Board of Directors
List of Directors and their Roles and Functions
Biographical Details
FOK Kin Ning, Canning
Chairman and Non-executive Director
Fok Kin Ning, Canning, aged 72, has been Chairman and a Non-executive Director of the Company since March 2009. He has also been a Remuneration Committee member since April 2009, and was Chairman of the Remuneration Committee from April 2009 to December 2011 and a Nomination Committee member from January 2019 to February 2022. Mr Fok is deputy chairman and executive director of CKHH. He has been a director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited (“Cheung Kong (Holdings)”) and HWL since 1985 and 1984 respectively. Both companies were formerly listed on the Stock Exchange and have become wholly owned subsidiaries of CKHH in 2015. He is also the chairman of TPG Telecom Limited, HK Electric Investments Manager Limited as the trustee-manager of HK Electric Investments, and HK Electric Investments Limited, deputy chairman of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (“CKI”) and deputy president commissioner of PT Indosat Tbk (“PT Indosat”). Mr Fok is also executive chairman of CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited. He was previously chairman of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited (“HTAL”), Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte. Limited (“HPHM”) as the trustee-manager of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (“HPH Trust”), Power Assets Holdings Limited (“Power Assets”), and a director of Cenovus Energy Inc.. In addition, Mr Fok is a director of certain substantial shareholders (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company and certain companies controlled by certain substantial shareholders of the Company. The aforementioned companies are either the ultimate holding company of the Company or subsidiaries or associated companies of CKHH of which Mr Fok has oversight as director of CKHH. Mr Fok holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma in Financial Management, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.
LUI Dennis Pok Man
Co-Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director
Lui Dennis Pok Man, aged 73, has been Deputy Chairman and a Non-executive Director of the Company since March 2009 and was re-designated as Co-Deputy Chairman and a Non-executive Director in August 2018. Mr Lui is a director of Hutchison Telecommunications Group Holdings Limited and heads the operations of the Hutchison Asia Telecommunications group comprising its telecommunications business in Indonesia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. He also assists to oversee telecommunications operations in Europe and generally assists in other telecommunications operations and related investments within the CKHH Group. Mr Lui first joined Hutchison Paging Limited in 1986 and became its managing director in 1993. He was managing director of Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Limited (“HTHK”, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company), in charge of the mobile telecommunications, fixed-line, multi-media, Internet and paging businesses in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan from 1996 to 2000. From 2001, he oversaw a number of the telecommunications operations and new business development of the HWL Group in particular as an executive director and chief executive officer of Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (“HTIL”) from 2004 to 2010. He is also a director of certain companies controlled by certain substantial shareholders (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company. Mr Lui holds a Bachelor of Science degree.
WOO Chiu Man, Cliff
Co-Deputy Chairman and Non-executive Director
Woo Chiu Man, Cliff, aged 70, has been Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2017 and was re-designated as Co-Deputy Chairman and a Non-executive Director in August 2018. He is also a director of HTAL and a commissioner of PT Indosat. Mr Woo held various senior technology management positions in the telecommunications industry before joining the HWL Group in 1998. He was deputy managing director of HTHK from 2000 to 2004, and also executive director of HTIL from March 2005 to December 2005. Mr Woo was seconded to Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited (now known as TPG Telecom Limited) as chief technology officer from 2012 to 2013 and was part of the core management team. Further, Mr Woo is also a director of certain companies controlled by certain substantial shareholders (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company. He possesses extensive operations experience in the telecommunications industry and has been involved in cellular technology for over 33 years . Mr Woo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and a Diploma in Management for Executive Development. He is a Chartered Engineer and also a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK) and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.
KOO Sing Fai
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
Koo Sing Fai, aged 51, has been Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since August 2018, and a Sustainability Committee member since July 2020. Mr Koo joined the HWL Group in August 2006 and became a director of enterprise and international business of mobile operations of the Company in January 2014. Since then he has led the corporate market and international services, business and development aspects of the mobile business of the Company until January 2015. He re-joined the Company in April 2017 as a director for roaming and services development and became the Chief Commercial Officer in January 2018. Mr Koo possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and has more than 28 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.
LAI Kai Ming, Dominic
Non-executive Director
Lai Kai Ming, Dominic, aged 70, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since March 2009. He has also been Alternate Director to Mr Fok Kin Ning, Canning, Chairman and a Non-executive Director and Ms Edith Shih, a Non-executive Director since January 2017. Mr Lai is executive director and group co-managing director of CKHH. He was Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer of the A.S. Watson Group, the retail arm of CKHH, from 1994 to 1997 and Group Managing Director of the Harbour Plaza Hotel Management Group, the former hotel business of HWL, from 1998 to 2000. Since 2000, he has been a director of HWL which was formerly listed on the Stock Exchange and has become a wholly owned subsidiary of CKHH in 2015. He is also the chairman of HPHM as the trustee-manager of HPH Trust, a director of HTAL, a commissioner of PT Duta Intidaya Tbk (“PTDI”), and an alternate director to director of HTAL and TOM Group Limited (“TOM”). In addition, Mr Lai is a director of certain substantial shareholders (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company and certain companies controlled by certain substantial shareholders of the Company. The aforementioned companies are either the ultimate holding company of the Company or subsidiaries or associated companies of CKHH of which Mr Lai has oversight as director of CKHH. Mr Lai has over 40 years of management experience in different industries and holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
Edith SHIH
Non-executive Director
Edith Shih, aged 72, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since January 2017. She has been Chairman of the Sustainability Committee since July 2020 and a Nomination Committee member since February 2022. She was the Company Secretary of the Company from November 2007 to 11 May 2023. Ms Shih is also executive director and company secretary of CKHH. She has been with the Cheung Kong (Holdings) group since 1989 and with HWL since 1991. Both Cheung Kong (Holdings) and HWL were formerly listed on the Stock Exchange and have become wholly owned subsidiaries of CKHH in 2015. She has acted in various capacities within the HWL Group, including head group general counsel and company secretary of HWL as well as director and company secretary of HWL subsidiaries and associated companies. Ms Shih is in addition a non-executive director of HUTCHMED (China) Limited and HPHM as the trustee-manager of HPH Trust as well as a commissioner of PTDI. In addition, Ms Shih is a director of certain substantial shareholders (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company and certain companies controlled by certain substantial shareholders of the Company. The aforementioned companies are either the ultimate holding company of the Company or subsidiaries or associated companies of CKHH of which Ms Shih has oversight as director of CKHH. She has over 40 years of experience in the legal, regulatory, corporate finance, compliance and corporate governance fields. Ms Shih is a past international president and current member of the Council of The Chartered Governance Institute (“CGI”) as well as a past president and current Honorary Adviser of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (“HKCGI”). She is also current member and past chairperson of the Nomination Committee of HKCGI. Further, she is also chairperson of the Process Review Panel for the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council, and a member of the Executive Committee and Council of The Hong Kong Management Association. Ms Shih is a solicitor qualified in England and Wales, Hong Kong and Victoria, Australia and a Fellow of both CGI and HKCGI, holding Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional dual designations. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines as well as a Master of Arts degree and a Master of Education degree from Columbia University, New York.
CHAN Tze Leung
Independent Non-executive Director
Chan Tze Leung, aged 77, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, Chairman of the Nomination Committee and an Audit Committee member since 9 May 2024. He was the Chief Executive Officer of United Overseas Bank Limited, Hong Kong until his retirement in December 2011. He is an experienced banker with almost 40 years of experience in commercial and investment banking. Mr Chan is independent non-executive director of TOM. He was previously a non-executive director of Sibanye Gold Limited from May 2014 to September 2017. Mr Chan was independent non-executive director of Noble Group Limited from August 1996 until April 2017, Quam Limited (now known as Quam Plus International Financial Limited) from October 2011 to September 2017, and HPHM, a trustee-manager of HPH Trust from February 2011 to July 2023. He was a founding member/director of the Singapore International School in Hong Kong, set up by the Ministry of Education of Singapore, and was a founding member/director of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong). He was non-executive director of Dalton Foundation Limited, a charitable institution incorporated in Hong Kong which is the sponsoring body of Dalton School Hong Kong, a non-profit primary school. He is also a senior adviser to Long March Capital Limited, a fund management company based in Beijing and Shanghai in partnership with leading Chinese institutions. He was chairman (non-executive director) of The Hour Glass (HK) Limited. Mr Chan holds the Bachelor of Science (Econ) Honours from the University of London and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Liverpool and is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
CHOW Ching Yee, Cynthia
Independent Non-executive Director
Chow Ching Yee, Cynthia, aged 60, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since December 2022. She has been a Remuneration Committee member and a Sustainability Committee member since 9 May 2024. She is an independent non-executive director of CKHH, a substantial shareholder (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company. Ms Chow is the founder and director of Discovery Mind Educational Organisation and Discovery Mind China (collectively the “Discovery Mind Group”). Ms Chow has over 25 years of experience in the operation of schools in Hong Kong and is responsible for the brand expansion and future development of the Discovery Mind Group. Before starting her educational career, Ms Chow was an Assistant Vice President in the Private Banking Division of Citibank, Hong Kong from 1994 to 1996. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Occidental College, U.S.A., and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Whittier College, U.S.A..
IM Man Ieng
Independent Non-executive Director
Im Man Ieng, aged 55, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company and an Audit Committee member since 9 May 2024. She has 28 years of experience in financial management of large multinational corporations and listed companies. Ms Im was the Chief Financial Officer of Forterra Real Estate Pte. Ltd., a trustee manager of Forterra Trust from 2012 to 2014. She held various management roles in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort from 2000 to 2012 and re-joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer from 2016 to 2020. Prior to joining Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Ms Im was manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers specialising in Assurance and Business Advisory Services from 1993 to 2000. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Wollongong and a Master’s degree in Business (Accountancy) from the University of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
IP Yuk Keung
Independent Non-executive Director
Ip Yuk Keung, aged 71, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, Chairman of the Audit Committee, a Remuneration Committee member and a Nomination Committee member since December 2019, and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee since 9 May 2024. Mr Ip is an international banking and finance professional with over 31 years of experience in U.S.A., Asia and Hong Kong. He was formerly Managing Director of Citigroup and Managing Director of Investments of Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific). Mr Ip is an independent non-executive director of Eagle Asset Management (CP) Limited as the manager of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust, Power Assets, New World Development Company Limited and Lifestyle International Holdings Limited (which had withdrawn its listing on 20 December 2022) . He was previously an independent non-executive director of TOM. Mr Ip is an Adjunct Professor of and an advisor to various universities in Hong Kong, U.S.A. and Macau. He is a member of the Court of City University of Hong Kong (“CityU”) and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (“HKUST”), an Honorary Fellow of CityU, HKUST and Vocational Training Council, Chairman of Business Career Development Advisory Committee of the College of Business of CityU, Senior Advisor to the President, Chairman of Career Development Advisory Council and Special Advisor to the Dean of the School of Business and Management of HKUST, an Advisory Board Member for the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Macau, and a Beta Gamma Sigma Honoree at CityU and HKUST. Mr Ip is chairman of HKUST Foundation and also serves as a member of the Science and Technology Council, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. He was previously a Council Member of HKUST. Mr Ip holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, a Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.
MA Lai Chee, Gerald
Alternate Director
Ma Lai Chee, Gerald, aged 56, has been Alternate Director to Mr Lai Kai Ming, Dominic, a Non-executive Director of the Company since June 2009. He is an executive committee member and general manager of corporate business development department of CK Asset Holdings Limited. Mr Ma joined the CK Group in 1996. He is a non-executive director of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited as the manager of Fortune REIT, and ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited as the manager of Prosperity REIT. Mr Ma is also a director of certain subsidiaries of CKHH, a substantial shareholder (within the meaning of Part XV of the SFO) of the Company. He has over 34 years of management experience in different industries. Mr Ma holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and a Master of Arts degree in Global Business Management.
Glossary
"CKHH"
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1)
"CKHH Group"
CKHH and its subsidiaries
"Company"
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability, whose shares are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 215)
"HWL"
Hutchison Whampoa Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability, whose shares were previously listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 13) and was privatised by way of a scheme of arrangement on 3 June 2015; the then substantial shareholder of the Company
"HWL Group"
HWL and its subsidiaries
"SFO"
Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of Laws of Hong Kong) as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time
"Stock Exchange"
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
(Updated to 9 May 2024)