People: Bank of East Asia Ltd (0023.HK)

Mr. Cheung Kin-piu is Independent Non-Executive Director of The Bank of East Asia Limited. He was appointed a Director in 2008. He was a Partner at KPMG, a international accounting firm in Hong Kong, until his retirement in 2001. He has experience in assurance and corporate finance work, particularly in trading and manufacturing corporations in Hong Kong and the PRC. Mr. Cheung is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Cheung is an Independent Non-executive Director of Vitasoy International Holdings Limited, Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited and Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited. Mr. Cheung is currently an Independent Non-executive Director, the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Chairman of the Connected Transactions Control Committee of The Bank of East Asia (China) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank.