Leadership

Li Tzar Kai, Richard

Chairman and Executive Director

Mr Li was appointed an Executive Director and the Chairman of PCCW in August 1999. He is the Chairman of PCCW’s Executive Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Board. He is also the Chairman and Chief Executive of the Pacific Century Group, a Director of certain FWD group companies, the Executive Chairman and an Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, the Chairman of HKT’s Executive Committee and a member of HKT’s Nomination Committee, an Executive Director of Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited (PCPD), the Chairman of PCPD’s Executive Committee, a member of PCPD’s Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee, the Chairman and an Executive Director of Singapore-based Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited (PCRD), and the Chairman of PCRD’s Executive Committee.

Mr Li is a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ International Councillors’ Group in Washington, D.C. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia in November 2011.

Hui Hon Hing, Susanna

Executive Director, Acting Group Managing Director and Group Chief Financial Officer

Ms Hui was appointed an Executive Director of PCCW in May 2010 and became Acting Group Managing Director of PCCW in March 2022. She has also been the Group Chief Financial Officer of PCCW since April 2007. She is a member of PCCW’s Executive Committee and holds directorships in various Group companies. She is also the Group Managing Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust and a member of HKT’s Executive Committee.

Ms Hui joined Cable & Wireless HKT Limited (which was subsequently acquired by PCCW) in September 1999. Since then, she has served the PCCW Group in various capacities, including as Director of Group Finance of the PCCW Group from September 2006 to April 2007, and the Director of Finance of the PCCW Group with responsibility for the telecommunications services sector and regulatory accounting. Ms Hui was also the Group Chief Financial Officer of HKT from November 2011 to August 2018, an Executive Director of Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited (PCPD) from May 2018 to December 2021 and the Chief Financial Officer of PCPD from July 2009 to November 2011.

Prior to joining Cable & Wireless HKT Limited, Ms Hui was the chief financial officer of a listed company engaged in hotel and property investment and management.

Ms Hui graduated with a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from the University of Hong Kong with first class honours. She is a qualified accountant and a member of both the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms Hui is a Fellow and a Council Member of The Hong Kong Management Association as well as a Vice-Chairman of Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong. She is also a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road & Greater Bay Area Committee and its Greater Bay Area Task Force on Innovation and Technology. In addition, she is a non-official member of the Digital Economy Development Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and a Director of Mox Bank Limited.

Lee Chi Hong, Robert

Executive Director

Mr Lee was appointed an Executive Director of PCCW in September 2002. He is a member of PCCW's Executive Committee and holds directorships in PCCW group companies, including Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited (PCPD). He is the Non-Executive Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of PCPD.

Mr Lee was previously an Executive Director of Sino Land Company Limited (Sino Land), at which his responsibilities included sales, finance, acquisitions, investor relations, marketing and property management. Prior to joining Sino Land, Mr Lee was a senior partner at Deacons in Hong Kong, where he specialized in banking, property development, corporate finance and dispute resolution in Hong Kong and mainland China. Before that, he was a solicitor with the London firm Pritchard Englefield & Tobin. He was enrolled as a solicitor in the United Kingdom in 1979 and admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1980.

Mr Lee had also served as a member of the panel of arbitrators of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade in Beijing.

Mr Lee is a member of the International Council of the Louvre as well as an Ambassador for the Louvre in China.

He graduated from Cornell University in the United States in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Ramez Younan

Managing Director, PCCW Solutions

Mr. Ramez Younan was appointed as Managing Director of PCCW Solutions in February 2015.

Mr. Younan has more than 25 years of experience in Fortune 500 companies including organizations in IT and telecommunications in 60 countries, and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, and integration and assimilation of global organizations.

Previously, Mr. Younan was the Chief Executive Officer of Orga Systems in Germany leading it as the fastest growing company in the industry during his tenure. He had also served at Oracle Corporation for more than a decade in several roles, last of which as Global Group Vice President of Global Consulting Services of the telecommunications business unit making it the largest global telecom software provider at the time.

Mr. Younan has received several awards for his achievements in the industry including his selection as a top 100 worldwide executive in the telecommunications industry for three consecutive years.

Mr. Younan holds a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, a Postgraduate Program Management Certificate from The American University in Cairo, Egypt, and an MBA from City University London, the U.K.

Janice Lee

Managing Director, PCCW Media Group

Janice Lee is Managing Director of PCCW Media Group, in charge of the company’s media and entertainment businesses. As CEO of Viu, she spearheaded the launch and internationalization of the pan-regional OTT streaming video service, which now operates in 16 markets across Southeast Asia, the Middle East & South Africa. Ms. Lee also oversees the Media Group’s digital streaming music service MOOV, as well as Viu TV, a domestic free TV service in Hong Kong.

Ms. Lee joined PCCW in January 2003 and was appointed Executive Vice President of TV & New Media in 2006. She was appointed Managing Director of PCCW Media Group in 2010. Ms. Lee has over 25 years of experience in the media and digital entertainment industry. Prior to joining PCCW, Ms. Lee held various positions in global media and entertainment companies, including STAR TV and Warner Brothers.

Stuart Chiron

Head of Group Regulatory Affairs

Mr. Stuart CHIRON joined PCCW as Director of Regulatory Affairs in 2000 and is currently the Head of Group Regulatory Affairs of HKT. He has been engaged in the telecommunications industry for over 20 years.

Prior to joining PCCW, Mr. Chiron was the Assistant Vice President, Regulatory Affairs for Global One, a joint venture among Sprint, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom. Mr. Chiron earned a BA in Government from Cornell University, the United States and a Doctor of Law from Case Western Reserve University, the United States.

Veronica Lockyer

Head of Group Regulatory Affairs

Ms Veronica Lockyer was appointed as the Head of Group Regulatory Affairs in January 2018. She is responsible for facilitating the group companies to meet their business goals by interacting with relevant government entities, engaging with the Government on policy matters and ensuring compliance with applicable policies, regulations and laws. Prior to joining HKT in 2013 as Vice President, Regulatory Compliance, she spent 15 years working in international law firms in London, Brussels and Shanghai where she focused on competition, commercial, consumer and market regulatory issues. Ms. Lockyer graduated with a degree in Modern and Classical Chinese from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and qualified as a lawyer in 2000.

Hester Shum

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

Ms. Hester SHUM was appointed as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer in July 2019. She is responsible for all the talent agendas including talent management and acquisition, total reward as well as organization and employee development of all the businesses under the Group in Hong Kong and all overseas markets.

Ms. Shum has over 30 years of experience in strategic human resources management gained in multiple industries across airline, trading and telecommunications. Her IT human resources leadership career spanned over numerous Fortune 500 companies including Intel, Cisco Systems and most recently Equinix. She also served at a Hong Kong listed trading company progressing as their Executive Vice President of Human Resource heading their global human resources organizations in more than 40 economies.

Ms. Shum holds a Bachelor degree in Arts from Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master of Management specialized in Human Resources Management from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, and attended progressive executive leadership program with Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Bernadette Mak Lomas

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Ms Lomas was appointed the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of PCCW in August 2016. She is also the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of HKT Limited and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust. Ms Lomas is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong and in the State of New York. She is experienced in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance, conflicts management and general corporate and commercial matters. She had previously been the Asia Pacific head of business selection and conflicts group for a US-based international bank licensed in Hong Kong.

Tang Yongbo

Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Mr Tang became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in August 2023. He is the Deputy Chairman and a member of PCCW's Executive Committee. He is also a Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and a member of HKT's Executive Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee.

Mr Tang is a vice general manager of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, a senior vice president of China United Network Communications Limited, a senior vice president of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, and a director and a senior vice president of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited. Mr Tang also serves as a non-executive director of China Tower Corporation Limited and China Communications Services Corporation Limited.

Mr Tang previously served as a deputy general manager and a general manager of Hunan Branch of China Unicom, and a general manager of marketing department of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited. He was a deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress.

Mr Tang received a master’s degree in Business Administration from Central South University. Mr Tang has extensive experience in management and the telecommunications industry.

Tse Sze Wing, Edmund, GBS

Non-Executive Director

Mr Tse is a Non-Executive Director of PCCW. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW from September 2009 to March 2011 and was re-designated to a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in March 2011. He is also a member of the Regulatory Compliance Committee of the Board.

Mr Tse is the Independent Non-Executive Chairman and an Independent Non-Executive Director of AIA Group Limited. From 1996 until June 2009, Mr Tse was Director of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and from 2001 until June 2009, he was Senior Vice Chairman – Life Insurance of AIG. From 2000 until June 2009, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American International Assurance Company, Limited and from 2005 until April 2015, he was the Chairman of AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Company Inc. (formerly known as The Philippine American Life and General Insurance (PHILAM LIFE) Company). Mr Tse has held various senior positions and directorships in other AIG companies. Mr Tse is also the Non-Executive Chairman for Asia ex-Japan of PineBridge Investments Asia Limited and a Director of Bridge Holdings Company Limited which are asset management companies owned indirectly by Mr Li Tzar Kai, Richard, the Chairman of PCCW. Mr Tse was a Non-Executive Director of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited from June 2004 until July 2014.

Mr Tse is a member of the Chief Executive's Council of Advisers. Mr Tse was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2001 in recognition of his outstanding efforts in respect of the development of Hong Kong’s insurance industry. Mr Tse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 1960. HKU conferred an Honorary Fellowship and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences on Mr Tse in 1998 and 2002 respectively. He also obtained diplomas from the College of Insurance and the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University. He has extensive management experience in the insurance market, both in Asia and globally. In 2003, Mr Tse was elected to the prestigious Insurance Hall of Fame and in 2017, Mr Tse was awarded the first ever “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Pacific Insurance Conference in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the insurance industry. In 2018, Mr Tse was conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration by Lingnan University. In 2019, Mr Tse was also conferred Fellowship by the Hong Kong Academy of Finance. Mr Tse serves many community and professional organizations as well as educational institutions. He is also a director of AIA Foundation, which supports charitable causes in Hong Kong.

Lu Yimin

Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Mr Lu became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in May 2008. He was appointed Deputy Chairman in November 2011 and is a member of PCCW’s Executive Committee. He is also a Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and a member of HKT’s Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Executive Committee.

Mr Lu is an Executive Director and President of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited. He is President and Vice Chairman of中國聯合網絡通信集團有限公司 (China United Network Communications Group Company Limited#). He is also a Director and President of China United Network Communications Limited and a Director and President of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited.

Mr Lu joined China Network Communications Group Corporation (CNC) in December 2007, serving as senior management. Prior to joining CNC, Mr Lu was a member of the Secretary Bureau of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, serving as the Deputy Director and the Director of the Information Processing Office since 1992, Secretary at deputy director general level since 2001 and Secretary at director general level since 2005.

Mr Lu is a researcher level senior engineer and has extensive experience in government administration and business management. He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and then was awarded a master’s degree in public administration by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States.

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Li Fushen

Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Mr Li became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in July 2007. He was appointed Deputy Chairman in September 2018 and is a member of PCCW’s Executive Committee. He is also a Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and a member of HKT’s Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Executive Committee.

Mr Li is currently an outside director of China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group, and was previously an Executive Director of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (Unicom HK) and a Director of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited (Unicom), China United Network Communications Limited (Unicom A-Share) and China United Network Communications Corporation Limited.

He also served as Deputy General Manager of the former Jilin Provincial Telecommunications Company and Jilin Communications Company, General Manager of the Finance Department and Chief Accountant of China Network Communications Group Corporation, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director and Joint Company Secretary of China Netcom Group Corporation (Hong Kong) Limited, Vice President and Chief Accountant of Unicom, Senior Vice President of Unicom A-Share, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Unicom HK.

Mr Li graduated from the Australian National University with a master’s degree in management in 2004, and from the Jilin Engineering Institute with a degree in engineering management in 1988. Mr Li has worked in the telecommunications industry for a long period of time and has extensive management experience.

Mai Yanzhou

Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Mr Mai became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in March 2020. He was appointed Deputy Chairman in December 2021 and is a member of PCCW’s Executive Committee. He is also a Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of HKT Trust, and a member of HKT’s Remuneration Committee, Nomination Committee and Executive Committee.

Mr Mai is a Vice President of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited (Unicom), Senior Vice President of China United Network Communications Limited, Senior Vice President of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, and a Director and Senior Vice President of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited. In addition, Mr Mai serves as a Non-Executive Director of China Tower Corporation Limited and China Communications Services Corporation Limited.

Mr Mai was Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Branch of China Network Communications Group Corporation, and Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Branch, General Manager of Fujian Branch and General Manager of Liaoning Branch of Unicom. Mr Mai served as a deputy to the 12th National People’s Congress.

Mr Mai is a professor level senior engineer, graduated from Zhengzhou University in 1991 and received a master’s degree in Electronics and Information Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2002. Mr Mai has extensive experience in management and telecommunications industry.

Wei Zhe, David

Non-Executive Director

Mr Wei is a Non-Executive Director of PCCW. He was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in November 2011 and was re-designated to a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in May 2012. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Board.

Mr Wei has over 20 years of experience in both investment and operational management in the People's Republic of China. Prior to launching Vision Knight Capital (China) Fund I, L.P., a private equity investment fund in 2011, Mr Wei was an executive director and chief executive officer of Alibaba.com Limited, a leading worldwide B2B e-commerce company, from 2007 to 2011, where he successfully led the company through its initial public offering and listing on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in 2007. Alibaba.com Limited was delisted in June 2012. Prior to Alibaba.com Limited, Mr Wei was the president, from 2002 to 2006, and chief financial officer, from 2000 to 2002, of B&Q China, the then subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, a leading home improvement retailer in Europe and Asia. Under Mr Wei's leadership, B&Q China grew to become China's largest home improvement retailer. From 2003 to 2006, Mr Wei was also the chief representative for Kingfisher's China sourcing office, Kingfisher Asia Limited. Prior to that, Mr Wei served as the head of investment banking at Orient Securities Company Limited from 1998 to 2000, and as corporate finance manager at Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1995 to 1998. Mr Wei was an executive director of Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd.; a non-executive director of HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Zhong Ao Home Group Limited; a director of 500.com Limited, Shanghai M&G Stationery Inc., Informa PLC, UBM plc, Hitevision Co., Ltd. and BlueCity Holdings Limited; an independent director of Fangdd Network Group Ltd., Leju Holdings Limited and OneSmart International Education Group Limited; and also the vice chairman of China Chain Store & Franchise Association. He was voted as one of "China's Best CEOs" by FinanceAsia magazine in 2010. Mr Wei currently serves as an executive director and the chairman of Vision Deal HK Acquisition Corp. and chairs its nomination committee. He also serves as a non-executive director of JNBY Design Limited and Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in international business management from Shanghai International Studies University and has completed a corporate finance program at London Business School.

Aman Mehta

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Mehta became an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in February 2004 and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Board. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and the Chairman of HKT’s Nomination Committee.

Mr Mehta joined the Board following a distinguished career in the international banking community. Mr Mehta held the position of Chief Executive Officer of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) until December 2003, when he retired.

Born in India in 1946, Mr Mehta joined HSBC group in Bombay in 1967. After a number of assignments throughout HSBC group, he was appointed Manager – Corporate Planning at HSBC’s headquarters in Hong Kong in 1985. After a three-year posting to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, he was appointed Group General Manager in 1991, and General Manager – International the following year, with responsibility for overseas subsidiaries. He subsequently held senior positions in the United States, overseeing HSBC group companies in the Americas and later becoming responsible for HSBC’s operations in the Middle East.

In 1998, Mr Mehta was reappointed General Manager – International, after which he became Executive Director International. In 1999, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until retirement.

Following his retirement in December 2003, Mr Mehta took up residence in New Delhi. He is an Independent Director on the board of several public companies and institutions in India and internationally. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Wockhardt Limited in Mumbai, India and Max Financial Services Limited in New Delhi, India. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Emaar MGF Land Limited, Jet Airways (India) Limited, Cairn India Limited, Vedanta Resources plc, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, Vedanta Limited, Godrej Consumer Products Limited and Tata Steel Limited; and an Independent Director on the Supervisory Board of ING Groep N.V., a Netherlands company.

Mr Mehta is also a member of the Governing Board of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.

Frances Waikwun Wong

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ms Wong was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW effective from March 2012 and is the Chairwoman of the Regulatory Compliance Committee, and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Board. She is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and the Chairwoman of HKT’s Remuneration Committee. She was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited from June 2013 to April 2023.

Ms Wong is currently a financial advisor of Good Harbour Finance Limited. She began her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in the United States. Ms Wong returned to Hong Kong and joined the Hutchison Whampoa group of companies in 1988, taking on various positions. She was managing director of Weatherite Manufacturing Limited, an air conditioning manufacturer. Later, Ms Wong became chief executive officer of Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited. Eventually, she became chief financial officer of Star TV, Asia’s first satellite television company. After leaving the Hutchison Whampoa Group, she became group chief financial officer for the Pacific Century Group. After she resigned from the Pacific Century Group, she founded the Independent Schools Foundation in Hong Kong in 2000.

Ms Wong was educated in the United States at Stanford University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree. She holds a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ms Wong was a member of the Central Policy Unit, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (think tank). She has served on many educational boards including the Canadian International School of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Metropolitan University and was a member of the Joint Committee on Student Finance of Student Financial Assistance Agency.

Bryce Wayne Lee

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Lee was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in May 2012 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Board.

Mr Lee joined Silver Lake in 2011 and is a Managing Director and Head of Business Development, Fundraising and Investor Relations of Silver Lake. In addition, he is an investment professional primarily with responsibility in the Asia region. Previously, he was a Managing Director of Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking division, serving as head of the Technology Group for the Americas and as co-head of the Alternative Energy Group. Mr Lee was instrumental in building a number of Credit Suisse’s franchises including its Asian technology investment banking business and was named to Forbes magazine’s “Midas List” of the top 100 technology dealmakers in the world. He was a member of Credit Suisse’s Investment Banking Committee and served on the Managing Director Evaluation Committee. Mr Lee is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr Lee is currently on the boards of directors of Carbon, Inc., Eka Software Solutions and Peloton Computer Enterprises. Mr Lee graduated from Stanford University.

Lars Eric Nils Rodert

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Rodert was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in November 2012 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Board.

Mr Rodert is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ÖstVäst Advisory AB. He has served as an independent director of Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd. since November 2021. He is also a director of Brookfield Property Partners L.P.’s General Partner, and was a director of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s Managing General Partner from 2010 to 2013. He was previously a director of Brookfield Property REIT Inc., which was delisted in July 2021 following its merger with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. became effective. Mr Rodert is also a Board Member of Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (publ). He was a Senior Portfolio Manager for Inter IKEA Treasury in North America and Europe. Prior to this role, he was most recently Chief Investment Officer, Global Equities, at SEB Asset Management and prior to that he was Head of North American Equities at the same firm. Based in Sweden, Mr Rodert has an in depth knowledge of continental European markets and is seasoned in analyzing investment opportunities. He holds a Master of Science Degree in Business and Economics from Stockholm University.

David Christopher Chance

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Chance was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in November 2013. He is also a member of the Regulatory Compliance Committee of the Board. He was the Independent Non-Executive Chairman and Director of PCCW Media Limited, a subsidiary of PCCW from November 2013 to September 2022.

Mr Chance is the Non-Executive Chairman of Really Useful Group Investments Limited and a Non-Executive Director of LW Theatres Holdings Limited. He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Modern Times Group MTG AB and the Non-Executive Chairman of Nordic Entertainment Group AB. He has significant senior management experience particularly in the area of pay television having been formerly the Executive Chairman of Top Up TV Ltd. between 2003 and 2011, and the Deputy Managing Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc between 1993 and 1998. He was also a Non-Executive Director of ITV plc and O2 plc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina.

Jerry Li

Managing Director, PCCW Solutions

Mr. Jerry Li was appointed as Managing Director of PCCW Solutions in September 2021. Mr. Li is responsible for steering the strategic direction of PCCW Solutions and focused on accelerating digital transformation of customers across industries in Asia.

Mr. Li has a strong background in developing corporate strategies, driving innovation and technology programs, and leading business transformations. Prior to joining PCCW Solutions, he was the Deputy Director in MTR Corporation responsible for corporate strategy, innovation and technology development. During his tenure in MTR, he partnered closely with the Board, CEO and leaders across departments to develop a new corporate strategy with financial and social ambitions, with digital transformation being a critical enabler.

Previously, Mr. Li spent over 11 years at Accenture as a Managing Director with leadership roles across numerous practices including Consulting, Technology, Digital and Operations, with a focus on advisory and system integration delivery to clients in the Asia Pacific region. Besides his client-facing roles at Accenture, Mr. Li was a member of Accenture’s Technology Architecture community and an executive sponsor for Accenture’s Inclusion & Diversity programs.

Mr. Li holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California Los Angeles, the United States of America.

David Lawrence Herzog

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Herzog was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in October 2017. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Regulatory Compliance Committee of the Board.

Mr Herzog retired from AIG in April 2016 after seven and a half years as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr Herzog joined American General Corporation in February 2000 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Life Division. Following AIG’s acquisition of American General in 2001, he was also named Chief Operating Officer for the combined U.S. domestic life insurance companies. He was elected Vice President, Life Insurance for AIG in 2003 before being named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Global Life Insurance in 2004. In 2005, Mr Herzog was named Comptroller, an office he held until October 2008 when he was appointed to the position from which he retired in 2016. As Chief Financial Officer for AIG, Mr Herzog was part of the team that oversaw the restructuring of the company, including over 50 divestitures, debt reductions and maturity profile rebalancing, repayment of the U.S. Government support with an approximate US$23 billion profit and led the Finance Team Transformation of technology, processes and talent.

Prior to joining American General, Mr Herzog held numerous positions at General American Life Insurance Company. Prior to joining General American Life, Mr Herzog was Vice President and Controller for Family Guardian Life, a CitiGroup company and an Audit Supervisor with Coopers & Lybrand.

Mr Herzog serves on the board of directors of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. and is Chairman of its Audit Committee. Mr Herzog also serves on the board of directors for MetLife, Inc. and is a member of its Finance and Risk Committee, Compensation Committee and chairs the Audit Committee. Mr Herzog also serves on the board of directors of DXC Technology and is Chairman of its Audit Committee. He is a former Director of AerCap Holdings N.V. and International Lease Finance Corporation prior to its sale to AerCap. In addition, Mr Herzog has served on the boards of directors for numerous U.S. and foreign subsidiary insurance company boards.

Mr Herzog holds a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from the University of Missouri – Columbia and an M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Chicago. Additionally, he has attained the designations of Certified Public Accountant, Fellow in the Life Office Management Association and Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Zhu Kebing

Non-Executive Director

Mr Zhu became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in September 2018 and is a member of the Nomination Committee of the Board. He is also a Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and a member of HKT’s Regulatory Compliance Committee.

Mr Zhu is currently a Senior Vice President of China Minmetals Corporation, and was previously an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited, the Chief Accountant of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited, the Chief Financial Officer and Board Secretary of China United Network Communications Limited, and a Director and the Chief Financial Officer of China United Network Communications Corporation Limited.

Mr Zhu previously also worked as Deputy Head of the Financial Department, General Manager, Budgeting Controller and Asset Management Controller of the Operation and Financial Department of Baosteel Group Co., Ltd., Chief Financial Officer, Board Secretary and Supervisor of Baoshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., General Manager of the Industry Finance Development Center of China Baowu Steel Group Corporation Limited, Director of Shanghai Baosight Software Co., Ltd., Non-Executive director of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd., General Manager of Hwabao Investment Co., Ltd., Director of Sailing Capital International Investment Fund (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Director of Sailing Capital Management Co., Ltd., Director of Siyuanhe Equity Investment Management Co., Ltd. and Vice President of PE Association of Shanghai etc.

Mr Zhu is a Senior Accountant graduated from Northeastern University in 1997 and he received a Professional Accountancy master’s degree from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2011. Mr Zhu has extensive experience in corporate finance and investment management.

Vanessa Cheung

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Ms Cheung was appointed the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of PCCW in October 2021. She is also the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of HKT Limited and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust. Ms Cheung is qualified to practice law in Hong Kong and England and Wales. She has extensive experience in general corporate matters including joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, charitable organizations and equity capital market transactions. She had previously been a corporate partner of a leading law firm in the Greater China region.

Meng Shusen

Non-Executive Director

Ms Meng became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in December 2021. She is a member of the Remuneration Committee of the Board.

Ms Meng is currently the Chairwoman and President of China Unicom Global Limited (CUG), a subsidiary of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited (Unicom).

Ms Meng has served as the Deputy General Manager of Global Business Department of the Unicom group since 2008 and was promoted as the Chairwoman and President of CUG in 2017. She served as the Deputy Head of Technology Department, the General Manager of Marketing Department in China Telecom Group Beijing Corporation from 2000 to 2004; and during 2004 and 2008, she served as the Deputy General Manager of Enterprise Customer Business Unit and the Deputy Director of Board Secretariat in China Network Communications Group Corporation.

Ms Meng is a postgraduate with a doctorate degree in Electric Circuit and System. Ms Meng has extensive experience in technologies and services, sales and marketing of telecom company, and corporate governance of listed companies.

Wang Fang

Non-Executive Director

Ms Wang became a Non-Executive Director of PCCW in December 2021. She is a member of the Nomination Committee of the Board. She is also a Non-Executive Director of HKT Limited (HKT) and HKT Management Limited, the trustee-manager of the HKT Trust, and a member of HKT’s Regulatory Compliance Committee.

Ms Wang is currently the General Manager of the Finance Department of China United Network Communications Group Company Limited (Unicom). She is also the Vice Chairman and a Director of Unicom Group Finance Company Limited (UGFCL), and the Supervisor of Unicompay Company Limited (Unicompay).

Ms Wang was the Deputy General Manager of Hebei Branch and the Finance Department of China Netcom (Group) Company Limited, the Deputy General Manager of the Finance Department of Unicom, an Executive Director, the legal representative and General Manager of Unicompay, and the General Manager of UGFCL and the General Manager of Capital Management Center.

Ms Wang is a Senior Accountant, and a university graduate with a master's degree in Business Administration. Ms Wang has extensive experience in corporate finance and investment management.

Sharhan Mohamed Muhseen Mohamed

Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr Muhseen was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director of PCCW in February 2023.

Mr Muhseen is a senior investment banker with extensive experience in areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and capital markets. He has served in a senior board capacity working with company boards and senior leadership teams of corporates across Asia to help drive their strategic agenda and roadmap.

Mr Muhseen currently is the Chairman of each of CBC Finance Limited and Platinum Advisors Pte. Ltd., the Deputy Chairman and a Non-Executive Independent Director of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, the Deputy Chairman of Amãna Takaful Life PLC, a Non-Executive Independent Director of Gestetner of Ceylon PLC, a Non-Executive Director of David Pieris Holdings (Private) Limited, and a Director of each of Canary Wharf Holdings Pte. Ltd. and H2O ONE.

Mr Muhseen previously worked in global investment banks including Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan in leading regional coverage roles. He was Managing Director, Head of Asia Insurance, Head of South-East Asia Financial Institutions Group, and Country Manager Sri Lanka at Credit Suisse based in Singapore. In his investment banking career spanning over 20 years, Mr Muhseen has completed landmark mergers and capital raising transactions in excess of USD100 billion.

Mr Muhseen also has experiences at the Sri Lankan government policy level, working as a Team Leader at the National Council for Economic Development (NCED) under the Ministry of Finance as well as a Director at the TAFREN presidential task force for rebuilding the economy after the 2004 Tsunami.

Mr Muhseen holds a Masters in Economics from the University of Colombo and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) from Western Michigan University.