VTech’s Board of Directors comprises three Executive Directors and five Independent Non-Executive Directors (INEDs). Our INEDs are high caliber executives with diversified industry expertise, bringing a wide range of skills and experience to the Group.
Allan WONG Chi Yun, GBS, MBE, JP, aged 61, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer, co-founded the Group in 1976. Dr. WONG holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin and an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is the deputy chairman and an independent non-executive director of The Bank of East Asia, Limited, and an independent non-executive director of China-Hongkong Photo Products Holdings Limited and Li & Fung Limited.
PANG King Fai, aged 56, Executive Director and President of the Group, holds BSc (Eng) from the University of Hong Kong, MPhil from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London and PhD (EE) from Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Dr. PANG joined the Group in 2004 as Group Chief Technology Officer and promoted to the position of President of the Group in 2009. He has over 20 years of experience in design engineering for consumer electronics products. He is also an Honorary Professor of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of the University of Hong Kong.
Andy LEUNG Hon Kwong, aged 53, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Contract Manufacturing Services, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in the United Kingdom and an MBA degree from Oklahoma City University in the United States. He is also responsible for overseeing China Services Department of the Group. Mr. LEUNG joined the Group in 1988, left the Group in 1990 and re-joined in 1991. He became the Chief Executive Officer of Contract Manufacturing Services in 2002 after serving as General Manager for 9 years. Mr. LEUNG has over 20 years of experience in the electronics and manufacturing industry.
William FUNG Kwok Lun, SBS, OBE, JP, aged 63, appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2001. Dr. FUNG holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Princeton University and an MBA degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He has been awarded an Honourary Doctorate degree of Business Administration by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. FUNG is the Chairman of Li & Fung Limited. He is a non-executive director of Convenience Retail Asia Limited and Trinity Limited, an independent non-executive director of Shui On Land Limited, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, and an independent director of Singapore Airlines Limited. He is a director of the Fung Global Institute, an independent and non-profit think-tank that generates and disseminates innovative thinking and business relevant research on global issues from Asian perspectives. He has held key positions in major trade associations. He is the past Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Committee and the Hong Kong Exporters’ Association. He has been awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2008.
Denis Morgie HO Pak Cho, aged 69, appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2008. Mr. HO holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. He is a Chartered Accountant (Australia), a Certified Public Accountant (Hong Kong) and a Financial Consultant. Mr. HO has over 45 years of professional accounting experience.
Michael TIEN Puk Sun, BBS, JP, aged 61, appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2001. Mr. TIEN holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University, USA and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. Mr. TIEN is the Chairman and founder of the G2000 Group which started its business back in 1979. Before starting up G2000, he worked with Macy’s Department Store in New York, USA. Mr. TIEN is an active member in Hong Kong community affairs, he is the past Chairman of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research and a former member of the Education Commission. Mr. TIEN is a member of National People’s Congress Hong Kong Deputy.
Patrick WANG Shui Chung, JP, aged 61, appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2001. Dr. WANG obtained his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and received an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from Purdue University in Indiana, USA. Dr. WANG is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Electric Holdings Limited. Dr. WANG is the Chairman and a director of the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited, a non-executive director and a member of the Audit Committee of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and a non-executive director of Tristate Holdings Limited.
WONG Kai Man, aged 62, appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director in 2012. Mr. KM WONG holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from The University of Hong Kong and an MBA degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. KM WONG is a retired audit partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers with 32 years of professional accounting experience. He was a member of the Growth Enterprise Market Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from 1999 to 2003. He is currently a Non-executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission and an Independent Non-executive Director of China Construction Bank Corporation, SCMP Group Limited, Shangri-La Asia Limited and SUNeVision Holdings Limited. He is a council member of The University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong. Mr. KM WONG also serves on the board of a number of charitable organisations.