Corporate Governance

Dr. OR Ching Fai, aged 75, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 11 September 2015 and is the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Company. Dr. Or is primarily responsible for providing strategic advice and guidance on the business development of the Group.

Dr. Or received a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree in Economics and Psychology from the University of Hong Kong in July 1972 before joining The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited as a management trainee. Dr. Or worked in a variety of positions in personnel, securities, retail and corporate banking divisions. Dr. Or was appointed as General Manager and Group General Manager in 2000 and became Executive Director in 2005. Dr. Or was then appointed as Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive of Hang Seng Bank Limited, a banking company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), in 2005 and retired in May 2009.

Dr. Or has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited in December 2018. He ceased to act as Non-Executive Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Esprit Holdings Limited on 1 January 2021, ceased to act as Independent Non-Executive Director of Television Broadcasts Limited on 1 January 2020 and ceased to act as Independent Non-Executive Director of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited on 31 October 2018. He was the Vice-Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director of G-Resources Group Limited until his retirement on 30 June 2017. He was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, from February 2000 to May 2009 respectively. All these companies are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Dr. Or was the Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Aquis Entertainment Limited, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, until his retirement on 31 December 2017.

Dr. Or is a Vice Patron of the Board of the Community Chest of Hong Kong. He was also the Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks in 2000 and 2003 and was Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005. He was also the Chairman of the Financial Services Advisory Committee and a member of the Services Promotion Programme Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He was a member of the Risk Management Committee of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Vice President and a council member of the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, a member of the Aviation Development Advisory Committee, the Chairman of Executive and Campaign Committee of the Community Chest of Hong Kong, the Deputy Council Chairman of the Council of City University of Hong Kong, a Council member of the University of Hong Kong, an adviser of the Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong and a member of the Planning Committee of the 5th East Asian Games.

Dr. Or was awarded a Silver Bauhinia Star from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and an Honorary University Fellow from the University of Hong Kong in 2009. He was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Social Science by the City University of Hong Kong and an Honorary Fellowship by Hang Seng Management College in November 2014 and May 2017 respectively. Dr. Or is a Justice of the Peace.

Mrs. TO WONG Wing Yue Annie, aged 69, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 11 September 2015 and is primarily responsible for providing strategic advice and guidance on the business development of the Group. She is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of the Company. Mrs. To has extensive experience in the garments trading industry. Prior to joining the Group, Mrs. To was employed by Mast Industries (Far East) Limited, the sourcing arm of LBrands, as the President from January 2007 to May 2013 and the Executive Vice President from September 1996 to December 2006. From April 1995 to August 1996, she served as a Director of Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd., a Hong Kong-based global sourcing company. From January 1991 to February 1995, Mrs. To was the Executive Vice-President of Bonaventure Textiles Limited, a garment manufacturing company. From June 1979 to December 1990, Mrs. To held various positions from Executive Trainee to Assistant Managing Director of Swire and MacLaine Limited, the trading division of John Swire & Sons Limited. Mrs. To obtained a Bachelor's Degree of Arts from the University of Hong Kong in November 1979.

Ms. Moh Angela Jen-Yin, aged 54, was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 3 July 2024 and is primarily responsible for providing strategic advice and guidance on the business development of the Group. She is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. Ms. Moh is a financial services professional with strong equity research analysis skills and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the consumer and retail industries in Greater China. Ms. Moh joined Morgan Stanley Asia Limited as an Associate in 1996 and was promoted to serve as a Vice President from 2000 to 2001, an Executive Director from 2002 to 2004 and a Managing Director from 2005 to 2023. She also served as an Associate Director of Greater China Equity Research from 2012 to 2023 and a Director of Taiwan Equity Research from 2018 to 2023 during her tenure at Morgan Stanley Asia Limited. Ms. Moh obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States in May 1992 and a Master of Business Administration Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States in June 1996. Ms. Moh is also a licensee of type 4 regulated activities (advising on securities) under the SFO.