Chairman and Non-executive Director Mr. Lo Yuk Sui, Mr. Lo was appointed as the Chairman and Non-Executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006. He has over 39 years of experience in the real estate and hospitality sectors. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Regal Hotels International Holdings Limited ("RHIHL") of which Regal REIT is a listed associate. He has held the position as the chairman of RHIHL since 1989 when RHIHL was established in Bermuda as the holding company for the RHIHL Group and was designated as chief executive officer in January 2007. He has been the managing director and chairman of the predecessor listed company of the RHIHL Group since 1984 and 1987, respectively. He is also the chairman and chief executive officer of Century City International Holdings Limited ("CCIHL") and Paliburg Holdings Limited ("PHL"), of which RHIHL is a listed associate. He is a qualified architect.
Executive Director Mr. Francis Chiu, Mr. Chiu was appointed as the Executive Director and Responsible Officer of the REIT Manager with effect from 1st March, 2010. He is responsible for, among other things, overseeing and managing the asset management activities of Regal REIT. He is also responsible, jointly with Mr. Eric Man, for making the disclosures and communications of Regal REIT to investors. He has over 21 years of commercial experience in real estate, specialized commercial assets, facilities services and related businesses. Prior to joining the REIT Manager, he held senior positions, including general manager, executive director and regional director with various hotels and companies in Hong Kong and China, focusing on corporate management, joint-venture operations, international marketing, commercial asset, hotel real estate development projects and special investment projects. Mr. Chiu joined the New World Group, the Hong Kong listed property developer, in 1987, and NWS Holdings Limited, New World Group’s infrastructure and services conglomerate in 2000, where he worked until 2010.
Mr. Chiu is a graduate of the ESSEC Business School Paris, France and Cornell University, New York, USA, with a joint Master’s degree majored in International Hospitality Management and minored in Real Estate and Finance. Mr. Chiu also holds a MBA and a BA in Business and Finance. He is a U.S. Certified Hotel Administrator, a Fellow of Britain’s Institute of Hospitality, a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Member of The Chartered Institute of Housing, a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, a Member of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators, a Member of Urban Land Institute and a Registered Professional Housing Manager in Hong Kong.
Executive Director Mr. Eric Man Wai Kong, Mr. Man joined the REIT Manager as the Director of Finance and Investor Relations of the REIT Manager and a Responsible Officer in 2008. He was appointed as an Executive Director with effect from 1st March, 2010. Mr. Man is responsible for, among other things, overseeing and managing the finance and accounting functions of Regal REIT. He is also responsible, jointly with Mr. Chiu, for making the disclosures and communications of Regal REIT to investors. Mr. Man holds a Master of Science degree in Finance and a Bachelor of Social Sciences degree. He is also a Fellow of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an associate member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Man has over 19 years of finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining the REIT Manager, he held various management positions in different major Hong Kong listed companies, including Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited and MTR Corporation Limited.
Independent Non-executive Director Mr. John William Crawford, JP, Mr. Crawford was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006. He was one of the founders of Ernst & Young, Hong Kong office and vice-chairman of the firm when he retired at the end of 1997. During his 25 years in public practice, he was also the chairman of the audit division of Ernst & Young and was active in a number of large private and public company takeover and/or restructuring exercises. He has continued to undertake consultancy/advisory work in a private capacity since retirement, is active in the education sector and is the chairman of International Quality Education Limited. He also remains active in various community service areas such as being a founding member of UNICEF Hong Kong Committee and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. In 1997, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong. He currently acts as an independent non-executive director on the board of two Hong Kong listed companies, namely e-Kong Group Limited and Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited, where he also chairs the audit committees. He is also an independent non-executive director of Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc. which is listed on the American Stock Exchange.
Independent Non-executive Director Mr. Alvin Leslie Lam Kwing Wai, Mr. Lam was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006. He is the chairman and managing director of Golden Resources Development International Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.. He has extensive experience in financial management and investment planning.
Independent Non-executive Director Hon Abraham Shek Lai Him, SBS, JP, Mr. Shek was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Sydney. He is currently a member of the Legislative Council for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and vice chairman of Independent Police Complaints Council. He is also a member of the Council of The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, a member of the Court of The University of Hong Kong and a director of The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited. He is an independent non-executive director and a member of the audit committee of Chuang’s Consortium International Limited, Country Garden Holdings Company Limited, ITC Corporation Limited, Lifestyle International Holdings Limited, Midas International Holdings Limited, MTR Corporation Limited, NWS Holdings Limited, PHL (of which RHIHL is the listed associate), Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited and SJM Holdings Limited and the chairman and independent non-executive director of Chuang’s China Investments Limited, all of which are companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He also currently acts as an independent non-executive director of Hop Hing Group Holdings Limited and Hsin Chong Construction Group Limited which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is an independent non-executive director and a member of the audit committee of Eagle Asset Management (CP) Limited which is the manager of Champion Real Estate Investment Trust, the units of which are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Non-executive Director Mr. Donald Fan Tung, Mr. Fan was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006. He is an executive director of CCIHL, PHL and RHIHL. He is also the chief operating officer of PHL. He is involved in the property development, architectural design and project management functions of PHL and in charge of all hotel project work in RHIHL. He is a qualified architect.
Non-executive Director Mr. Jimmy Lo Chun To, Mr. Lo was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006. He is an executive director of CCIHL, PHL and RHIHL. He graduated from Cornell University, New York, U.S.A. with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. In addition to his involvement in the design of RHIHL Group property and hotel projects, he also undertakes responsibilities in the business development functions of CCIHL, PHL and RHIHL. He is the son of Mr. Lo Yuk Sui.
Non-executive Director Mr. Kai Ole Ringenson, Mr. Ringenson was redesignated as a Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager with effect from 1st March, 2010. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the REIT Manager in 2006 and a Responsible Officer of the REIT Manager in 2007 until he become a Non-executive Director on 1st March, 2010. He has extensive experience in international hotel management and asset management. He has managed hotels in Asia, Europe and the United States and has managed numerous hotel turn-around situations. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hotel) degree from Cornell University, New York, U.S.A.. He joined the RHIHL Group in 2001 and was an executive director of RHIHL and the chief operating officer of Regal Hotels International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RHIHL, from 2002 until he became a non-executive director of RHIHL in January 2004. He resigned as a non-executive director of RHIHL in 2006 to become the sole Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the REIT Manager.
Regal REIT (a Hong Kong collective investment scheme authorized under section 104
of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong))
