e-KONG Group Limited - Board of Directors/Board Committees

Board of Directors

Board Committees

Board of Directors

Executive Directors

Richard John Siemens, Chairman, is a key figure in the telecommunications industry, and is the Chairman and a founding member of the Distacom Group, a privately-held group of companies in mobile telecommunication business, and the non-executive Chairman of Automotive Technology Group Limited, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Born and raised in Canada, Mr. Siemens was trained as a Chartered Accountant and came to Hong Kong in 1979. In 1984, he formed Hutchison Telephone Company Limited in partnership with Hutchison Whampoa and Motorola. While Group Managing Director of Hutchison Telecommunications Limited, Mr. Siemens, was instrumental in the establishment of other leading companies including AsiaSat, STAR TV, Metro Radio and Hutchison’s move into the European wireless business with “Orange”. His financial acumen and entrepreneurial leadership is also key to establishing mobile telecommunication businesses across the world led by Distacom including SUNDAY in Hong Kong, Blu in Italy, Spice in India and Madacom in Madagascar.

Lim Shyang Guey, Executive Director, is responsible for executing the Group’s overall corporate strategy. Prior to coming to Hong Kong, Mr. Lim had worked in New Zealand, Russia, Malaysia and Singapore mainly in the telecommunications and technology-related industries. Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree and a Master of Engineering degree, both from the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Non-executive Directors

William Bruce Hicks, Non-executive Director, is currently a founder of TPIZ Resources Limited, a Hong Kong-based firm which invests in and develops renewable energy projects in China. Prior to establishing TPIZ Resources, Mr. Hicks was the CEO of SUNDAY Communications Limited and has been a director of various Distacom Group companies since 1994. From 1987 until 1994, Mr. Hicks was a senior executive in Hutchison Telecommunications in Hong Kong. Mr. Hicks, a Canadian, began his career with Motorola, Inc. in the United States. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from Michigan Technological University and an M.B.A. from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.

Jennifer Wes Saran, Non-executive Director, joined the Board in December 2011. Mrs. Saran has been a pioneer for women in the telecommunications industry, starting in 1978. Her credentials include a long career in the mobile industry in business development in the United States of America, sales management in Asia Pacific, and regulatory lobbying, spanning 16 years at Motorola and Teleglobe Canada. Prior to heading the Mind Group, a regional professional recruitment and counselling agency, she was an entrepreneur running her own telecom brokerage firm. Mrs. Saran is a graduate in Political Science and International Law from the American University in Cairo.

Independent Non-executive Directors

John William Crawford J.P., Independent Non-executive Director, joined the Board in September 2004. Mr. Crawford was a founding partner of Ernst & Young, Hong Kong and vice chairman of the firm until he retired in 1997. Mr. Crawford has been active in various community service areas such as being a founding member of UNICEF Hong Kong Committee and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. In 1997, Mr. Crawford was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong. Crawford is also an independent non-executive director of Titan Petrochemicals Group Limited (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and Regal Portfolio Management Limited being the manager of Regal Real Estate Investment Trust (the units of which are listed in Hong Kong) as well as of Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc., a company listed on the American Stock Exchange.

Gerald Clive Dobby, Independent Non-executive Director, previously held senior positions within the HSBC Group, is currently a director of several companies in Hong Kong and overseas.

Shane Frederick Weir, Independent Non-executive Director, is a qualified solicitor and consultant with Weir & Associates, Solicitors & Notaries. Born and educated in Canada, Mr. Weir concentrates on corporate commercial tax and securities matters. He has practiced in Hong Kong since 1985 and for several years was employed in Hong Kong as an associate with Phillips & Vineberg, one of the oldest and most respected commercial law firms in North America. On December 12, 2008, Mr. Weir was appointed as an independent non-executive director of CIBT Education Group, Inc., a company listed on the American Stock Exchange. Mr. Weir is qualified as a solicitor, barrister, and notary public in Canada and a solicitor in the United Kingdom as well as in Hong Kong.

Board Committees

Audit Committee Members
John William Crawford J.P.
Gerald Clive Dobby
Shane Frederick Weir

Executive Management Committee Members
Richard John Siemens
Lim Shyang Guey

Remuneration Committee Members
Richard John Siemens
John William Crawford J.P.
Shane Frederick Weir
Lim Shyang Guey, alternate for Richard John Siemens

Investment Committee Members
Richard John Siemens
Lim Shyang Guey
Gerald Clive Dobby

Terms of Reference of the Investment Committee is available here