Brief
biographical information of the directors and senior
management of the Group are as follows:
DIRECTORS
Mr.
Chan Heng Fai, is the Managing Chairman of the Company. He has been a director of the Company since September 1992. Mr. Chan is responsible for the overall business development of the Group. His experience and expertise are in the finance and banking sectors. He is the spouse of Ms. Chan Yoke Keow.
Mr. Chan Tong Wan, Tony, is the Managing Director of the Company. Mr. Chan began his career by working in two international companies as an investment banker specialising in Asian equity financial products. Subsequently, Mr. Chan worked for a finance and technology company in the United States as the Chief Operating Officer with a focus on its investment banking and merchant banking activities. Mr. Chan joined the Group as a non-executive director in January 2000, was appointed as an executive director in September 2002 and was appointed as Managing Director in August 2003. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with honours, with a Finance specialization, from the University of British Columbia. Mr. Chan is the son of Mr. Chan Heng Fai and Ms. Chan Yoke Keow.
Ms. Chan Yoke Keow, has been a director of the Company since January 1992. She is responsible for the general administration and financial planning of the Group. She has over 25 years¡¦ experience in financial management and administration. Ms. Chan is a member of the Hong Kong Securities Institute. She is the spouse of Mr. Chan Heng Fai.
Ms. Chan Sook Jin, Mary-ann, has been a director of the Company since 1995. Ms. Chan is involved with the securities operations. Ms. Chan has previous experience with one of the leading banks in Hong Kong where she was involved in sales and marketing as well as relationship management for the Regional Securities office. Ms. Chan is the daughter of Mr. Chan Heng Fai and Ms. Chan Yoke Keow.
Mr. Chan Tung Moe,the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company, is responsible for the overall management of the Group¡¦s business. Previously, Mr. Chan was in charge of the overall management of Xpress Finance Limited, the Group¡¦s credit card business, and also has experience in technical and business development in the finance and technology industries. He holds a Bachelor¡¦s Degree in Applied Science with honours and a Master¡¦s Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering with honours. Mr. Chan is the son of Mr. Chan Heng Fai and Ms. Chan Yoke Keow.
Mr. Fong Kwok Jen, Mr. Fong is a Director of Fong Law Corporation, a legal practice. He is also Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of SGX-ST. Prior to that, Mr. Fong sat on the Securities Industry Council between 1992 and 2003. He was also a Council Member of the Law Society of Singapore from 1990 to 1992. He is a director of several public listed companies.
Mr. Fong graduated from the University of Singapore with a LL.B. (Honours). In 1976/77 he was awarded the Colombo Plan Award to attend the Government Legal Officer's Course in the United Kingdom. In 1986, he attended the NITA (National Institute of Trial Advocates) Advocacy Programme at Harvard Law School. Mr. Fong appointed to the Board in 1995.
Mr. Wong Dor Luk, Peter,has over 31 years experience in the fashion industry including distribution, sourcing, overseeing manufacturing and exporting to international clients in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States. Mr. Wong was appointed as an independent non-executive director in September 1998.
Mr. Da Roza Joao Paulo, has over 20 years'
experience in human resources, China trade and real
estates industry. Mr. Da Roza was appointed as an
independent non-executive director of the Company
in July 2004.
Ms. Chian Yat Ping, Ivy, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Albany. She is a certified public accountant admitted to practise in USA and had eight years working for international CPA firms. She is an international affiliate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Chian was appointed as an independent non-executive director in September 2006.
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
Mr. Wong Shui Yeung,
is the qualified accountant and Financial Controller of the Group and responsible for the financial and management reporting of the Group, including internal control and policy review, taxation, audit, legal and regulatory affairs. He has 13 years in public accounting, taxation, and financial consultancy and management in Hong Kong. He worked with an international accounting firm prior to joining the Group in 2001. He holds a Bachelor¡¦s Degree in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant (Practising). He is an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and amember of the Hong Kong Securities Institute.
Mr. Yuen Ping Man,is the joint Company Secretary and the Senior Manager, Corporate Services of the Group responsible for the corporate secretarial function of the Group. Mr. Yuen is also the Chief Operating Officer of Xpress Finance responsible for compliance, human resources, sales & marketing, customer service and general administration of Xpress Finance. Mr. Yuen has over 15 years¡¦ experience in corporate secretarial, business development, human resources and general administration. Prior to joining Xpress Finance in June 1997, Mr. Yuen worked in two listed groups and a financial institution. Mr. Yuen holds a Master¡¦s Degree in Business Administration. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and of the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries, a member of the Hong Kong Securities Institute, the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management, the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing and the Hong Kong Institute of Purchasing & Supply and an associate member of Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong and Society of Registered Financial Planners.
Mr. Yamaguchi, Susumu, joined Japan Xpress Ltd. as Executive Director since June 2006.He is responsible for the company¡¦s travel business development.
He started his career with Nippon Travel Agency, the second largest travel agent in Japan after graduation. He has vast and broad experience in travel business, from negotiation with airlines, hotels, to planning of wholesale product to destination all over the world. During his career with Nippon Travel Agency, he had 2 major appointments; Deputy Director for East Japan, which is the major market area in Japan and Managing Director of Nippon Travel Agency Europe Company based at London. He had engaged in establishing the European company to develop inbound tour operation and outbound business by setting up offices in all over Europe. His last appointment before joining the company was Managing Director of Gullivers Travel Associates in Japan, a Europe base worldwide tour operator.
Mr. Tran was from the airline service multinational SITA where he joined in June 2001 as the Regional Vice President for North Asia, based in Seoul, and was responsible for the development and management of the business in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and Micronesia, with the sales force in these countries. Mr. Tran and his family moved from Singapore to Seoul for this posting.
In 2004 Mr. Tran returned to the SITA RHQ in Singapore to assume the position of Head of Business Sales, Asia Pacific, with key focus on enabling SITA¡¦s business strategy into the aviation industry and was responsible for the new business sales and revenue retention in the region.
Prior to SITA, Mr. Tran was from Cable and Wireless (C&W) a global Telecommunications multinational where he joined in London UK and was subsequently posted to Indonesia and then Singapore in various roles, but lastly as the Regional Director and General Manager for Solutions ¡V Asia, responsible for business and alliance development and the delivery of advanced IP solutions particularly to the financial industry. During his nine years career with C&W, Mr. Tran also managed the technical and system architecture of the email network, and developed the IT consultancy arm for Omnes, C&W's joint venture in Indonesia. Prior to this, Mr. Tran was a senior manager in charge of the network planning and implementation at British Gas in the UK.
Of British nationality, Tuan is currently based in Singapore.
Mr. Albert Hong Heng Chow, is the Chief Executive Officer of Anglo-French Travel Pte Ltd. (¡§AFT¡¨). He began his career with AFT since 1983 and has risen from the ranks handling operations and sales to his present position responsible for AFT¡¦s entire business development and operations. With over 24 years of experience in the travel industry, Mr. Hong has built an exceptional working relationship with both local and overseas hoteliers, airlines and suppliers and amassed a vast wealth of knowledge and experience in both corporate business travel and leisure and M.I.C.E. business where has constantly, successfully orchestrated and executed countless conferences, events (both local and overseas), travel fairs and off-shore land arrangements for berthing major cruise liners ¡V a responsibility that requires much detailing and co-ordination. Mr. Hong serves as a Deputy Chairman of the G13 Travel Management Alliance, a consortium of 15 Travel Management companies in Singapore, with a total annual turnover of S$900m. He is also an agency representative on the Executive Council ¡V Singapore International Air Transport Association (IATA) under NATAS (National Association Travel Agents Singapore) umbrella.
Mr. Alan Diamond, joined as Country Director Australia/New Zealand of Xpress Travel Holdings Pty Ltd. in May 2007. Mr. Diamond has held senior positions, including General Manager in Jetset, AMEX Travel and SYNERGI Travel, all in Australia over the past 27 years. Mr. Diamond¡¦s role is to build, through acquisition, a substantial regional presence to compliment our global business.
Mr. Chong You Hwa, is the Information Technology Manager of Xpress Finance in charge of the information technology and electronic data processing functions since October 1996. He is also coordinating Travel and Hotel systems¡¦ setup and processing. Prior to joining Xpress Finance, Mr. Chong has worked as Technical Services Section Head for a credit card company in Malaysia. During that period, he also explored working in Papua New Guinea, Thailand and Hong Kong on project basis. Mr. Chong has over 12 years system experience in the credit card industry.
Mr. Lui Wai Leung, Alan, is the Senior Accountant of the Group. He is responsible for the financial reporting of the Group and focus on the credit card business. He holds a Bachelor¡¦s Degree in Business Administration and he joined the Group in 1997.
