Executive Directors
Benedict CHANG Yew Teck
Joseph Chua PHI
Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Victor FUNG Kwok King
Dr. William FUNG Kwok Lun
Jeremy Paul Egerton HOBBINS
LAU Butt Farn
Rajesh Vardichand RANAVAT
Independent Non-Executive Directors
John Estmond STRICKLAND
Dr. FU Yu Ning
Professor LEE Hau Leung
Andrew TUNG Lieh Cheung
Executive Directors
Benedict CHANG Yew Teck, aged 54, is the Group Managing Director of the Company. He has been a director of Li & Fung (Distribution) Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, since April 1999 and an Executive Director of the Company since October 2003.
Prior to joining IDS, Mr. Chang spent 13 years in various senior executive positions with the HAVI Group LP, a US-based partnership. He was Group Managing Director of HAVI's Asia-Pacific operations which provided logistics, manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain management services to McDonald's in the Asia-Pacific. He was also Senior Vice-President and Partner of HAVI and sat on the Executive Board of the HAVI Group LP.
Mr. Chang is a graduate of the University of Surrey, United Kingdom, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering. As a Keppel scholar, Mr. Chang then spent his early career as Ship Repair Manager with Keppel Corporation Limited in Singapore. He was subsequently appointed Project Director of the Allied Food Group and then Director of Manufacturing at Allied Cocoa Industries, a subsidiary of the Cocoa Division of W.R. Grace.
Mr. Chang founded Domino's Pizza Malaysia in 1997 and was a board member of Delifrance Asia Pte Limited. He is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Li & Fung Institute of Supply Chain Management and Logistics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and is also a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University.
Joseph Chua PHI, aged 45, is the President and Regional Managing Director of IDS Group. He joined IDS Logistics (Hong Kong) Limited in 1999 and has been an Executive Director of the Company since August 2004. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering, and attained an MBA degree with top honours from the same university. Between 1984 and 1995, Mr. Phi worked with Colgate-Palmolive Company in a number of Asian locations covering the areas of purchasing, production planning, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management. Between 1995 and 1999, he worked with HAVI Food Services as General Manager and later Managing Director of its Taiwan subsidiary. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Gamma Mu international honour societies. He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of the Company.
Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Victor FUNG Kwok King, aged 62, brother of Dr. William FUNG Kwok Lun, is the Group Chairman of the Li & Fung Group of companies including publicly listed Li & Fung Limited, Convenience Retail Asia Limited and the Company. Dr. Fung has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2003. He is also a director of the substantial shareholders of the Company, namely: King Lun Holdings Limited, Li & Fung (1937) Limited and Li & Fung (Distribution) Limited. Dr. Fung holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctorate in Business Economics from Harvard University. Dr. Fung is an independent non-executive director of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and Orient Overseas (International) Limited in Hong Kong, CapitaLand Limited in Singapore and Baosteel Group Corporation in the People's Republic of China. Dr. Fung is Vice Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce from January 2007. He is also Chairman of the Hong Kong Airport Authority, the Hong Kong University Council, the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council and the Hong Kong-Japan Business Co-operation Committee. Dr. Fung is a member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Executive Committee of the Commission on Strategic Development of the Hong Kong Government. From 1991 to 2000, Dr. Fung was Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and from 1996 to 2003, he was the Hong Kong representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council. In 2003, the Hong Kong Government awarded Dr. Fung the Gold Bauhinia Star for distinguished service to the community.
Dr. William FUNG Kwok Lun, OBE, JP, aged 59, brother of Dr. Victor FUNG Kwok King, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since August 2004. Dr. Fung is Group Managing Director of Li & Fung Limited. He has held key positions in major trade associations. He is a past Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Exporters' Association and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee. He is currently a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. He graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and holds an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He was conferred the degree of Doctor of Business Administration, honoris causa, by the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. Dr. Fung is a non-executive director of HSBC Holdings PLC and an independent non-executive director of VTech Holdings Limited and Shui On Land Limited. Dr. Fung is also a non-executive director of Convenience Retail Asia Limited and a director of the substantial shareholders of the Company, namely: King Lun Holdings Limited, Li & Fung (1937) Limited and Li & Fung (Distribution) Limited.
Jeremy Paul Egerton HOBBINS, aged 61, has been a director of Li & Fung (Distribution) Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company, since April 1999, and a Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2003. He has been the executive director and Group Managing Director of Trinity Limited since December 2006 and March 2007 respectively. He was the Chief Executive of Inchcape Marketing Services-Asia Pacific and was also the Chief Executive Officer of Inchcape Marketing Services Limited which was listed in Singapore, from 1997 to 1998. In addition, he served as a member of the Group Management Board of Inchcape plc and a director of Inchcape NRG, a business machines joint-venture with Ricoh. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Inchcape Buying Services from 1993 to 1996. Before joining the Inchcape group in 1993, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Campbell Soup Company, UK and Ireland, and previously was President of the Dairy Division of Ault Foods, Canada. He has also held senior positions at Procter & Gamble, Hutchison Whampoa and Cadbury Schweppes where he started his career in brand management. He is a non-executive director of Convenience Retail Asia Limited.
LAU Butt Farn, aged 61, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2003. He graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He joined the Li & Fung Group in 1981 as financial controller. Between 1985 and 1998, he was the Operations Director for Li & Fung (Retailing) Limited (the retailing arm of the Li & Fung group of companies) with operations in Circle K Convenience Stores (HK) Limited and Toys "R" Us-Lifung Limited. He was then the Chief Financial Officer of Li & Fung (Distribution) Limited until 2004. Mr. Lau is also responsible for the merger and acquisition and other corporate finance activities of Li & Fung Group. He is also a director of the substantial shareholders of the Company, namely: Li & Fung (1937) Limited and Li & Fung (Distribution) Limited.
Rajesh Vardichand RANAVAT, aged 48, was re-designated as a Non-executive Director of the Company in January 2008. Prior to the re-designation, Mr. Ranavat was an Executive director of the Company from August 2004 to December 2007. He was also the Chief Financial Officer of the Group from May 2003 to May 2007 and assumed a role focusing on merger & acquisitions and strategy development for the Group from June to December 2007. From January 2008, Mr. Ranavat has been focusing on merger & acquisitions and private equity for the affiliates of Li & Fung (1937) Limited, a substantial shareholder of the Company. Mr. Ranavat joined Li & Fung Distribution ("LFD") group in 1999 as Group Development Director. Mr. Ranavat assumed the position of Commercial Director of Li & Fung Industries group from June 2001 until April 2003. Prior to joining LFD, Mr. Ranavat had been working with Inchcape plc in various positions since 1991 which included regional Financial Controller in the Middle East, worldwide Financial Controller for the Marketing Services Stream based in London, Chief Financial Officer of the Marketing Services business in Japan, and Director of Corporate Finance, Asia-Pacific based in Singapore. Before joining Inchcape plc, Mr. Ranavat worked with Price Waterhouse in India and Coopers & Lybrand in the Middle East. He is a Commerce graduate from the University of Poona and a Chartered Accountant from India and is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Independent Non-Executive Directors
John Estmond STRICKLAND, GBS JP, aged 68, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2004. He spent most of his working career with HSBC. From 1996 to 1998 he was chairman of HongkongBank, which has responsibility for HSBC's operations in Asia Pacific. Presently he is chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co Ltd, a director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, Esquel Holdings Inc and Yoma Strategic Holdings Ltd. He is a member of the Council of The University of Hong Kong, President of the Outward Bound Trust, and a member of the boards of a number of non-government organizations. He has honorary doctorates awarded by City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Dr. FU Yu Ning, aged 51, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since November 2004. Dr. Fu graduated from Dalian Institute of Technology in the PRC with a Bachelor Degree in Port and Waterway Engineering. He also obtained a Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University, United Kingdom and worked as a Post-Doctorate research fellow thereafter. Dr. Fu is the Chairman of China Merchants Holdings (International) Company Limited and China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited, Independent Non-Executive Director of Sino Land Company Limited, all Hong Kong listed companies.
He is also the Chairman of China International Marine Containers (Group) Limited and China Merchants Energy Shipping Co, Ltd., and Director of China Merchants Bank, all listed in China. Dr. Fu is now Director and President of China Merchants Group Ltd., and also holds directorship in some social associations, including a Director of Hong Kong Port Development Council and Member of International Advisory Panel of CapitaLand in Singapore.
Professor LEE Hau Leung, aged 55, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since November 2004. He is the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His areas of specialization are in supply chain management, global logistics system design, inventory planning, and manufacturing strategy. He is the founding and current Director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum, an industry-academic consortium to advance the theory and practice of global supply chain management. Professor Lee was elected a Fellow of Manufacturing and Service Operations Management in 2001; a Fellow of INFORMS in 2005; and a Fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society in 2005. Professor Lee has consulted extensively for companies such as LG, KLA-Tencor, Hewlett-Packard Company, Savi Technology, Nortel Networks, SUN Microsystems, Apple Computer, IBM, Lucent Technologies, General Motors, Xilinx Corp., Accenture, Eli Lilly and Company, Microsoft, Nokia, and Motorola. He is a co-founder of Evant, DemandTec, SignalDemand and TrueDemand, all supply chain software companies. Professor Lee obtained his Bachelor of Social Science degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Hong Kong in 1974, his Master of Science degree in Operational Research from the London School of Economics in 1975, and his Master of Science and a Doctorate Degree in Operations Research from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981 and 1983 respectively.
Andrew TUNG Lieh Cheung, aged 44, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since May 2008. He has been a director and a member of Executive Committee of Orient Overseas Container Line Limited ("OOCL") since March 2006. He is also in charge of Corporate Planning and Marketing Department of OOCL. He has been a director of Cargosmart (Hong Kong) Limited since November 2006. Prior to 2006, Mr. Tung was the Chief Operating Officer of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited. Mr. Tung also worked for OOCL in various management capacities between 1993 and 1999. Mr. Tung holds a Bachelor degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University in the USA.
updated 29th May, 2008
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