Mr Yue Yi

Biography

Aged 60, is the Vice Chairman, Executive Director and the Chief Executive with overall responsibility for the business and operations of BOCHK and a member of the Strategy and Budget Committee of the Company and BOCHK. He has been appointed as Chairman of BOCHK Charitable Foundation and BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited (“BOC Life”) with effect from 6 March 2015. On 6 March 2015, he has been appointed as the designated representative of BOCHK to Hong Kong Association of Banks where he serves as the presiding Chairman in 2017, member of each of Banking Advisory Committee and Bank Notes Issue Advisory Committee, director of Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited, HKICL Services Limited and Hong Kong Note Printing Limited as well as council member of Treasury Markets Association. On 7 March 2015, he has been appointed as Vice Chairman of Board of Trustee and Chairman of Investment Subcommittee respectively of Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation. Mr YUE was the Honorary President of Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (“HKCEA”) from 22 June 2015 to 7 April 2016 and has been appointed as Chairman of HKCEA and Chairman of The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Charitable Foundation Limited since 7 April 2016, member of Exchange Fund Advisory Committee since 15 July 2015, Vice President of Hong Kong Institute of Bankers since 4 August 2015, special advisor of Maritime Silk Road Society since 16 December 2015, Honorary member of Hong Kong-Japan Business Co-operation Committee since 11 January 2016, member of General Committee of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce since 10 May 2016, Chairman of Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong Company Limited since 20 June 2016, Honorary President of Chinese Bankers Club, Hong Kong since 3 October 2016, member of Advisory Committee of China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone Qianhai and Shekou Area of Shenzhen and Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone since 26 November 2016, council member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council and member of Currency Board Sub-Committee of Exchange Fund Advisory Committee since 1 January 2017 as well as member of HKSAR Economic Development Commission since 17 January 2017. He was the Chairman of Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited, Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited (“NCB”) and Nanyang Commercial Bank (China), Limited (“NCB (China)”), Executive Vice President of BOC from August 2010 to March 2015, Chairman of Bank of China (UK) Limited from September 2010 to October 2015, Chairman of BOC International Holdings Limited (“BOCI”) from November 2011 to August 2015, Chairman of Bohai Industrial Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. from March 2012 to mid-2015, and Chairman of Bank of China (Luxembourg) S.A. from January 2014 to August 2015. Mr YUE joined BOC in 1980 and has been working in the Beijing Branch, Seoul Branch and the Head Office of BOC. He served as the Vice President of BOC Beijing Branch from January 1993 to January 2000, as General Manager of Seoul Branch from January 2000 to October 2003, as Deputy General Manager/General Manager of the Retail Banking Department from October 2003 to February 2005, as General Manager of the Personal Banking Department from February 2005 to March 2008, as member of the Group Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of Personal Banking Committee, Global Head of Personal Banking Business from March 2008 to March 2009, as member of the Group Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of Financial Markets Committee, Global Head of Financial Markets Business from March 2009 to October 2010. Mr YUE is a master degree holder and he received his Master’s Degree in Finance from Wuhan University in 1999.

Research Interest

Accounting Economics Banking Commerce business and management