Annual Report 2024

156 2024 Annual Report Transport International Holdings Limited DIRECTORS’ PROFILES Chairman and Independent Non-executive Director, aged 84. 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 June 2001. 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 Pro-Chancellor 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 81. 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 LongWin 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 RoadShowHoldings Limited from 15 January 2001 to 12 December 2017. He was formerly an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited from 2000 to 2003, a Director of Swire Properties Limited fromApril 2010 to March 2017, during which he acted as an Independent Non-Executive Director fromDecember 2011 to March 2017, and an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hang Seng Bank Limited fromAugust 1995 to May 2022. He was a member of the Hong Kong Civil Service from 1964 to 1978 and from 1980 to 1993. 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 from 1978 to 1980. He is the Pro-Chancellor of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with effect from 6 March 2023. 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