Corporate Governance
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The members of the board of Directors ("Board") of TOM Group Limited are set out below:
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- Chairman
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Frank John Sixt
Frank John Sixt Chairman
aged 72, has been a Non-executive Director and the Chairman of the Company since 15 December 1999 and is a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company respectively. He is also an executive director, group co-managing director and group finance director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, chairman of Hutchison Telecommunications(Australia) Limited("HTAL"), an executive director of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited, a non-executive director of TPG Telecom Limited and a director of Cenovus Energy Inc., and an alternate director of HTAL , HK Electric Investments Manager Limited as the trustee-manager of HK Electric Investments, and HK Electric Investments Limited. He was previously a commissioner of PT Indosat Tbk. He has almost four decades of legal, global finance and risk management experience, and possesses deep expertise in overseeing financial reporting system, risk management and internal control systems as well as sustainability issues and related risks. He is also a director of certain substantial shareholders of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Mr. Sixt holds a Master’s degree in Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law, and is a member of the Bar and of the Law Society of the Provinces of Québec and Ontario, Canada.
- Executive Director
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Yeung Kwok Mung
(Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director)Yeung Kwok Mung Executive Directoraged 59, has been the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company since 26 March 2008. He is also the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, he was a director and chief executive officer of Horizons Ventures Limited and ChinaCare Investments Holdings Limited respectively, these companies are controlled by Ms. Chau Hoi Shuen and Cranwood Company Limited, the substantial shareholders of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. Prior to that, Mr. Yeung worked at Mckinsey & Company, Inc. for over 6 years in Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong covering mainly the telecommunications, electronics and e-commerce industry sectors in the area of business strategy, business re-engineering and operational improvements. Mr. Yeung worked for Coca-Cola China Limited as director of Strategy for Coca-Cola Greater China. He also held management positions in business development and sales & marketing at General Electric. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Non-Executive Director
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Chang Pui Vee, Debbie
Chang Pui Vee, Debbie Non-Executive Director
aged 74, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since 5 October 1999. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College, New York City. She has been directing business development in Mainland China for a number of years. She was a member of the People’s Consultative Party of Beijing, Eastern City District and had served as a director of Beijing Oriental Plaza Company Limited. She is a director of Cranwood Company Limited, Schumann International Limited and Handel International Limited, which are substantial shareholders of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
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Lee Pui Ling, Angelina
Lee Pui Ling, Angelina Non-Executive Director
aged 75, is a Non-executive Director of the Company (re-designated in August 2004 from an Independent Non-executive Director appointed in January 2000) and a Member of the Audit Committee. Mrs. Lee is a solicitor and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by University College London, University of London. Amongst her public appointments, Mrs. Lee was a Member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and a Non-executive Director of the Securities and Futures Commission. Mrs. Lee is a Non-executive Director of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Henderson Land Development Company Limited and an Independent Non-executive Director of Great Eagle Holdings Limited, all of which are listed companies.
- Independent Non-Executive Director
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James Sha
James Sha Independent Non-Executive Director
aged 74, was appointed as a Non-executive Director of the Company on 12 May 2000. He has been re-designated as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 4 August 2004. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company. He has held senior positions with a number of large Internet-related companies. Since November 1999, he has been a managing partner with Spring Creek Ventures, a partnership specialising in early stage venture investment and business consultation with Internet and infrastructure companies. He is currently serving on the board of directors of several start-up companies. His board memberships include Appstream, Armorize, E21, LiveABC, Optoplex and Mediostream. He also served as the chief executive officer for Sina.com. Prior to that, he was the senior vice president, Commerce Solutions, at Netscape Communications. He has also held senior positions with Actra Business Systems, Oracle’s UNIX Product Division and the Advanced Systems Division of Wyse Technology. He holds a Master of Science degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, a Master of Business degree from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering from Taiwan University.
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Fong Chi Wai, Alex
Fong Chi Wai, Alex Independent Non-Executive Director
aged 67, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 31 December 2019. He was a member of the Audit Committee of the Company from 31 December 2019 to 31 August 2020 and has been appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company since 31 August 2020. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Company. Dr. Fong was the chief executive officer of Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (the “Chamber”) from 2006 to 2011. Prior to joining the Chamber, he served in the civil service for over 25 years, holding various senior positions in the Government of Hong Kong. Dr. Fong has a long record of public service providing both operational and policy-formulation expertise. Dr. Fong has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of HK Electric Investments and HK Electric Investments Limited, a company listed on Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) (stock code: 2638), since December 2013. Dr. Fong is currently a director of HK Electric Investments Manager Limited and a director of The Hongkong Electric Company, Limited. Dr. Fong has been an independent non-executive director of Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte. Limited since February 2020. He was an independent non-executive director of Power Assets Holdings Ltd., a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 6) and a substantial holder of Share Stapled Units for the purpose of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), from December 2012 to January 2014. He was also an independent non-executive director of China United Venture Investment Limited, a company listed on the Growth Enterprise Market Board of the Stock Exchange (stock code: 8159), from January 2019 to August 2022. Dr. Fong is an Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University Business School, as well as The Chinese University of Hong Kong Business School, and the College of Business of the City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Fong received a Bachelor of Social Science degree in Business and Economics from the University of Hong Kong in November 1978, a Master of Technology Management degree in Global Logistics Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in April 2007, a Master of Science degree in Global Finance from the New York University/Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in May 2009, and a Doctor of Business Administration degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the City University of Hong Kong in 2017 and 2020 respectively.
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Chan Tze Leung
Chan Tze Leung Independent Non-Executive Director
aged 77, has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 31 August 2020. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company. He has been an independent non-executive director of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited since May 2024. Mr. Chan was the chief executive officer of United Overseas Bank Limited, Hong Kong until his retirement in December 2011. He is an experienced banker with almost 40 years of experience in commercial and investment banking. Mr. Chan was an independent non‐executive director of Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte. Limited, a trustee‐manager of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust which is listed in Singapore, from February 2011 to July 2023. Mr. Chan was a non‐executive director of Sibanye Gold Limited, a company listed in Johannesburg and its American Depositary Receipt (ADR) are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, from May 2014 to September 2017. Mr. Chan was an independent non‐executive director of Noble Group Limited from August 1996 until April 2017, and Quam Limited (now known as Quam Plus International Financial Limited), a company listed in Hong Kong, from October 2011 to September 2017. He was also a non‐executive director of Dalton Foundation Limited, a charitable institution incorporated in Hong Kong which is the sponsoring body of Dalton School Hong Kong, a non‐profit primary school. He is also a senior adviser to Long March Capital Limited, a fund management company based in Beijing and Shanghai in partnership with leading Chinese institutions. He was chairman (non‐executive director) of The Hour Glass (HK) Limited. He holds the Bachelor of Science (Econ) Honours from the University of London and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Liverpool and is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
- Alternate Director
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Lai Kai Ming, Dominic
Lai Kai Ming, Dominic Alternate Director
aged 71, has been an Alternate Director to Mr. Frank John Sixt (Chairman) since 1 August 2016 and is an alternate to Mr. Frank Sixt, a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee of the Company respectively. He is an executive director and group co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited ("CKHH"), chairman and non-executive director of Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte. Limited as the trustee-manager of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, a non-executive director and alternate director of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited, a director and alternate director of Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) Limited and a commissioner of PT Duta Intidaya Tbk. He is also a director of certain substantial shareholders of the Company within the meaning of Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. He was finance director and chief operating officer of the AS Watson Group, the retail arm of the CKHH Group, from 1994 to 1997 and group managing director of the Harbour Plaza Hotel Management Group, the former hotel business of Hutchison Whampoa Limited(which was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited until it was privatised in June 2015), from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Lai has over 40 years of management experience in different industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree and a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
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Audit Committee
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Members
Fong Chi Wai, Alex (Chairman) Lee Pui Ling, Angelina James Sha Chan Tze Leung
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Remuneration Committee
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Members
Fong Chi Wai, Alex (Chairman) Frank John Sixt Chan Tze Leung
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Nomination Committee
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Members
James Sha (Chairman) Frank John Sixt Chan Tze Leung
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Sustainability Committee
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Members
Yeung Kwok Mung (Chairman) Fong Chi Wai, Alex Man Tak Cheung
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
aged 59, has been the Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company since 26 March 2008. He is also the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee of the Company.
Prior to joining the Company, he was a director and chief executive officer of Horizons Ventures Limited and ChinaCare Investments Holdings Limited respectively, these companies are controlled by Ms. Chau Hoi Shuen and Cranwood Company Limited, the substantial shareholders of the Company within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Prior to that, Mr. Yeung worked at Mckinsey & Company, Inc. for over 6 years in Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong covering mainly the telecommunications, electronics and e-commerce industry sectors in the area of business strategy, business re-engineering and operational improvements. Mr. Yeung worked for Coca-Cola China Limited as director of Strategy for Coca-Cola Greater China. He also held management positions in business development and sales & marketing at General Electric. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Corporate Governance and Sustainability Policies
Anti-Fraud and Anti-Bribery Policy
Policy on Appointment of Third Party Representatives
Policy on Personal Data Governance
Policy on Securities Dealings and Handling of Confidential and Price-sensitive Inside Information
Shareholders Communication Policy
Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement