HOOI Hing Lee

Hooi Hing Lee was appointed as a non-executive director and the chief strategic advisor of the Company on 1 November 2024. Mr. Hooi is currently an independent non-executive director, and a member of the audit committee, nomination committee, remuneration committee and risk committee of Frontier Services Group Limited (stock code: 500), the shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange. He was appointed an independent non-executive director, chairman of the audit committee and a member of each of the nomination committee and remuneration committee of Volcano Spring International Holdings Limited (stock code: 1715), the shares of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange, from June 2018 to May 2024. In addition, Mr. Hooi is the deputy representative of Greater Bay Area, China Liaison Office of Malaysia-China Business Council.

Mr. Hooi has over 31 years of experience in the finance industry. He was employed by National Australia Bank Limited in a variety of roles in Australia and Hong Kong from January 1988 to June 2006 with his last position as the head of corporate banking, North Asia. Mr. Hooi also served as chief operating officer in Cushman & Wakefield Capital Asia Limited from July 2006 to October 2008. For the period between 5 March 2008 to 6 October 2008, Mr. Hooi was a responsible officer for regulated activities Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 6 (advising on corporate finance) of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Asia (HK) Limited. He also served as a country chief risk officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited from August 2010 to June 2013. In the year of 2013, Mr. Hooi founded a private equity company, pH Capital Limited, where he currently acts as the director.

Mr. Hooi obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia in 1990. He was admitted as a member of the Certified Practising Accountants of Australia in 1990 and a fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors in 2006.