Mr. Lee Seng Huang was appointed as an Executive Director and has been the Group Executive Chairman of the Company since 1 January 2007. Mr. Lee was educated at the University of Sydney in Australia and has wide ranging financial services and real estate investment experience in the Asian region. He is the executive chairman of Mulpha International Berhad (a Malaysian listed conglomerate with operations in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Singapore) as well as the chairman of Mulpha Australia Limited. Mr. Lee is a trustee of Lee and Lee Trust, a discretionary trust owning a controlling interest in Allied Group Limited, which is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the ultimate holding company of the Company. Mr. Lee also holds directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Brendan James McGraw was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2023. He joined the Company as Group Chief Financial Officer in July 2021. He has more than 20 years of international finance and corporate treasury experience spanning across Asia and Europe and has worked extensively on finance transformation and treasury fundraising in his previous roles. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McGraw was the Chief Financial Officer at Amret Microfinance Institution in Cambodia, where he oversaw the Finance Division, including the treasury and strategic planning functions and IFRS 9 loan loss controllership. Before that, Mr. McGraw was the Group Treasurer at CLSA and then Head of Treasury at CITIC Securities International, before becoming the Group Chief Financial Officer for CITIC CLSA in Hong Kong, where he led group reporting, budgeting and planning, product control, tax and treasury. Mr. McGraw spent his early career in treasury and finance roles within manufacturing and services sectors across Europe. He graduated from The London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Economic History and is a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and a qualified Treasurer (ACT). He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Simon Chow Wing Charn was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 3 June 2015 and was re-designated as a Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2023. He joined the Company as the Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer in December 2014 until his retirement on 1 July 2023 . Mr. Chow has more than 30 years’ experience in the banking and financial services industry. Prior to joining the Group, he has been with Citibank for 18 years and his last position was the country manager for China consumer bank of Citibank. Before that, he held senior roles with UBS, Lehman Brothers, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a member of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Canada. Mr. Chow holds a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Licentiate in Accounting Degree from the University of British Columbia.

Mr. Peter Anthony Curry was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 January 2011 and was re-designated as a Non-Executive Director on 1 September 2018. He joined the Company as the Group Chief Financial Officer in November 2010 until his retirement in September 2018. Mr. Curry has over 45 years of business experience. He joined Peat Marwick Mitchell (now known as KPMG) in Australia in 1974 upon graduation and worked as Tax Partner in 1983. Since that time he has worked in different listed and unlisted companies in Australia as executive director/managing director specialising in natural resources, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions etc. He has been involved in a range of public and private capital raisings, initial public offering related services and providing corporate and financial advisory services in relation to a range of business transactions including a wide range of mining projects. Mr. Curry holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of New South Wales. He became a Chartered Accountant and a barrister (non-practising) in Australia in 1978. Mr. Curry is also a non-executive chairman of Tian An Australia Limited, an indirect subsidiary of Allied Group Limited (a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the ultimate holding company of the Company) listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and a non-executive director of Air Change International Limited, a company listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia Limited.

Mr. Evan Au Yang Chi Chun was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 22 March 2018. Mr. Au Yang is the Group President of Animoca Brands, a Hong Kong-based multinational blockchain technology and investment company focused on developing the digital property rights ecosystem, including play-to-earn games, nonfungible tokens (NFTs), decentralised finance (DeFi), blockchain marketplaces, infrastructure and more. Mr. Au Yang is also the Chairman of the Board of Civic Exchange, a non-partisan public policy think tank. He is also an independent non-executive director of Asia Financial Holdings Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”). He is an advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation, a member of the Fintech Advisory Group of the Securities and Futures Commission, and also serves on the Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the Transport Policy Committee of the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, the Development Fund Committee of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Advisory Council for Institute at Brown for Environment & Society for Brown University, as well as the Board of Advisors of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. Mr. Au Yang is also a lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy of Politics and Public Policy. He previously served on the Board of Urban Renewal Authority as a non-executive director until his retirement on 30 November 2023.

Prior to joining Animoca Brands, Mr. Au Yang was the managing director and head of GLG International (Gerson Lehrman Group) (“GLG”), a technology-enabled expert insight platform where he ran and grew its business spanning Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific across 15 locations. Prior to GLG, Mr. Au Yang was the deputy managing director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (“KMB”) and an executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited (“Transport International”), the parent company of KMB and is listed on the Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Transport International and KMB, he was an associate partner at McKinsey & Company. Before that, Mr. Au Yang worked at Citigroup’s Derivatives Structuring and Marketing unit. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from Brown University, and his MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. David Craig Bartlett was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 November 1999. Mr. Bartlett graduated with honours in law from Exeter University in the United Kingdom in 1988 and subsequently qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales, the Republic of Ireland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. A former partner of the international law firm Clyde & Co., he regularly acted for and advised the Company and its subsidiaries before leaving private practice for a career in industry. Now based primarily in England, Mr. Bartlett is also an independent non-executive director of Allied Group Limited, a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the ultimate holding company of the Company).

Mr. Alan Stephen Jones was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 3 January 2006. Mr. Jones, a Chartered Accountant, has extensive experience in management, administration, accounting, property development, carpark management, finance and trading, and has been involved in successful mergers and acquisitions of a number of public companies in Australia and internationally. He is an independent non-executive director of Allied Group Limited (a company listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the ultimate holding company of the Company). Mr. Jones is also an independent non-executive director of Mount Gibson Iron Limited, a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the non-executive chairman of Air Change International Limited, a company listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia Limited, as well as a non-executive director of Mulpha Australia Limited.

Ms. Vivian Alexa Kao was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 May 2021. Ms. Kao has held a number of senior roles at technology startups. Ms. Kao was Chief Growth Officer of WeLab, where she played a key role in the strategic vision and growth of the company and helped to secure financing from investors for the company’s business. Prior to that, she was General Manager of Chope, an online restaurant booking platform based in Singapore with operations across Asia. Currently, she is Chief Executive Officer of Tamarind Global, a family office where she manages a diverse portfolio of assets. She commenced her career at Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ms. Kao holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in Economics and Chinese Studies from Wellesley College. She also received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

Ms. Jacqueline Alee Leung was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 1 November 2014. Ms. Leung is the president and managing director of Leighton Investments Limited and Leighton Textiles Company Limited. She was with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu from February 2001 to August 2014. Prior to that, she worked at the mergers and acquisitions department of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. in New York City. Over the years, she held various positions in charitable organisations in Hong Kong, such as the fundraising chairman for the Hong Kong Cancer Fund and a director at Po Leung Kuk.

Ms. Leung is an active community leader and has served as a member of Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education (CSPE) since 2010. In January 2024, Ms. Leung has been appointed as a member of the Investment Committee of the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund (“GSF”) and the Self-financing Post-secondary Fund. Ms. Leung is also a member of Council of Lingnan University. She has also served as a member of The Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee (FIMC) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority from 2016 to 2021 and was a co-opted member of the Hospital Governing Committee (HGC) of Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) from 2017 to 2023.

Ms. Leung holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and a Bachelor of Science Degree with honors in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University in the United States.

Mr. Wayne Robert Porritt was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 26 May 2021. Mr. Porritt is an accomplished global risk professional having extensive experience in banking and finance industry specialising in risk, corporate credit, global financial restructuring, and insolvency engagements for corporate and financial institutions. He has held senior positions with Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of America and has extensive exposure across Asia, United States, United Kingdom, Middle East and Africa. He previously worked for Standard Chartered Bank holding the position of regional chief risk officer for the Greater China & North Asia Region, and a non-executive director on the boards of the Bank’s South Korea and Taiwan subsidiaries. Mr. Porritt started his career at the State Bank of New South Wales and then Ernst & Young and Société Générale Australia. Mr. Porritt is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr. Porritt holds various director and advisory roles in both corporate and not-for-profit organisations. He is an independent non-executive chairman of Global Invacom Group Limited, a company listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Limited (“SGX”). In December 2023, Mr. Porritt was appointed at the direction of certain creditors (the “Creditors”) of the Charged Companies (as defined below) and the holding companies of the Charged Companies as director of each of Iconic Hero Limited, Fivestar Bloom Limited, Modern Success Global Limited, Jovial Harbour Holdings Limited, Best Global Investments Limited, Chance Boom Global Limited, Brilliant Coast Limited and Honour Treasure Limited, being a group of companies (the “Charged Companies”) principally engaged in investment holding, to assist with interim management of the Charged Companies. In January 2024, administrative receivers/receivers were appointed over certain assets of each of the Charged Companies by such Creditors as chargee pursuant to the relevant security agreements. Mr. Porritt was also appointed as a director of each of August Gold Limited, CMIG International Holding Pte. Ltd and Lily Bermuda Holding Limited in December 2023 and a director of Green Heaven Investments Limited in January 2024. Mr. Porritt was previously an independent non-executive director of Floatel International Limited, a company headquartered in Norway which owns and operates a fleet of offshore accommodation vessels, and a non-executive director of Skylight Financial Solutions Pty Limited, an Australian company engaging in the business of provision of financial solutions services. Additionally he was a non-executive director of Bruny Island Pty Limited in 2023, an Australian company which involved in cheese and dairy production.

Mr. Porritt is also a director of Asia Society Australia, which is a business and policy think-tank and membership organization dedicated to Asia, and a director of Dalton School Hong Kong Foundation. He is also a council member and Vice Chair of Fundraising & Communications Committee of Oxfam Hong Kong. Mr. Porritt was previously a member of Finance, Risk & Audit Committee of Oxfam Hong Kong till March 2024, an advisory board member of Hong Kong Children in Need Foundation till February 2024, a director and company secretary of The Aurora Group – A Ruby Foundation Limited, an Australian registered charity supporting LGBTIQ+ community and a director of Aurora Newco Limited till his resignation from both roles with effect from 31 August 2023.

Mr. Lee Seng Huang was appointed as an Executive Director and has been the Group Executive Chairman of the Company since 1 January 2007. Mr. Lee was educated at the University of Sydney in Australia and has wide ranging financial services and real estate investment experience in the Asian region. He is the executive chairman of Mulpha International Berhad (a Malaysian listed conglomerate with operations in Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Singapore) as well as the chairman of Mulpha Australia Limited. Mr. Lee is a trustee of Lee and Lee Trust, a discretionary trust owning a controlling interest in Allied Group Limited, which is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the ultimate holding company of the Company. Mr. Lee also holds directorships in certain subsidiaries of the Company.

Mr. Edwards joined the Company as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in December 2023. He started his career in the 1990’s, in Asian investment banking, and from 2000 onwards, he developed a track record of growing, managing and realigning investment management businesses, whilst at AllianceBernstein, Neuberger Berman, Robeco and Arisaig Partners. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Arisaig Partners and the Chief Executive Officer of Robeco Asia-Pacific. He has delivered high-performance outcomes across operational, distribution, investment and governance functions, in both large institutional, start-up and boutique investment managers. He is experienced at designing and managing change management to enable technology development, operational processes, sales and marketing engagement, and enhanced risk management, typically through the alignment of organisational priorities and culture. In business development he has worked with many global and local investment advisors and consultants, Asian and Middle Eastern sovereigns, central banks, Australian and Asian Institutional capital allocators, high-net-worth and retail client-channels, always with a strong personal belief in a colligate approach to accessing growth and investment success.

In addition to building businesses, Mr. Edwards is experienced in traditional and alternative portfolio management, in both a global and local settings, public and private. He has also managed businesses within various license settings, including but not limited to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC), The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Mr. Edwards holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Information Technology from Central University of Lancashire and is a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Mr. Brendan James McGraw was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company on 1 July 2023. He joined the Company as Group Chief Financial Officer in July 2021. He has more than 20 years of international finance and corporate treasury experience spanning across Asia and Europe and has worked extensively on finance transformation and treasury fundraising in his previous roles. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McGraw was the Chief Financial Officer at Amret Microfinance Institution in Cambodia, where he oversaw the Finance Division, including the treasury and strategic planning functions and IFRS 9 loan loss controllership. Before that, Mr. McGraw was the Group Treasurer at CLSA and then Head of Treasury at CITIC Securities International, before becoming the Group Chief Financial Officer for CITIC CLSA in Hong Kong, where he led group reporting, budgeting and planning, product control, tax and treasury. Mr. McGraw spent his early career in treasury and finance roles within manufacturing and services sectors across Europe. He graduated from The London School of Economics and Political Science with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Economic History and is a Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and a qualified Treasurer (ACT). He also holds directorships in various subsidiaries of the Company.

Ms. Wright joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer, Funds Management in July 2020. She has over 30 years of experience across the financial services value chain especially asset management, investment and finance. Prior to joining the Company, she was Head of Asia and Global Chief Operating Officer at Matthews Asia. Before that, she was Co-Head of Investment Management Asia Pacific and Head of Distribution at BNY Mellon Investment Management. Prior to Hong Kong, Ms. Wright has worked in Beijing, New York, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. She commenced her career at Bankers Trust/Deutsche in New Zealand.

Ms. Wright is a non-executive independent director, chair of Audit and Risk Committee as well as a member of Human Resources and Remuneration Committee of NZX Limited, New Zealand’s Stock Exchange. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ms. Wright is a Responsible Officer of Sun Hung Kai Capital Partners Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and is licensed to carry on Type 1, 4 and 9 regulated activities under the Securities and Futures Ordinance.