. 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 and served as Chairman of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Chairman of The Airport Authority Hong Kong and a Member of the Board of Directors of Boao Forum for Asia. He currently serves as Honorary President of Council for the Promotion & Development of Yangtze, Economic Adviser of the Chongqing Municipal Government, the Honorary Court Chairman of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, among his other positions. |
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Ms. Stephanie B. Y. LO, aged 41, is an Executive Director of the Company and the Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Shui On Xintiandi Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Ms. Lo takes the lead on corporate development, business, and product innovation of the Group and also assists the Chairman of the Company in leading the future development of the Company. Ms. Lo joined the Group in August 2012 and has over 20 years of working experience in the property development industry in the PRC, architecture, and interior design, as well as other art enterprises. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Lo worked for various architecture and design firms in New York City, which include Studio Sofield - a firm well-known for its capabilities in retail design. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She currently serves as a Member of The Fourteenth Shanghai Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. She has been selected as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2020. Ms. Lo is the daughter of Mr. Vincent H. S. LO (the Chairman of the Company), a Director of Shui On Company Limited (the controlling shareholder of the Company) and was appointed as a Non-executive Director of SOCAM Development Limited with effect from 1 January 2019. |
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Ms. Jessica Y. WANG, aged 49, was appointed as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2022. Ms. Wang was the Managing Director - Project Development & Asset Management of Shui On Management Limited. Ms. Wang is responsible for leading the management team to oversee the Company's daily operations, formulating business strategic plans based on the business strategies and goals set by the Board, implementing the strategies and policies adopted by the Board, and striving to maintain the Company's business performance. Ms. Wang joined the Group in August 1997 and has over 29 years of working experience in the property development industry in the PRC. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Wang worked in sales and marketing at a real estate company in Shanghai. Ms. Wang holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Shanghai University of Technology and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the Fudan University in Shanghai. She has completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program from the Harvard Business School. Ms. Wang is one of the deputies to the 16th Shanghai People's Congress, Chairman of Real Estate Working Committee of Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment, Chairman of Commerce Real Estate Committee of Shanghai Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of Shanghai Real Estate Trade Association, Vice President of Shanghai Services Federation, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Hongkou Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Co-chair of IWBI (Asia) Task Force on ESG. |
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Mr. Douglas H. H. SUNG, aged 57, is an Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Investment Officer of the Company. He takes the lead on the Group's investment platforms and finance management. As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Sung is responsible for developing and executing the Group's investment strategy, diversifying the funding sources, and strengthening its investment capabilities and performance. He also assists the Board in the development of corporate strategies and the establishment of financial performance benchmarks. Mr. Sung joined our Group in January 2016 and has over 20 years of experience in the Asia real estate industry, ranging from research, capital market, direct investment, and fund management. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sung was the Managing Director and Head of Real Estate of Verdant Capital Group and the Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of JPMorgan Greater China Property Fund. Mr. Sung holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California and a Master in Design Studies (Real Estate Emphasis) degree from Harvard University. |
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Independent non-executive Directors
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Professor Gary C. BIDDLE, aged 72, has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since May 2006. Professor Biddle is Professor of Financial Accounting at University of Melbourne. Professor Biddle earned his MBA and PhD degrees at University of Chicago. He previously served as professor at University of Chicago, University of Washington, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and at University of Hong Kong (HKU), and as visiting professor at China Europe International Business School (China), Columbia University Business School (USA), Fudan University (China), University of Glasgow (UK), IMD (Switzerland), London Business School (UK), and Skolkovo Business School (Russia). In academic leadership, Professor Biddle served as Dean and Chair Professor at HKU, and as Academic Dean, Department Head, Council member, Court member, Senate member, and Chair Professor at HKUST. He co-created the EMBA-Global Asia program and taught the first class and decade of the KH EMBA program, both ranked #1 in the world (Financial Times and QS). Professionally, he has been a member of the AICPA, Australian Institute of Company Directors, CPA Australia, HKICPA, and editorial boards of premier academic journals. He also served as American Accounting Association Executive Board member, Vice-President, and invited President-Elect nominee, on the Accounting Hall of Fame Selection Committee, Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Financial Reporting Council of Hong Kong, HKICPA Council, Accreditation and Financial Reporting Standards Committees of HKICPA, Hong Kong Institute of Directors Training Committee. Professor Biddle's expertise includes financial and management accounting, value creation, economic forecasting, corporate governance, and performance metrics (EVA®). His research appears in leading academic journals with over 11,000 Google Scholar citations and in the financial press including CNBC, CNN, SCMP, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal. Professor Biddle has won 30 teaching honours, including three "Professor of Year" awards from the world's top-ranked EMBA programs. He also proudly serves as non-executive director of Kingdee International Software Group Company Limited, as Independent Non-Executive Director of Real Pet Food Company (New Hope Group) and of Belite Bio, Inc. and he previously served as Remuneration Committee Chair of Chinachem Group. |
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Mr. Anthony John Liddell NIGHTINGALE, CMG, SBS, JP, aged 76, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since 1 January 2016. He was the Managing Director of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited. He is a non-executive director of Vitasoy International Holdings Limited and a commissioner of PT Astra International Tbk. During the past 3 years, he was a director of Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited, Mandarin Oriental International Limited, Prudential plc, Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited, Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited, DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited and Hongkong Land Holdings Limited. Mr. Nightingale is a chairperson of The Sailors Home and Missions to Seafarers. He is the former chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and was appointed a member of The HKSAR Chief Executive's Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development (2017 to 2022), an ABAC Representative of Hong Kong, China, from 2005 to 2017 and the Hong Kong representative to the APEC Vision Group from 2018 to 2019. |
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Mr. Shane Shahrooz TEDJARATI, aged 61, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 18 January 2021. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tribridge Group and has served as Senior Advisor of Honeywell International Inc. ("Honeywell") (NYSE: HON) since 1 January 2022. He was President of Global High Growth Regions in Honeywell and was an officer of the company from September 2004 to December 2021. Mr. Tedjarati was responsible for driving the business expansion of Honeywell in high growth regions of the world: Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining Honeywell, Mr. Tedjarati spent 20 years in the information technology and management consulting fields and was the regional managing director for Deloitte Consulting (Greater China) from July 1999 to August 2004, where he worked with Chinese state-owned enterprises and multinational corporations to help them formulate and execute strategies for sustainable growth in China and abroad. Mr. Tedjarati studied Mathematics and Computer Science at McGill University, Canada; Master of Business Administration at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom; and Executive Program in e-Commerce at the Wharton School of Management of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Tedjarati is an accomplished aviator and holds the highest levels of FAA pilot certifications (Airline Transport License) and jet-type ratings. Mr. Tedjarati is a Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute and also co-founder of its two flagship programs - the Middle East Leadership Initiative and the China Fellowship Program. He is a special advisor to Chongqing and Wuhan Mayors, a member of the advisory board of Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and industry Co-Chair of China Leaders for Global Operations, a dual master's degree program by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Advisory Council Member of the University of Berkeley AMENA Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development. Mr. Tedjarati has lived in Greater China (Hong Kong and Shanghai) for more than 25 years and speaks six languages including Mandarin Chinese. |
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Ms. Ya Ting WU, aged 49, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since 27 January 2021. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Fengmao Trade (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Fengmao"), a joint venture between Richemont/Yoox Net-a-Porter Group and Alibaba Group. Ms. Wu joined Fengmao in July 2019 and Unilever Group in September 1998. Ms. Wu took on different roles across different countries while she was with Unilever Group; she was employed by Unilever China Co. Ltd. as the Vice President of Digital and E-Commerce for Unilever North Asia. She has more than 22 years of working experience in the consumer goods industry and luxury fashion industry with a successful track record of business delivery across 6 countries of which more than 10 years within Mainland China. Ms. Wu served as an Advisory Board Member of Schneider Electric Taiwan Company Limited in 2015 and served on the Board of the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan and the British Chamber of Commerce in Taipei in 2016. Ms. Wu holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance from Solvay Business School, Belgium and an MBA in Finance from European AMSEC. |
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Mr. Albert Kong Ping NG, aged 66, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since 11 October 2022. Mr. Ng was the chairman of Ernst & Young China, the managing partner of Ernst & Young in Greater China, and a member of Ernst & Young's Global Executive Committee. He has over 30 years of professional experience in accounting in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Mr. Ng served as Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen in Greater China, Managing Partner of the China Operation of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the managing director of Citigroup China Investment Banking. Mr. Ng is currently an Honorary Advisor of the Hong Kong Business Accountants Association and a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy and the MBA Programs of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mr. Ng is a member of the Audit Committee of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and a Council Member of the Education Foundation of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Mr. Ng is an Independent Non-executive Director of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 601318) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 02318)), China International Capital Corporation Limited (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (stock code: 601995) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 03908)), an Independent Director of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (stock code: BABA) and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 09988)), and an Independent Non-executive Director of Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd. (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (stock code: 02251)). Mr. Ng is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), CPA Australia (CPAA), and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree and his Master of Business Administration degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. |
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Mr. Gregory Kam Leung SO, GBS, JP, aged 65, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since 1 July 2023. He was appointed as the Undersecretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the third term Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("HKSAR") on 1 June 2008. He was then appointed as the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development on 28 June 2011. On 1 July 2012, Mr. So was again appointed as the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of the fourth term Government of the HKSAR until 30 June 2017. The Commerce and Economic Development Bureau is responsible for various policy matters, including Hong Kong's external commercial relations, inward investment promotion, intellectual property protection, industry and business support, tourism, consumer protection, competition, information technology, telecommunications, broadcasting, development of innovation and technology (until November 2015), film-related issues, and creative industries. Mr. So serves as a consultant in So, Lung and Associates, Solicitors, an independent non-executive director, a member of the audit committee and the strategic development committee of Orient Overseas (International) Limited (a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") (Stock Code: 316)), an independent non-executive director, the chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the audit committee, the nomination committee and the sustainability steering committee of China Overseas Property Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 2669)), an independent non-executive director and a member of the audit committee of Investcorp Holdings B.S.C. (a company listed on the Bahrain Bourse until 12 July 2021). Mr. So previously served as the vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, a Board Member of Hong Kong Hospital Authority, a Council Member of Lingnan University, a Member of the Commission on Strategic Development, and a member of the District Council of Wong Tai Sin District. He was also an independent non-executive director, a member of the audit committee, and the chairman of the risk committee of Blue Insurance Limited, and an advisor of Superland Group Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 368)).Mr. So holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Carleton University, Canada, a Bachelor's degree in Law, and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa, Canada. Mr. So is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, Canada, the Law Society of Ontario, the Law Society (England and Wales), and the Hong Kong Law Society. He provided legal services in Canada from 1984 and continued his legal practice upon returning to Hong Kong in 1989. He has over 27 years of practicing experience as a lawyer. |
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Ms. Randy Wai Sze LAI, aged 51, has been appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of our Company since 1 July 2023. With a wealth of experience in the global consumer industry, she serves as CEO of McDonald's Hong Kong since August 2017 and was its first homegrown female Managing Director, from May 2011 to July 2017. Ms. Lai has been a board member of Ronald McDonald House Charities Hong Kong Limited, supporting chronically ill children and their families. Ms. Lai also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Business School of The Chinese University of Hong Kong since 2012. Ms. Lai holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor in Arts from Western University in Canada. |
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Senior Management
Ms. Jessica Y. WANG, aged 49, was appointed as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2022. Ms. Wang was the Managing Director - Project Development & Asset Management of Shui On Management Limited. Ms. Wang is responsible for leading the management team to oversee the Company's daily operations, formulating business strategic plans based on the business strategies and goals set by the Board, implementing the strategies and policies adopted by the Board, and striving to maintain the Company's business performance.
Ms. Wang joined the Group in August 1997 and has over 29 years of working experience in the property development industry in the PRC. Prior to joining the Group, Ms. Wang worked in sales and marketing at a real estate company in Shanghai.
Ms. Wang holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Shanghai University of Technology and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the Fudan University in Shanghai. She has completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program from the Harvard Business School. Ms. Wang is one of the deputies to the 16th Shanghai People's Congress, Chairman of Real Estate Working Committee of Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment, Chairman of Commerce Real Estate Committee of Shanghai Real Estate Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of Shanghai Real Estate Trade Association, Vice President of Shanghai Services Federation, Vice Chairman of Shanghai Hongkou Federation of Industry and Commerce, and Co-chair of IWBI (Asia) Task Force on ESG.
Mr. Allan B. ZHANG, aged 45, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Shui On Xintiandi Limited ("Shui On Xintiandi") effective from 1 January 2022. He has served as Executive Director of Shui On Management Limited ("SOM") since January 2016. Mr. Zhang joined the Group in 2004. Mr. Zhang is responsible for the overall strategy of Shui On Xintiandi, as well as the operation and management of the Company's commercial asset portfolio and the expansion of the Group's commercial assets strategy in the PRC. In his previous roles, Mr. Zhang led the Company's commercial product development functions including development research, product development, project design, and asset operations. He was also responsible for the Company's overall development project in Shanghai Taipingqiao area known as "Greater Xintiandi". He successfully led the development, construction, and operation of Wuhan Tiandi as well as KIC in Shanghai.
Mr. Zhang has over 20 years of experience in the PRC property development, urban regeneration, and commercial asset management industries. He is a member to the People's Congress of Shanghai Huangpu District.
Mr. Zhang graduated from Tongji University in Shanghai, PRC with a Bachelor's degree in materials engineering and a master's degree in materials physics and chemistry. He is currently pursuing the Kellogg HKUST Executive MBA Program jointly offered by the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (USA) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Mr. UY Kim Lun, aged 56, is the Director of Legal Affairs and Company Secretary of our Company. He joined our Company in 2005 and is responsible for the legal, company secretarial, compliance, risk management and business ethics issues of our Company. Mr. Uy holds a bachelor's degree, with honours, in Laws and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws from The University of Hong Kong. He was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1991 and in England and Wales in 1994. He has over 28 years of post-qualification experience and has worked in the legal departments of several bluechip companies in Hong Kong before joining our Company.
updated 28th May, 2024
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