Dr Choi Koon Shum

Biography

Aged 59, is an Independent Non-executive Director, the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, member of each of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company and BOCHK. Dr CHOI is the Chairman of Sunwah Group, Sunwah International Limited (listed in Toronto), Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings Limited (listed in Hong Kong) and Vietnam VinaCapital. He is also an Independent Non-executive Director of Hui Xian Asset Management Limited, the Manager of Hui Xian Real Estate Investment Trust (listed in Hong Kong). Dr CHOI has extensive experience in food industry, real estate development, international trade as well as technology and finance related business. Dr CHOI is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) of the People’s Republic of China, Deputy Director of the Committee for Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports of the CPPCC. He also holds a number of public positions including Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Standing Committee Member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, Economic Advisor to the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Founding Patron and Senior Advisor to the President of the Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong, Executive Director of the China Overseas Friendship Association, Hong Kong China’s Representative of Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Business Advisory Council, Council Member of the Economic Development Commission of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Council Member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, Founding Chairman of the Hong Kong-Korea Business Council, Honorary Ambassador of Foreign Investment Promotion for the Republic of Korea, Chairman of the China-India Software Association, Chairman of the China Hong Kong Israel Technology Cooperation and Promotion Center and Chairman of the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence of the Michigan State University. Dr CHOI is a Court or Council Member of a number of universities including the Fudan University, the Nanjing University, United College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Research Interest

Accounting Economics Banking Commerce business and management