People: Value Partners Group Ltd (VPGLF.PK)

VPGLF.PK on OTC Markets Group

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20 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Cheng Hye Cheah

59 2010 Executive Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Investment Officer

Wai Ming Tse

37 2012 Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director

Hin Tat Tam

39 2012 Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Head of Sales

Chun Ki So

37 2012 Deputy Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Investment Officer

Vivienne Lee

39 2012 Chief Compliance Officer

Yeuk Yan Hung

38 2009 Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Executive Director

Wai Chiu Chow

37 2010 Managing Director - ETF Business of Value Partners Limited

Man Kei Ho

46 2010 Investment Director of Value Partners Limited

Kwong Chi Cheung

2012 Company Secretary

Shih-Ta Chen

67 2007 Independent Non-Executive Director

Siang Chin Lee

64 2007 Independent Non-Executive Director

Nobuo Oyama

59 2007 Independent Non-Executive Director

Biographies

Name Description

Cheng Hye Cheah

Mr. Cheah Cheng Hye is Executive Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Value Partners Group Ltd. He is in charge of Value Partners’ operations, and is actively engaged in all aspects of the Group’s activities, including investment research, fund management, business and product development, and corporate management. He sets the Group’s overall business and portfolio strategy. (Note: In July 2010, Mr. Louis SO was promoted to become Co-CIO of Value Partners, working alongside Mr. CHEAH.) Mr. CHEAH has been in charge of Value Partners since he co-founded the firm in February 1993 with his partner, Mr. V-Nee YEH. Throughout the 1990s, he held the position of Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Value Partners, responsible for managing both the firm’s funds and business operation. He led Value Partners to a listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2007, the first and only asset management company listed in Hong Kong. Mr. CHEAH has more than 30 years of investment experience, and is considered one of the practitioners of value-investing in Asia and beyond. Value Partners and he personally have received numerous awards – a total of more than 70 professional awards and prizes since the firm’s inception in 1993.

Wai Ming Tse

Mr. Tse Wai Ming, CPA, CFA & FCPA, is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of Value Partners Group Ltd. He was responsible for business development and management and corporate affairs of the Group. Mr. TSE joined the Group in January 2007 as Finance Director, and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in January 2009. Then, in July 2010, he was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Value Partners, Mr. TSE worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, where he gained detailed knowledge of the investment management industry, and a combination of financial experience, capital markets experience and strategic perspective, particularly in the Greater China Region, including Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan. He graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1997. He became a CFA charterholder in 2001 and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 2009.

Hin Tat Tam

Mr. Tam Hin Tat is Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Head of Sales of Value Partners Group Ltd. He holds a leadership role in driving the Company’s retail and institutional business. Mr. TAM joined the Group in April 2008. Mr. Tam has experience in the industry, especially in Hong Kong and Asia Pacific. Previously, he served as Vice President at BlackRock (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Managers) and was responsible for sales and marketing of both retail and institutional (pension business) channels. Prior to that, he worked at JF Asset Management, where he was responsible for direct sales and fund distribution. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1996.

Chun Ki So

Mr. So Chun Ki is Deputy Chairman of the Board, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Value Partners Group Ltd. He was responsible for the daily operations and overall management of the firm’s investment management team. He holds a leadership role in the Group’s investment process, including a high degree of responsibility for portfolio management. Mr. SO has experience in the investment industry, with a solid track record in research and portfolio management. He joined Value Partners in May 1999 as an Analyst and was promoted to the role of Fund Manager, then Senior Fund Manager, and again as Deputy Chief Investment Officer in 2004, 2005 and 2009, respectively. He graduated from the University of Auckland in New Zealand with a degree in Commerce in 1997, and from the University of New South Wales in Australia with a Master’s degree in Commerce in 1998.

Vivienne Lee

Ms. Lee Vivienne is Chief Compliance Officer of Value Partners Group Ltd. Ms. LEE has broad experience in the industry, particularly with regard to compliance functions and scope, and other related functions. She first joined Value Partners in May 2004 as an Assistant Compliance Manager and was promoted to the role of Compliance Manager, then Senior Manager, Compliance and again as Compliance Director in 2004, 2005 and 2008, respectively. In May 2012 she was promoted to the role of Chief Compliance Officer. Previously, she was an Assistant Manager with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) responsible for monitoring and conducting inspection of a portfolio of licensed intermediaries. Prior to that, she was a staff accountant in Ernst & Young responsible for providing financial audit and business advisory services to a number of companies. She graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor degree in Economics. She is a member of the CPA Australia.

Yeuk Yan Hung

Ms. Hung Yeuk Yan is Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Executive Director of Value Partners Group Ltd. She is responsible for the overall management of the investment management team. She also holds a leadership role in the Group’s investment process, and commands a high degree of responsibility for portfolio management. Ms. HUNG has experience in the investment industry, with a solid track record in research and portfolio management. She joined Value Partners as an Analyst in April 1998, and was promoted to Fund Manager and then Senior Fund Manager in 2004 and 2005, respectively. In March 2009, she was again promoted to her current role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer. She graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles in the U.S.A. with a degree in Applied Mathematics in 1997.

Wai Chiu Chow

Mr. Chow Wai Chiu is Managing Director - ETF Business of Value Partners Limited, a subsidiary of Value Partners Group Ltd. since February 2010. He holds a leadership role in the Company’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) business. Mr. CHOW has experience in the ETF industry, with a solid track record in product development and strategy as well as ETF portfolio management. Previously, he was the Senior Portfolio Manager at Blackrock North Asia Ltd, participating in iShares ETFs portfolio management. He was also the Lead Portfolio Manager of a number ETFs established under iShares including iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF (one of the ETFs in Asia). Prior to joining iShares, he spent four years at State Street Global Advisors Asia Ltd (“SSgA”), as a Portfolio Manager and was responsible for various institutional equity index, asset allocation and currency hedging strategies, as well as managing ETFs such as the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong. Before joining SSgA, Mr. CHOW worked for UBS AG. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Science in Operational Research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) in 1999, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University College London (UK) in 1998.

Man Kei Ho

Mr. Ho Man Kei is Investment Director of Value Partners Limited, a subsidiary of Value Partners Group Ltd. He holds a leadership role in the Company’s investment process, including a high degree of responsibility for portfolio management. Mr. HO has experience in the fund management and investment industry, with a focus on research and portfolio management. Mr HO was promoted to Investment Director in July 2010, and has since been participating in the Company’s investment management and the investment management team’s development. He joined Value Partners in November 1995. Prior to that, he was an executive with Dao Heng Securities Limited and had started his career with Ernst & Young. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences (majoring in Management Studies) from the University of Hong Kong in 1989. He became a CFA charterholder in 1996.

Kwong Chi Cheung

Mr. Cheung Kwong Chi is Company Secretary of Value Partners Group Ltd. Mr. Cheung is a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. He has more than 10 years’ experience in company secretarial practice in listed companies.

Shih-Ta Chen

Dr. Chen Shih-Ta is Independent Non-Executive Director of Value Partners Group Ltd. Dr. CHEN is currently the Executive Director of the Harvard Business School Asia Pacific Research Center, the first international research office established by the Harvard Business School in Asia. Prior to joining the Center in October 2005, Dr. CHEN worked in both the private and public sectors. Previously, Dr. CHEN served as Head of the Risk Management Unit of the Private Sector Operations Department of the Asian Development Bank, Head of International Private Banking in Hong Kong of Standard Chartered Bank, and as a Regional Director of National Westminster Bank. He has also served on the boards of Asian Development Bank investee companies and has taught and written cases for various educational entities and universities. He graduated with a BA (Honors) Degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in the U.S.A., received an MBA from Harvard University in the U.S.A. in 1972 and obtained a PhD in Economics from Cornell University in the U.S.A. in 1973.

Siang Chin Lee

Mr. Lee Siang Chin is Independent Non-executive Director of Value Partners Group Ltd. Mr. LEE is a Director of the Social Security Organization of Malaysia and a member of its investment panel. Mr. LEE also serves as an Independent Non-executive Director for AmInvestment Services Bhd, AmFutures Sdn Bhd, Uni.Asia Life Assurance Bhd, AmFraser Securities Pte. Ltd., Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad, a company listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange, and Hilong Holding Ltd., a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. LEE had previously served as Chairman and Managing Director of Surf88.com Sdn Bhd, and AmSecurities Sdn Bhd, respectively, and has worked in corporate finance of investment banks in London, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur. Mr. LEE has held various public offices, and had served as a board member of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange and President of the Association of Stock Broking Companies in Malaysia. He became a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants in 1975, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1979.

Nobuo Oyama

Mr. Nobuo Oyama is Independent Non-Executive Director of Value Partners Group Ltd. Mr. OYAMA is the founder and Managing Director of Asiavest Co. Ltd., an independent investment research and advisory firm in Tokyo, Japan. He is also Director and Chief Financial Officer of Yappa Corporation, Japan and Chief Financial Officer of XTrillion, Inc., Japan. He has over 30 years of experience in offshore treasury operations for Japanese institutional investors across Japan, United Kingdom and Hong Kong, and he has worked for Nichimen and Sojitz. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Kobe University in Japan, and was awarded a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Asia University, Tokyo, Japan, in 2010. He became a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan (CMA®) in 2009.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Cheng Hye Cheah

20,662,000

Wai Ming Tse

6,484,000

Hin Tat Tam

--

Chun Ki So

11,518,000

Vivienne Lee

--

Yeuk Yan Hung

8,100,000

Wai Chiu Chow

--

Man Kei Ho

1,075,000

Kwong Chi Cheung

--

Shih-Ta Chen

--

Siang Chin Lee

--

Nobuo Oyama

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012
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