STERLING - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- INDEPENDENT NON - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
- Independent Non - Executive Director of Companies
Mr. Chan Kee Huen Michael (陳記煊), aged 67, was appointed as an independent non-executive Director on 21 September 2018 and is the chairman of our Audit Committee. Mr. Chan is also a member of our Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee. Mr. Chan is primarily responsible for providing independent advice on our Group's strategy, policy formulation, corporate accountability and resources allocation.
Mr. Chan graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a higher diploma in accountancy in November 1976 and was awarded the postgraduate diploma from University of Surrey in the U.K. in March 1998. Mr. Chan was admitted as a fellow of (i) the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in December 1988; (ii) CPA Australia in April 1992; and (iii) the Hong Kong Institute of Directors in May 2000. Mr. Chan was also admitted as an associate of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in April 1986 and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in October 2004. He was admitted as a certified information systems auditor of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association in September 1985 and a specialist in Information Technology of CPA Australia in January 2001.
Mr. Chan is currently an independent non-executive director of companies listed on the Stock Exchange, namely Lansen Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 0503) since April 2010, Huarong Investment Stock Corporation Limited (Stock Code: 2277) since June 2016 and China Baoli Technologies Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 164) since August 2017. He was also an independent non-executive director of K.H. Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 1557) from February 2016 to August 2018.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
Mr. Chung Sam Kwok Wai (鍾國偉), aged 64, was appointed as a director of Elegant Maker Limited, a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, on 23 November 2016, and was further appointed as an executive Director of our Group on 31 July 2017. Mr. Chung has been the chief financial officer of Sterling Apparel since December 2013.Mr. Chung is responsible for monitoring the overall management and the finance operation of our Group.
Mr. Chung has accumulated more than twenty-five years of experience in senior finance and operations roles in a number of industries in Hong Kong, U.S. and Canada, which include: (i) CFO of M&V International Manufacturing (HK) Limited, a knitwear manufacturer, from May 2010 to May 2012; (ii) CFO of Singpoli Pacifica LLC, a California real estate developer, from January 2009 to December 2009; (iii) CFO & Director of Yangtze Telecom Corp., a Canadian public company in telecom value-added services in China, from February 2004 to November 2008; (iv) President of EAS International (USA) Inc., an international freight forwarder, from June 1996 to May 2001; (v) President of Manchu NY Inc. from September 1994 to June 1996 and VP Finance/Administration of Manchu Inc., a garment trading and manufacturing company, from September 1989 to September 1994.
Mr. Chung graduated from the University of British Columbia in Canada with a master of business administration in November 1982 and the Simon Fraser University in Canada with a bachelor of arts in June 1980. He obtained the qualification of Certified General Accountant of Canada in June 1984 (now redesignated as Chartered Professional Accountant of Canada).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Partner
- JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY
Mr. Kwong Lun Kei Victor (鄺麟基) is a partner of Michael Li & Co, which the Company has engaged as an external service provider of company secretarial services. Mr. Kwong, aged 39, is a practising solicitor and was admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 2010. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 2007. He has over ten (10) years of experience in corporate finance and primarily advises on listings of companies on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange"), mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and other commercial law matters. Mr. Kwong has also been the company secretary of Brainhole Technology Limited (stock code: 2203) and Zhong Ao Home Group Limited (stock code: 1538), which are companies listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, since 1 April 2020 and 1 January 2022, respectively.
Job Titles:
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
Mr. Siu Yik Ming (蕭翊銘), aged 33, was appointed as a director of Zhi Wei (Guangzhou) Garment Manufacturing Limited, a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, on 14 July 2017 and was further appointed as an executive Director of our Group on 31 July 2017. Mr. YM Siu has been the director of the Katunayake Factory and the Meegoda Factory in Sri Lanka for almost three years prior to them being acquired by our Group in 2017. He is responsible for the management of our production facilities in Sri Lanka and the PRC.
Mr. YM Siu is the son of Mr. CW Siu, a Controlling Shareholder of our Company and Ms. Alice Wong, an Executive Director of our Group. Mr. YM Siu is also the cousin of Mr. Wong Chi Wai Kelven, a member of our senior management.
Mr. YM Siu graduated from the Curtin University of Technology in Australia with a bachelor's degree in commerce in August 2009.
Job Titles:
- INDEPENDENT NON - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
- Non - Executive Director of China Regenerative Medicine International Limited
Mr. Tsang Ho Yin (曾浩賢), aged 35, was admitted as a solicitor in Australia and Hong Kong in May 2012 and December 2013, respectively. Mr. Tsang is currently a Partner of Stevenson, Wong & Co., specialising in corporate finance and commercial law. Mr. Tsang obtained a bachelor in laws degree and a bachelor in commerce (accounting) degree, both from the University of Melbourne, Australia in August 2008, as well as a master in laws degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia in August 2010. Mr. Tsang obtained the postgraduate certificate in laws from the City University of Hong Kong in July 2011.
Mr. Tsang is also a non-executive director of China Regenerative Medicine International Limited (Stock Code: 8158), which is listed on the GEM of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Stock Exchange") since January 2020. He is also an independent non-executive director of Crosstec Group Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 3893), a company listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange since 28 September 2021.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
Ms. Wong Mei Wai Alice (王美慧), aged 62, is pivotal in developing the company's business since early 1990's and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Apparel since November 2012, the wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company. She was further appointed as an Executive Director of our Group on 6 June 2017, and is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company. Ms. Alice Wong is primarily responsible for implementing corporate strategy, business development, product development, managing key client relationships and the overall corporate performance. Ms. Alice Wong is the spouse of Mr. Siu Chi Wai ("CW Siu"), a Controlling Shareholder of our Company, and the mother of Mr. Siu Yik Ming ("YM Siu"), an Executive Director of our Group. Ms. Alice Wong is also the aunt of Mr. Wong Chi Wai Kelven, the VP Merchandising of the Company.
Ms. Alice Wong has accumulated more than twenty-five years of experience in the apparel industry. She was the general manager of Sterling Possessions (HK) Limited from 1 July 1994 to 31 October 2012, which was the predecessor company of Sterling Apparel Limited.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- JOINT COMPANY SECRETARY
- Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Ms. Wong Wing Yee (黃穎儀) has been a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 2009 and just completed the Master of Corporate Governance and Compliance Program in March 2022. Ms. Wong has extensive experience in the field of accounting and auditing. She first joined the Group in September 2012 and is currently the finance manager of the Company.
Job Titles:
- INDEPENDENT NON - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Member of the Management Team
Ms. Zhang Lingling (張玲玲), aged 31, graduated from Chengdu University of Information Technology with a bachelor's degree in Accountancy in 2013 and The Open University of Hong Kong with a master's degree in Business Administration in 2019. She has solid experience in financial analysis, initial public offerings and fund raising in secondary markets. Ms. Zhang obtained the securities qualification certificate of The Securities Association of China, the fund qualification certificate of Asset Management Association of China and the Certification of China Banking Professional. She is now the vice president and a representative of Funderstone Securities Limited, a corporation licensed to carry out Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 4 (advising on securities) regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the "SFO"). She is also a representative of Funderstone Futures Limited, a corporation licensed to carry out Type 2 (dealing in future contracts) regulated activity under the SFO. Ms. Zhang is currently the independent non-executive director of Huisen Household International Group Limited (stock code: 2127), a company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.