Cheong Ying-Chew

Cheong Ying-Chew has been an independent non-executive Director since June 2007. He is also a member of the audit committee and the remuneration committee of the Company. Mr. Cheong has over 40 years of experience in the securities industry. He has been a director of the Worldsec Group of companies which he founded in 1991 together with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. in Japan. Mr. Cheong currently serves as an executive director and the deputy chairman of Worldsec Limited, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Prior to setting up the Worldsec Group in 1991, he was a director of James Capel (Far East) Limited for 5 years with overall responsibility of Far East sales. His earlier professional experience includes 11 years with Vickers da Costa Limited in Hong Kong, latterly as managing director. Mr. Cheong holds a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) Degree from Chelsea College, the University of London and a Master of Science (Operational Research and Management) Degree from Imperial College, University of London.

Mr. Cheong is an independent non-executive director of each of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited, CK Asset Holdings Limited and Skyworth Group Limited. He is also an independent director of BTS Group Holdings Public Company Limited, a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. He was an independent non-executive director of each of CNNC International Limited, Greenland Hong Kong Holdings Limited, Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited and TOM Group Limited, until his resignation on 31 December 2019, all being listed public companies in Hong Kong.