Annual Report 2023

158 2023 Annual Report Transport International Holdings Limited DIRECTORS’ PROFILES Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director, aged 83. Dr Leung has been a Director of Transport International Holdings Limited (the “Company”), The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (“KMB”) and Long Win Bus Company Limited (“LWB”) since 18 March 2000 and Deputy Chairman of the Company, KMB and LWB since 14 June2001. Dr Leung became an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 February 2006. He has been appointed as the Chairman of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 17 May 2012. Dr Leung is the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Company. He is an Independent Non-executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (A company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange). Dr Leung has been active in public service for 40 years and he served as Commissioner of the Civil Aid Service from 1993 to 2007, Chairman of the Broadcasting Authority from 1997 to 2002, a member of the Advisory Committee on Post-office Employment for former Chief Executives and Politically Appointed Officials from 2007 to 2013, Council Chairman of the City University of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2003 and ProChancellor of such University from 2005 to June 2016. Dr Leung was the Council Chairman of The Chinese University of Hong Kong from May 2016 to April 2022. Deputy Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director, aged 80. Dr Chan was the Managing Director of Transport International Holdings Limited (the “Company”) from 4 September 1997 to 7 April 2008; the Managing Director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (“KMB”) and Long Win Bus Company Limited (“LWB”) from 1 November 1993 to 31 December 2006 and from 8 May 1997 to 31 December 2006 respectively; and the Senior Executive Director of KMB and LWB from 1 January 2007 to 7 April 2008. He has been a Non-executive Director of the Company, KMB and LWB since 8 April 2008, and was re-designated as Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 4 January 2012. He was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 17 May 2012. He is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee as well as a member of the Standing Committee of the Company. He is an Independent Non-executive Director of Guangdong Investment Limited. He was the Chairman and Non-executive Director of RoadShow Holdings Limited from 15 January 2001 to 12 December 2017. He was formerly an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, 2000-03, a Director of Swire Properties Limited from April 2010 to March 2017, during which he acted as an Independent Non-Executive Director from December 2011 to March 2017, and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited from August 1995 to May 2022. He was a member of the Hong Kong Civil Service, 1964-78 and 1980-93. Key posts held in Government included Private Secretary to the Governor, Deputy Secretary (General Duties), Director of Information Services, Deputy Chief Secretary, Secretary for Trade and Industry and Secretary for Education and Manpower. Dr Chan was formerly also the Executive Director and General Manager of Sun Hung Kai Finance Company Limited, 1978-80. He is the Pro-Chancellor of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with effect from 6 March 2023 and a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Community Chest of Hong Kong. In December 2000, Dr Chan won the Executive Award in the DHL/SCMP HK Business Awards 2000 and received an Honorary University Fellowship from The University of Hong Kong. He was awarded the degrees of Doctor of Business Administration (honoris causa) by the International Management Centres in 1997 and Doctor of Social Sciences (honoris causa) by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2009, The University of Hong Kong in 2011 and Lingnan University in 2012. He is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Dr Norman LEUNG Nai Pang GBS, JP, LLD, DSSc, BA Dr John CHAN Cho Chak GBS, JP, DBA(Hon), DSocSc(Hon), BA, DipMS, CCMI, FCILT, FHKIoD