The Executive Officers are entrusted with the responsibility for the daily operations of the Trustee-Manager.
The Executive Officers are:
- Mr. Ivor CHOW
- Mr. NG Chi Kit, Jimmy
- Mr. SHUM Kai Shing, Lawrence
- Ms. MA Xiaoli
- Mr. LAM Wai Kui, Raymond
- Mr. CHAN Ngai Man, Raymond
Mr. Ivor CHOW
Chief Executive Officer of the Trustee-Manager and Managing Director of HIT
Mr. Chow was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Trustee-Manager of HPH Trust ("trustee-manager") in June 2021. He is also the Managing Director of HIT and a member of the HPH Trust Exco, a committee of executives that determines strategy for HPH Trust. He has over 30 years of experience working in the port, accounting and banking industries. Mr. Chow joined Hutchison Port Holdings Limited ("HPH") in 1998 and since 2001 has served as the General Manager of the Commercial division and Chief Financial Officer and Director - Corporate Finance & Business Development of several of HPH's subsidiaries (together with HPH, the "HPH Group"). He has also served as Finance Director of the South China division of the Hutchison Ports Group as well as a director on some of the Hutchison Ports Group and HPH Trust's business portfolio assets since 2008. He has also been an executive of the Trustee-Manager since 2011 and was the Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of the Trustee-Manager from February 2011 to April 2016. Mr. Chow holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada. He is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.
Mr. Chow is a General Committee Member of The Employers' Federation of Hong Kong ("EFHK"), the Chairman of EFHK's sub-group Shipping & Port Operations Group and a Committee Member of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce for the Shipping & Transport Committee. He serves as a member of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, represents HIT at both the British Chamber of Commerce and the Hong Kong Logistics Association; and has been a Committee Member of the Hong Kong Container Terminal Operators Association Limited since 2021.
Mr. NG Chi Kit, Jimmy
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of the Trustee-Manager
Mr. Ng was appointed the Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer of the Trustee-Manager in January 2022. He is also a member of the HPH Trust Exco. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Ng was the Business Director of the South East Asia division of the Hutchison Ports Group from April 2017 to December 2021. Mr. Ng joined the Hutchison Ports Group in 2008, initially serving in the Corporate Finance Department. He has over 20 years of experience in finance and banking. Mr. Ng holds a master's degree in engineering, economics and management from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr. SHUM Kai Shing, Lawrence
Managing Director of YANTIAN
Mr. Shum is the Managing Director of YANTIAN and a member of the HPH Trust Exco. Before the appointment of his current position in June 2021, he was the Managing Director of COSCO-HIT and Deputy Managing Director of ACT. Since joining the Hutchison Ports Group in 1996, Mr. Shum has held various executive positions in Hong Kong and mainland China within the Trust and Hutchison Ports Group. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of YANTIAN, took up various posts in Shanghai and was the Regional Director - North and East China of the Hutchison Ports Group. He has over 28 years of experience in the port industry. Currently, Mr. Shum is the Standing Committee Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Yantian District, Shenzhen and has been elected as the President of Shenzhen Ports Association in October 2022. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also an Associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr Shum was appointed by the Hong Kong Government as a member of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2022.
Ms. MA Xiaoli
Managing Director of COSCO-HIT and Deputy Managing Director of ACT
Ms. Ma is the Managing Director of COSCO-HIT, Deputy Managing Director of ACT and a member of the HPH Trust Exco. Prior to her appointment in June 2021, she was the Account Director - South China cum Relationship Director under the commercial function of the Hutchison Ports Group. She joined the Hutchison Ports Group in 2005 and has 13 years of experience in the shipping industry before joining the Hutchison Ports Group. Ms. Ma holds a bachelor's degree in shipping management from Dalian Maritime University in the People's Republic of China, and a master's degree in international transport from Cardiff University in Wales.
Mr. LAM Wai Kui, Raymond
Chief Operating Officer of HKSPA and Director - Operations of HIT
Mr. Lam is the Chief Operating Officer of HKSPA overseeing the operations collaboration among different terminal operators in Kwai Tsing, Hong Kong. He is also the Director - Operations of HIT and a member of the HPH Trust Exco. He joined the Hutchison Ports Group in 2015 and held various executive positions in Ports Panama, COSCO-HIT and YANTIAN focusing on terminal operations. He has over 29 years of experience in terminal operations and logistics business. Mr. Lam holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Mr. CHAN Ngai Man, Raymond
Director - Operations of YANTIAN
Mr. Chan is the Director - Operations of YANTIAN and a member of the HPH Trust Exco. Prior to his appointment in September 2021, he had been the General Manager of the South Asia Pakistan Terminals and the Karachi International Container Terminals of the Hutchison Ports Group. He joined the Hutchison Ports Group in 1992 and held various executive positions over the years, including Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hutchison Ports Panama, General Manager of Port Xiamen in the People's Republic of China and Operations Review Consultant of the Hutchison Ports Group. Mr. Chan holds a bachelor of industrial engineering from the University of Hong Kong.
Description of Key Roles
Chief Executive Officer
The Chief Executive Officer of the Trustee-Manager works with the Board to determine the strategy for HPH Trust as well as work with the other members of the Trustee-Manager's management team in meeting the stated strategic and operational objectives of HPH Trust.
Additionally, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for planning the future strategic development and the day-to-day operations of HPH Trust.
Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer of the Trustee-Manager works with the Chief Executive Officer and the other members of the management team to formulate strategic plans for HPH Trust in accordance with the Trustee-Manager's stated investment mandate.
The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for applying the appropriate capital management strategy and overseeing the implementation of HPH Trust's short-term and medium-term business plans and financial condition.
These individuals are responsible for overseeing the management and operations of HPH Trust's Portfolio.