Wednesday, 25 September 2019

HKTBC Annual General Meeting 2019

About 25 members attended the Council's Annual General Meeting. The Council played its part in keeping members informed about the changing political and economic situation in the Kingdom and the affects of global events on Hong Kong and the Mainland. We also continued to develop ties with other organizations. Mr Tom Chatjaval, Mr Willy Lin, Mr Kenneth Gaw and Mr Raphael Tong were re-elected as Directors for the ensuing year. Simultaneously, Ernst & Young was re-appointed the Council's Honorary Auditors. The current Board of Directors consists of 11 directors:

1) Mr. Bernard Chan, GBS, JP, President of Asia Financial Group

2) Mr. William Chao, Managing Director of Wing Wah Limited

3) Mr. Tom V. Chatjaval, Founder and Chairman & CEO of TVC Management Ltd

4) Mr. Kenneth Gaw, President & Managing Principal of Gaw Capital

5) Mr. Horst Geicke, Chairman and Co-Founder of Pacific Alliance Group, VinaCapital Group

6) Mr. Clayton T. Hebbard, Consultant of Grant Thornton

7) Dr. Harry Lee, SBS, JP, Managing Director of TAL Apparel Limited

8) Mr. Willy Lin, GBS, JP, Managing Director of Milo's Knitwear (International) Ltd

9) Mr. Raphael Tong, Managing Director of Shanghai Mister Softee Food Products Co Limited

10) Mr. Benjamin Lam, Executive Director & Deputy CEO of Pacific Century Premium Development Ltd

11) Mr. Knattapisit Krutkrongchai, Chief Marketing Officer of AIA International Limited

We were honored to have a special guest joining us as our keynote speaker at the luncheon right after our Annual General Meeting, Dr. h.c. Harald Link.

Dr. h.c. Harald Link:

Harald Link is the third-generation Chairman and CEO of Bangkok-based B. Grimm Group ?V founded in 1878 as the Siam Dispensary. The B. Grimm Group is one of Thailand??s most prominent multinational conglomerates, with interests in healthcare, energy, building and industrial equipment systems, real estate, e-commerce and transport. Among his other corporate positions, he is Chairman of Amata B. Grimm Power Ltd., Amata Power (Bien Hoa) Ltd., B. Grimm Power Public Co. Ltd., and Carrier (Thailand) Ltd.

He was born in Switzerland, raised in Germany and gained an MBA from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland. He moved to Thailand to join the family business in the late 1970s. He has since taken Thai citizenship, and is highly respected in the Kingdom not only as a businessman, but for his educational and other philanthropic work.

HKTBC Annual General Meeting 2019