AMTD Announces Adoption of a Majority Independent Board Structure & Promotion of the Next-generation Leader William Fung a...
23 Décembre 2020 - 10:15PM
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AMTD International Inc. (“AMTD International” or “the Company”)
(NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB), a NYSE and SGX-ST dual-listed company, a
subsidiary of AMTD Group Company Limited (“AMTD Group”), a leading
comprehensive financial services focused conglomerate, today
announced its migration and upgrade of the Company to its “2.0
version” by adopting a majority independent board structure. The
Company also announced the promotion of Mr. William Fung to Chief
Executive Officer of the Company effective immediately, in addition
to his current position of Group Vice President of AMTD Group. Mr.
Fung is a rising next-generation leader amongst the founding
management team of AMTD Group. These new initiatives of the Company
will allow Mr. Calvin Choi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
AMTD Group, to focus on the strategic developments and visions to
continue building the “IDEAS” concepts of AMTD Group and lead the
group to greater heights.
At the recommendation of the nominating and corporate governance
committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company,
the Board has elected Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur, an independent
director, as the new chairman; and Mr. Gao Yu, also an independent
director, as the new vice chairman.
Mr. Calvin Choi and Mr. Andrew Chiu will leave the Board after
successfully led the listing of the Company on NYSE in August last
year and subsequently on the SGX-ST in April 2020 to become the
first ever NYSE and SGX-ST dual-listed company in history.
Mr. Choi will relinquish the Chief Executive Officer position
and responsibilities to Mr. Fung to focus his time and efforts on
the strategies and future development plans of the overall AMTD
Group which under his leadership has become a financial
services-focused conglomerate riding on the success of the “IDEAS”
strategy. Mr. Choi will focus on developing multi-disciplinary
businesses in Asia spanning across digital services and solutions,
K-12 education, premier properties and hotel investments, and
professional services.
The Board has appointed Mr. William Fung, currently chief
investment officer and head of asset management of the Company, to
succeed Mr. Choi as the new chief executive officer.
Mr. Calvin Choi commented, “We uphold the highest standards on
corporate governance and continuously align to international best
practices and global market standards. We are pleased to announce
this new board structure comprising largely of independent
directors with both new chairman and new vice chairman positions
served by independent directors. Moreover, the Company commits to
cultivating and grooming promising new talents and the board’s
promotion of William to Chief Executive Officer represents such a
commitment. William as a second generation leader will lead the
Company on version 2.0 of AMTD International to further the
Company’s phenomenal growth and capture future growth
opportunities.”
Dr. Feridun Hamdullahpur commented, “The new board is a clear
demonstration of the Company’s mission to embrace the highest
corporate governance standards and to differentiate its franchise
as a “glocal” brand to continuously build and shine in the Asia
region and beyond. Together with the independent vice chairman Mr.
Gao Yu and the new CEO William Fung and the other fellow board
members, we will proudly take the Company to the next
transformational journey to build from Asia to global.”
Dr. Annie Koh commented, “I welcome the new independent board
structure that serves to attain the highest corporate governance
standards. AMTD International is committed to building a world
class financial institution, connecting the dots between the
Greater Bay Area to ASEAN and beyond.”
Mr. William Fung commented, “It is my great honour to be
appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and I am grateful for
the trust and support that Calvin and the Board have in me. Under
the leadership of Calvin and guidance from the Board, the Company
have achieved numerous corporate milestones in the past few years,
including the successful listing on NYSE in August 2019 and SGX in
April 2020. Despite the global pandemic, AMTD International has
achieved another strong year both financially and in terms of
continuous business development and expansion. I am honoured to be
entrusted with such important responsibility to lead the Company in
the post-pandemic era. I am pleased to witness our AUM growing at a
phenomenal pace of over 185% since 2017 to reach over US$3.5
billion as of June 30, 2020. For investment banking, within the
past 2 years we executed over 100 international capital markets
transactions, raising over US$22 billion of proceeds for our Asian
clients including a number of landmark transactions. I am very
excited and optimistic about all the opportunities ahead, and
confident in taking the Company to the next level. Together with
the senior management team of the Company, I look forward to
working closely with the Board under the guidance of Dr.
Hamdullahpur and Mr. Yu Gao to deliver maximum values for our
shareholders, investors, business partners and staffs of AMTD
International.”
Mr. Andrew Chiu commented, “It is good to see the Company
continuing to evolve following its successful listing on both NYSE
and SGX-ST. I wish the Company every success on its future path,
future collaborations and long-term partnerships.”
About AMTD International Inc.
AMTD International Inc. (NYSE: HKIB; SGX: HKB) is a premier Hong
Kong-headquartered financial institution group connecting companies
and investors from Asia, including China and Hong Kong as well as
the ASEAN markets with global capital markets. Its comprehensive
one-stop financial service solutions strategy addresses different
clients’ diverse and inter-connected financial needs across all
phases of their life cycles. Leveraging its deep roots in Asia and
its unique eco-system — the “AMTD SpiderNet” — the Company is
uniquely positioned as an active super-connector between clients,
business partners, investee companies, and investors, connecting
the East and the West. For more information, please visit
www.amtdinc.com or follow us on Twitter at “@AMTDGroup.” For the
Company’s announcements, please visit
http://ir.amtdinc.com/News.
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