EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Ms. LEUNG Ho Ki, June ( 梁 賀 琪 ) is a co-founder of our Group, the Chairman of our Company and was appointed as a Director on 15 April 2015 and designated as an executive Director on 21 June 2018. Ms. June Leung performs a leadership role in monitoring and evaluating our business, strategic planning and major decision making for our Group. In particular, she has developed our Group’s overall business model and product portfolio as well as formulated our advertising and marketing strategy. Prior to assuming her role as Chairman, Ms. June Leung held the position of a teacher and a manager of our Group. Ms. June Leung graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a degree in Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in December 1989 and obtained a Doctorate of Business Administration from the European University in May 2011 through distance learning. She was registered as a teacher under the Education Ordinance section 45(1) in February 1999. Ms. June Leung is the spouse of Mr. Tam Wai Lung, Chief Executive Officer of our Company and executive Director and aunt of Mr. Li Man Wai, executive Director.
Ms. June Leung is a member of the Thirteenth Guizhou Provincial Committee of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the PRC; she also serves as a member of the District Fight Crime Committee (Kwun Tong District) and National Security Education District Tutor in Hong Kong. Ms. June Leung is currently the chairperson of the board of Plan International Hong Kong, which strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Ms. June Leung founded the Uplift Educational Charity Foundation and serves as its chairperson, with the goals of promoting and popularizing equal education and encouraging young people to overcome adversity and change their destinies through knowledge. She currently serves as a honorary board member of the Affiliated School of JNU for Hong Kong and Macao Students (Dongguan). In 2019, Ms. June Leung was awarded the Junzi Entrepreneur Award presented by The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong for her devotion in sustainable entrepreneurship.
Mr. TAM Wai Lung ( 談 惠 龍 ) the Chief Executive Officer of our Company, was appointed as a Director on 15 April 2015 and designated as an executive Director on 21 June 2018. Mr. Tam has focused on private supplementary tutorial services, executive management and the strategic development of our Group. Mr. Tam has been responsible for the overall operations, finances and administration of our education services, as well as strategic planning and development.
Mr. CHAN Tsz Ying, Wister ( 陳 子 瑛 ) is the head principal of day school for our Group and was appointed as a Director on 9 September 2015 and designated as an executive Director on 21 June 2018. Mr. Chan has been a teacher for over 30 years and is focused primarily on secondary day school education services. Mr. Chan has been responsible for the establishment and management of our private secondary day school operations. Prior to his role as head principal of our private secondary day school, Mr. Chan held the position of a teacher at Wellwisher Foundation Primary School from 1986 to 1987 and at A.D. & F.D. of Pok Oi Hospital Mrs. Cheng Yam On Primary School from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Chan was awarded a Teachers Certificate from the Northcote College of Education (now known as The Education University of Hong Kong) in July 1986 and graduated from University of Wolverhampton, the United Kingdom with a Bachelor of Education in June 1997. Mr. Chan was registered as a teacher under the Education Ordinance section 45(1) in November 1986.
Mr. LI Man Wai ( 李 文 偉 ) is our Deputy Chief Executive Officer of our Company and was appointed as a Director on 9 September 2015 and designated as an executive Director on 21 June 2018. He has, since the establishment of our Group, acquired experience in the education business, focusing on operation, administration and marketing of tutorial services and secondary school education services. Mr. Li joined our Group in 1989 and was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of our Group in 2000. Mr. Li has been responsible for the marketing of our Group’s education services, as well as tutorial and course management and leasing arrangements.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Mr. KWAN Chi Hong ( 關 志 康 ) is an independent non-executive Director of our Company. Mr. Kwan has over 20 years of managerial and senior management experience in the commercial and public sector. Mr. Kwan is currently the chairman of Zebra Wellness Group Limited. He served as an executive director of Bamboos Health Care Holdings Limited (stock code: 2293) since the group’s establishment from 2009 to 2019. During his managerial stint in the public sector, from February 1995 to December 2007, he worked as an executive officer in various government departments including Registration and Electoral Office, Urban Services Department, Home Affairs Department, Hong Kong Police Force and Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office Government Secretariat. Mr. Kwan was a part-time teacher of certain bachelor/diploma courses in Chinese Medicine conducted by HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education from 2013 to 2016. Mr. Kwan was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 from the Hong Kong Business Awards hosted by DHL Express and South China Morning Post and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 China – Emerging Entrepreneur hosted by EY.
Mr. Kwan obtained a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a master’s degree in Economics from The University of Hong Kong in January 1995 and December 2005 respectively. Mr. Kwan has completed a programme in Executive MBA and obtained a master’s degree in Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in December 2007. Mr. Kwan is currently an independent non-executive director of Stream Ideas Group Limited (stock code: 8401) whose shares are listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange. Mr. Kwan was an independent non-executive director of China Brilliant Global Limited (stock code: 8026) from February 2018 to November 2021, and Janco Holdings Limited (stock code: 8035) from May 2021 to October 2022, whose shares are listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. LI Kai Sing ( 李 啟 承) , was appointed as an independent on-executive Director on 21 June 2018, having served the Company for 7 years. Mr. Li is currently an executive director of Focus Films Limited since September 2003. He possesses extensive experience in accounting, film and entertainment business. His career commenced at the accounting firm Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from July 1985 to January 1989 and subsequently held several senior accounting and financial management positions in private companies. His recent key appointments include the Chief Financial Officer of Team Work Corporation Limited from August 2000 to September 2003, a vice president, finance of Leading Spirit (Holdings) Company Limited (now known as Leading Spirit High-Tech (Holdings) Company Limited) from July 1992 to December 1993, and the financial controller of China Star Entertainment Limited (stock code: 0326) from June 1999 to July 2000 and an executive director of Interform Ceramics Technologies Limited (previously known as Alibaba Pictures Group Limited, now known as Damai Entertainment Holdings Limited) (stock code: 1060) from October 1995 to March 1999, the shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Li was also an independent non-executive director of Brightstar Technology Group Co., Ltd (formerly known as In Technical Productions Holdings Limited) (stock code:8446) from May 2017 to May 2022, its shares are listed on the GEM of the Stock Exchange.
Mr. Li has been a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1988, an associate of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in 1988 and a member of the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong since 2004. Mr. Li graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1985 with a bachelor degree of social science and from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with an executive master degree of business administration in 2007.
Mr. Tai Kwok Leung, Alexander (戴國良) is an independent non-executive Director of our Company. Mr. Tai graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand with a degree in Bachelor of Commerce and Administration in 1982. He then became an associate member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and CPA Australia. Mr. Tai has extensive accountancy, corporate finance and investment experience in Hong Kong and overseas. Mr. Tai is licensed under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) to conduct Type 1 (dealing in securities), Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities. Mr. Tai is currently an independent non-executive director of G & M Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 6038), Shengjing Bank Co., Ltd. (Stock Code: 2066) and China Star Entertainment Limited (Stock Code: 0326) which are listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange, and is also an executive director of Finet Group Limited (Stock Code: 8317) listed on GEM of the Stock Exchange. He was also an independent non-executive director of Jiayuan International Group Limited (in liquidation) (Stock Code: 2768) from 12 February 2016 to 30 June 2022. Mr. Tai was also an independent non-executive director of AAG Energy Holdings Limited from October 2018 to 11 August 2023. Mr. Tai was also a director of VMS Securities Limited till his retirement from office on 29 December 2023, and was a managing director and the head of Corporate Finance Department of Investec Capital Asia Limited till July 2017.
