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DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Auyang Ho, aged 76
Mr. Auyang is an executive Director, the Chairman of the Board and the chairman of both the executive committee and remuneration committee of the Company. He is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Besides, Mr. Auyang is a director and a shareholder of Solar Power Group Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company. He is the father of Mr. Auyang Pak Hong, Bernard, our Chief Executive Officer. He co-founded the Group in 1974 and was our Chief Executive Officer until 2003. Mr. Auyang graduated from the South China Institute of Technology (now known as the South China University of Technology), where he studied structural engineering. Mr. Auyang has more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing operations, product management and development in the electronics industry. Prior to founding the Group, Mr. Auyang has been an engineer in the China Ministry of Railways. During the period from April 1965 to January 1973, he worked in the group of The Hong Kong Chiap Hua Manufactory Company, (1947) Limited (now known as "Chiaphua Limited") (this group is hereinafter referred to as "Chiap Hua Group"). He had served as an Assistant Plant Manager of the extrusion plant for The Hong Kong Chiap Hua Manufactory Company, (1947) Limited from April 1965 to December 1970. From January to September 1970, he acted as a Project Manager for International Containers Limited (a company formed by Chiap Hua Group and another party and has now been dissolved) and was responsible for supervising and co-ordinating the setting-up of a new manufacturing plant and all the facilities. In September 1970, he was formally promoted as the Plant Manager of International Containers Limited and held the position until he left Chiap Hua Group in January 1973. He then formed the Group and under his leadership, the Group received The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong New Product Award in 1976. Mr. Auyang has been instrumental in spearheading the Group's expansion and has secured many key customers since 1980 up to 2003. He currently acts as an advisor to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and senior management and provides guidance on management issues.
Auyang Pak Hong, Bernard, aged 40
Mr. Auyang is an executive Director, the Chief Executive Officer, a member of the executive committee and the chairman of the nomination committee of the Company. He is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Besides, he is a director and a shareholder of Solar Power Group Limited, the controlling shareholder of the Company. He is a son of Mr. Auyang Ho, the Chairman of the Company. Mr. Auyang is responsible for developing and implementing the Group's strategic objectives and business plans. Mr. Auyang obtained a degree of Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in East Asian Studies and Economics from Harvard University in 1991. Upon his graduation, Mr. Auyang joined the Group and gained the requisite experience for his present role. Mr. Auyang was a recipient of the Young Industrialist Awards of Hongkong in 1999 and was named the Hong Kong Young Industrial Ambassador in 2003. Apart from his business interests, Mr. Auyang is also an active member of the community, holding posts including chapter chair of the Young Presidents' Organization, vice chairman of the Hong Kong-America Center, vice chairman of St. Paul's Co-Educational College Landmark Fundraising Campaign, trust member of the Outward Bound School, member of the Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council and a committee member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council's Electronics/Electrical Appliances Industries Advisory Committee.
Choi Po Yee, Alice, aged 41
Ms. Choi is an executive Director, the Chief Operating Officer, Qualified Accountant and a member of both the executive committee and remuneration committee of the Company. She is also a director of certain subsidiaries of the Company. Ms. Choi is responsible for overseeing the entire operations and general management of the Group. She joined the Group in 2001 as the vice president of the corporate development and planning division. She served as the Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2005 and became the Chief Operating Officer and a director of the Group in April 2005 and May 2005, respectively. Ms. Choi was appointed as the Qualified Accountant of the Company in April 2007. Ms. Choi graduated from The University of Hong Kong with a first class honors Bachelor's degree in Social Science and a Master's degree in Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing in 1989 and 2002, respectively. Ms. Choi is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, an associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to joining the Group, she worked for an international accounting firm and several listed companies in Hong Kong.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Kam Chi Chiu, Anthony, aged 46
Mr. Kam is a non-executive Director and a member of the audit committee of the Company. Mr. Kam is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Mathematics from Oxford University in the United Kingdom. He qualified as a chartered accountant at one of the accounting firms in London and currently practises as a certified public accountant in Hong Kong. Mr. Kam has the suitable experience and qualifications to act as nominee for the implementation and administration of an individual voluntary arrangement under the bankruptcy regime in Hong Kong. Mr. Kam serves as a consultant for IONA Technologies PLC, a company listed on NASDAQ, and as a director of Cheung Fung Technology (Holdings) Limited, a manufacturing and investment holding company. Mr. Kam is also a member of the Panel of Adjudicators of the Obscene Articles Tribunal. Mr. Kam was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in November 1993.
Arvind Amratlal Patel, aged 67
Mr. Patel is a non-executive Director and a member of the audit committee of the Company. He has retired with 40 years of experience with several U.S.–based public and private manufacturing companies. After earning his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in India, Mr. Patel immigrated to United States to pursue further studies. He began his professional career with Culligan International in 1966. After working with certain smaller companies, he returned to a management position at Culligan International in 1971 while simultaneously earning his Master's degree in Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago. He then joined Intermatic Incorporated, an international manufacturer of electrical and electronic products. During his 20 years at Intermatic Incorporated, Mr. Patel held several executive positions, including president and chief operating officer, until his retirement in 2005. In addition to the management positions, Mr. Patel was elected to the boards of Intermatic Incorporated and Intermatic–A.T.C., a manufacturing joint venture in China, from July 2000 until his retirement in December 2005. Mr. Patel was appointed as a non- executive Director of the Group in November 2005.
Wong Chun Kong, aged 47
Mr. Wong is a non-executive Director of the Company. He is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong and a Partner of Philip K H Wong, Kennedy Y H Wong & Co., Solicitors & Notaries. Mr. Wong was educated in both Hong Kong and England. He has substantial experience in civil litigation and deals mainly in commercial, personal injuries, banking and administrative law litigation, corporate acquisition and cross-border joint ventures as well as large scale conveyancing projects under home ownership, private sector participation and tenants purchase schemes. He had served as a Deputy Adjudicator in 1998. He is a member of the Passports Appeal Board and an Adjudicator of the Registration of Persons Tribunal of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Mr. Wong is from 11 July 2008, a non-executive director in First China Financial Holdings Limited (Formerly known as International Financial Network Holdings Ltd.), a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Mr. Wong was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company in February 2008.
INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Luk Koon Hoo, aged 56, BBS, JP
Mr. Luk is an independent non-executive Director of the Company, the chairman of the audit committee and a member of both the remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company. He is a retired banker, and has 30 years of comprehensive experience in accounting and financial management. He began at Hang Seng Bank in 1975 as a trainee officer. He was appointed as personal assistant to the deputy general manager and held that office from 1987 to 1989. Mr. Luk served as the head of financial control in 1989, as director and deputy chief executive in 1994 and as managing director and deputy chief executive from 1996 to his retirement in May 2005. Regarding Mr. Luk's other directorships, he is an independent non-executive director of China Properties Group Limited and Wheelock Properties Limited (both companies listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and is an independent non-executive director of Wharf T&T Limited, AXA General Insurance Hong Kong Limited, PMI Mortgage Insurance Asia Limited and Octopus Cards Limited. In the public sphere, Mr. Luk is a non-official director of Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited (a government-owned corporation). Mr. Luk also serves as a council member and the treasurer of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, as a member of the Barristers Disciplinary Tribunal Panel and as a member of the Operations Review Committee of ICAC. Mr. Luk also served in the past on the Court and Council of Hong Kong Baptist University, the Advisory Committee on New Broad-based Taxes, the Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee, the Central Policy Unit of the Hong Kong Government, the Statistics Advisory Board, the Broadcasting Authority, the Board of Trustees of the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund and the Advisory Committee and the Investor Education Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission. He was an appointed member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council from 1992 to 1995, and also a member of the first Election Committee of the Legislative Council. He holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree in Statistics from The University of Hong Kong and a Master of Business Administration Degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers and The Hong Kong Institute of Directors. Mr. Luk is a Non-official Justice of the Peace and was awarded the honour of Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2004 in recognition of his contributions to public services. Mr. Luk was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Group in January 2006.
Patrick Thomas Siewert, aged 52
Mr. Siewert is an independent non-executive Director and a member of the audit committee, remuneration committee and nomination committee of the Company. Mr. Siewert currently serves as a director for the Avery Dennison Corporation and on its ethics and conflict of interest committee and finance committee. He is also a senior director of The Carlyle Group. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group in April 2007, Mr. Siewert served as a senior advisor for The Coca-Cola Company and president and chief operating officer for its East, South Asia & Pacific Rim Group and president for its East and South Asia Group during the period from 2001 to 2007. From 1974 to 2001, Mr. Siewert held positions in sales management, marketing, finance, brand management, business planning and general management in various countries around the world including chairman, Greater China and senior vice president and president, Kodak Professional. He attended the Rochester Institute of Technology studying Imaging Science, Business and Service Management, and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Elmhurst College and a Master of Science degree in Service Management from Rochester Institute of Technology. He has previously served as a director of US-ASEAN Business Council, US-Hong Kong Business Council, The US- China Business Council and board of governors of The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. He is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization, Hong Kong, World Presidents' Organization, Hong Kong and the CEO Organization. Mr. Siewert is a recipient of several diversity awards and a United Nations IPC Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Siewert was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company in September 2006.
Steven Julien Feniger, aged 49
Mr. Feniger is an independent non-executive Director and a member of both the audit committee and remuneration committee of the Company. Mr. Feniger has years of international experience in sourcing, manufacturing and retailing and is based in Hong Kong. At the end of February 2006, he resigned from his corporate career and set up his own business and is a director of 55Consulting, providing services to companies designed to enhance their ability to source in Asia. Mr. Feniger currently also serves as a director of SSPartners Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, and as a non-executive director of Arc Capital Holdings Limited, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Since 1 August 2007, Mr. Feniger become an independent non-executive director of Item Industries Limited. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Feniger served as a chief executive officer and an executive director of Linmark Group Limited and led the company to a successful initial public offering on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in May 2002. Mr. Feniger was a former senior vice president of global sourcing at Warnaco Inc. from 1999 to 2001, where he led the strategic management of three standalone Asian operations (sourcing, manufacturing and retailing). He had served Marks & Spencer Plc for some years. Mr. Feniger holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Science from The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. Apart from his business interests, Mr. Feniger is an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization, and is a member of the Hong Kong Membership Committee. Mr. Feniger was appointed as an independent non-executive Director of the Company in September 2006.
The Information as at 28 July 2008
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