Directors & Senior Management
CHAN Chun Hoo, Thomas
Executive Director/Chairman
Mr. Chan joined the Group in 1967. He has been the principal driving force behind the growth, global expansion, and diversification of the Group's business activities into multiple segments and markets. His decision to take on the promotional toy business in 1985 led to the evolution of the Group from a manufacturing entity into a pure toy development and marketing group. The Group's high level of productivity is attributable to his guiding management principles of creativity, flexibility, and simplicity. Mr. Chan is also the Chairman of the Board of Playmates Holdings Limited.
CHENG Bing Kin, Alain
Executive Director
Mr. Cheng was appointed a director of the Company in March 2010. He is the Group Legal Counsel and also an executive director of Playmates Holdings Limited. Mr. Cheng was admitted to practise as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1996, and in England and Wales in 1997. Mr. Cheng is also a Chartered Accountant and a CPA of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
CHOW Yu Chun, Alexander
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Chow joined the Group in 2007. He is a CPA of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has over 35 years of experience in commercial, financial, and investment management in Hong Kong and China. Mr. Chow is currently an independent non-executive director of Top Form International Limited and China Strategic Holdings Limited. He was a non-executive director of New World China Land Limited and resigned on 28 December 2012, shares of which are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
LEE Ching Kwok, Rin
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Lee joined the Group in 2007. He has over 32 years of experience as a legal practitioner in the fields of property and financing, and was a partner and consultant in one of Hong Kong's largest law firms. Mr. Lee was previously a solicitor qualified to practise in Hong Kong and England and Wales; he now serves as an adviser to a number of private companies and organizations.
TO Shu Sing, Sidney
Executive Director
Mr. To joined the Group in 1986. Prior to joining the Group, he had 9 years working experience with multi-national marketing and manufacturing companies. Over the years, he has served the Group in a number of functional areas including sales and marketing, licensing, strategic business development, and corporate communication. He was appointed an executive director in May 2008. Mr. To is also an executive director of Playmates Holdings Limited. He holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
YANG, Victor
Independent Non-executive Director
Mr. Yang joined the Group in 2007. Mr. Yang holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is a founding partner of Messrs. Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson, a Canadian based law firm, and is presently the managing partner of Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson in Hong Kong SAR. He has over 39 years experience in legal practice and is a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong, a barrister and solicitor in British Columbia, Canada, and a solicitor in England and Wales.
Mr. Yang is presently a governor of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and an immediate past member of the Major Sports Committee of the Home Affairs Bureau, Hong Kong. He is an independent non-executive director of China Agri-Industries Holdings Limited and Singamas Container Holdings Limited, all of which are companies and shares of which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.