Annual Report 2015
DIRECTORS’ PROFILE
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Mr. Doo Wai-Hoi,
William
JP (Aged 71)
Appointed as the Vice-chairman and Non-executive Director in July 2013.
Mr. Doo is also a non-executive director of Lifestyle International Holdings
Limited upon re-designation from executive director on 11 June 2015 and an
independent non-executive director of The Bank of East Asia, Limited and
Shanghai Industrial Urban Development Group Limited, all being listed public
companies in Hong Kong. Mr. Doo was the vice-chairman and non-executive
director of New World China Land Limited and the deputy chairman and non-
executive director of NWS Holdings Limited up to his resignation on 1 July
2013. Mr. Doo is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Group. He is the
chairman and director of Fung Seng Enterprises Holdings Limited. Mr. Doo is a
Justice of the Peace appointed by the Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region. He is also a National Committee Member of the Twelfth
Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of The People’s Republic of
China, the Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Hong Kong
and Macau, and a Governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong
Kong. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by the Republic
of France in 2008. Mr. Doo is the brother-in-law of Dr. Cheng Kar-Shun, Henry
and Mr. Cheng Kar-Shing, Peter, and the uncle of Dr. Cheng Chi-Kong, Adrian,
Ms. Cheng Chi-Man, Sonia and Mr. Cheng Chi-Heng.
Dr. Cheng Chi-Kong,
Adrian
(Aged 35)
Appointed as an Executive Director in March 2007, became Executive
Director and Joint General Manager from March 2012 and re-designated
to Executive Vice-chairman and Joint General Manager from April 2015.
Dr. Cheng is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company. Dr. Cheng is an executive director of New World China
Land Limited, New World Department Store China Limited, Chow Tai Fook
Jewellery Group Limited and International Entertainment Corporation, and a
non-executive director of Giordano International Limited and Modern Media
Holdings Limited, all being listed public companies in Hong Kong. He is a director
of Chow Tai Fook (Holding) Limited and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited,
both are substantial shareholders of the Company. He is also the chairman
of New World Group Charity Foundation Limited and a director of certain
subsidiaries of the Group. Dr. Cheng worked in a major international bank prior
to joining the Group in September 2006 and has substantial experience in
corporate finance. Dr. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree
(cum laude)
from
Harvard University, and was conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Humanities
by the Savannah College of Art and Design. He is the vice-chairman of the
Youth Federation of the Central State-owned Enterprises, the vice-chairman of
All-China Youth Federation, a member of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the chairman of China
Young Leaders Foundation, the honorary chairman of K11 Art Foundation and
a member of Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority. He is the
son of Dr. Cheng Kar-Shun, Henry, the brother of Ms. Cheng Chi-Man, Sonia,
the nephew of Mr. Doo Wai-Hoi, William and Mr. Cheng Kar-Shing, Peter, and
the cousin of Mr. Cheng Chi-Heng.
