Director
Independent Non-executive Directors
Charles E. Chapman, aged 61, is an independent non-executive director of the Company. He was executive director of Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association Limited (“HKEIA”) and managing director of the HKEIA’s subsidiary publishing company, the Hong Kong Electronics Promotions Ltd. from May 1988 to June 2007 when he retired. Currently Mr. Chapman is a senior industry consultant for a number of overseas-based trade fair organizers. Prior to joining HKEIA, Mr. Chapman worked for 12 years as economics editor at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and for 8 years as business editor in a local English-language newspaper.
Leung Wai Cheung, aged 45, is an independent non-executive director of the Company. He is currently the chief financial officer of FlexSystem Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange and the independent non-executive director of Sino Prosper State Gold Resources Holdings Ltd, and China Metal Resources Holdings Limited which are listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Dr. Leung is qualified accountant and chartered secretary with over 22 years of experience in accounting, auditing and financial management. He graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree majoring in accounting and subsequently obtained a postgraduate diploma in corporate administration, Master of Professional Accounting from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Management from the Empresarial University of Costa Rica and Doctor of Education in Educational Management from Bulacan State University. He is an associate member of each of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, the Hong Kong Institute Secretaries and the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Apart from a professor of European University, Dr. Leung is also a visiting lecturer of the Open University of Hong Kong (LiPACE) and Hong Kong University (SPACE).
Chow Shek Fai, aged 59, is an independent non-executive director of the Company appointed on 18th August 2004. He graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor Degree of Social Science and subsequently obtained a diploma of education there. He had served in De La Salle Secondary School, New Territories for 29 years. In the last ten years of his service in De La Salle, he was both principal and registered member of the management board. He had been the registered member of the management board of Lo Wu Public School for years. In addition, Mr. Chow also held a number of education and community positions, including member of the management board of the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation (HKSSF), vice chairman of the executive committee as well as the chairman of the competition committee of the HKSSF (Tai Po & North Districts) and senator of Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union. He had been the elected village representative of Lo Wu Village, Ta Kwu Ling from 1999 to 2007.