PHILIP LAWRENCE Kadoorie
Non-Executive Director, The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd
The son of The Hon. Sir Michael Kadoorie, Philip was appointed to the board of The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels in 2017. He is also a Non-Executive Director of CLP Holdings Limited, and a Director of Sir Elly Kadoorie& Sons Limited, overseeing the Kadoorie family’s interests in Hong Kong and overseas. He is also an avid pilot.
PERENNA HOI-TING KEI
Non-Executive Director, Logan Property
At 31, the Hong Kong-born daughter of Shenzhen property tycoon Kei Hoi-pang is one of the world’s youngest billionaires. Perenna Kei studied economics and finance at the University of London and is the controlling shareholder of Logan Property, which her father chairs. Logan, which made its first foray into the Hong Kong property market in 2017 (acquiring a site in Ap Lei Chau), has consistently ranked among the top 10 most profitable real estate developers in China.
ARCHIBALD KESWICK
Board Member, Mandarin Oriental International Ltd
A scion of the Keswick clan who owns Jardine Matheson, Archibald Keswick held numerous positions within the family empire. He was CEO of Pizza Hut Vietnam and held the general manager position at The Landmark, Mandarin Oriental, before joining the board of parent company Mandarin Oriental International Ltd in December 2019. An active supporter of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre, he and his interior designer wife, Alice, share two daughters.
Ben Keswick
Executive Chairman, Jardine Matheson Holdings
Fifth generation of the historic Hong Kong family of Jardine Matheson taipans, Keswick took on the ultimate leadership of the board in January 2019 when his uncle, Sir Henry, retired. A 23-year veteran of the Group, he has directed key assets Dairy Farm, Hongkong Land and Mandarin Oriental since 2012. Keswick studied agriculture economics and food marketing at Newcastle University before acquiring his MBA from INSEAD.
BEAU KHOON-CHEN KUOK
Deputy Chairman and Managing Director, Kerry Group Limited
The eldest son of Kerry Group and Kuok Group founder Robert Kuok, Beau Kuok studied economics at Monash University prior to joining the family business in 1978. He sat on the board of the family’s hotel arm, Shangri-La Asia, having passed the chairmanship to his youngest sibling, Kuok Hui-kwong. Among his other responsibilities, Kuok has been an Executive Director of Beijing-headquartered China World Trade Center, a family subsidiary, since 2002.
HUI-KWONG KUOK
Chairman, Shangri-La Asia Limited
Harvard-educated financial journalist Kuok Hui-kwong assumed lead roles at South China Morning Post during the tenure of her father, Malaysian sugar and hotel magnate Robert Kuok. A year after the Kuoks sold the newspaper to Alibaba, she gained the coveted position of chair of their flagship hotel group, Shangri-La, overseeing new additions to the 100-plus five-star properties owned or managed in Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Justin Kuok
Manager, Former Investment Management & Business Development, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
A third-generation scion of the Kerry Group family, Justin Kuok is responsible for boosting business at their hotels, which boast an inventory of 40,000 rooms under the Shangri-La, Traders, Kerry and Hotel Jen brands. His father, Chye, has long held senior roles at Kerry and Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. The younger Kuok and his wife, Chelsea Chau, are proud parents of two sons.
KHOON HUA KUOK
CEO and Chairman, Kerry Properties
The youngest son of billionaire property magnate and Kuok Group founder Robert Kuok, Khoon Hua stepped into the top executive role at Kerry Properties 2020. He manages the company’s portfolio of over 1 million sq.m of commercial and residential properties, as well as 11 hotels across Greater China. A Harvard alum, he already serves as a director of Kerry Group and Kuok (Singapore) Ltd, in addition to being the chairman of Kerry Holdings Ltd.
YEN KUOK
Founder and CEO, Guiltless
The youngest of Robert Kuok’s children, Yen Kuok has eschewed the family business, preferring to pursue her own passions, which include fashion and skincare. Her debut business is Guiltless, an e-commerce platform for second-hand designer wear; the brand’s first pop-up store, in Central in 2017, was targeted by robbers. Kuok benefitted from a stellar education at Diocesan Girls’ School in Hong Kong and then Stanford University.
MICHAEL KWAN
Chairman, Vibrant Development
Chairman, Vibrant Development A degree in psychology took Michael Kwan on a less conventional career path than his peers. He worked in hotels and then traded in Macau before launching Vibrant Development in 1984 and establishing a commanding position in the world of capacitators. Kwan’s charitable endeavours have included the Society for Abandoned Animals, and the Community Chest.
Kam Shing Kwang
Chief Executive Officer of JP Morgan Private Bank in Asia
Kam Shing Kwang’s extensive career in financial services has earned her a reputation as one of Asia’s leading female private bankers. Possessing a breadth of knowledge across Asian marketsand decades of expertise in private banking, asset management and investment banking, she has played a significant role in facilitating partnership across lines of business to improve clients’ wealth management needs. She also sits as Vice Chair of Investment Banking for Greater China, and is a member of the J.P. Morgan Asia Pacific Management Committee.
Christopher Kai-wang Kwok
Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties
Younger son of property mogul Raymond Kwok, Chairman of Hong Kong’s largest property developer Sun Hung Kai Properties, and brother to Edward Kwok, Alternate Director to their father. He has been sitting as Executive Director of the family business since April 2016. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Company and a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. The Harvard University graduate joined the group in 2011 and is responsible for the leasing of residential, retail and commercial properties in Hong Kong and on the mainland.
Edward Ho-lai Kwok
Alternate Director Sun Hung Kai Properties
Eldest son of Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Chairman Raymond Kwok, Edward Kwok serves as the Alternate Director to his father at Sun Hung Kai Properties. Edward joined the business in 2010 and is now a sales and project manager, responsible for feasibility study, marketing and planning new residential. Prior to his role at his father’s company, the Yale graduate worked for international audit firm Deloitte. His professional qualifications include being a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since September 2020 and being a fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales since February 2020.
HIU-TING KWOK
Vice Chairman, Co-CEO and Executive Director, Sing Tao News Corp
The hitherto-unknown 27-year-old daughter of Kwok Ying-Shing, billionaire founder mainland property giant Kaisa Groups, made waves earlier 2021 when she bought a 28-percent share of Sing Tao News Corporation from its former chairman, Charles Ho for US$47.7 million. The move makes her the controlling shareholder of the Group.
Raymond PING-LUEN KWOK
Chairman and Managing Director, Sun Hung Kai Properties
Raymond Kwok is currently the sole chair of the commercial and residential property empire founded in 1963 by his father, Kwok Tak-seng. He received a stellar education at Cambridge and Harvard Universities. The devout Christian built Noah’s Ark theme park adjacent to their Park Island private housing development on Ma Wan island. He is also the chairman and a non-executive director of SmarTone Telecommunications, and a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited and Wing Tai Properties Limited.