Simon Simon CHAN, BBS, JP

Mr. Simon Chan has 40 years’ experience in banking, finance and information technology industries. He has served in many different positions in these sectors, having assumed the positions of the Vice Chairman, the Executive Director, the Chief Executive and other senior roles in Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. He has also served as the directors of Nanyang Commercial Bank (China), Limited, Cinda Financial Holdings Company Limited, Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited (“HKICL”), HKICL Services Limited, and Hong Kong Trade Finance Platform Company Limited. Mr. Chan has garnered extensive experience from his exposure to a wide range of areas, including information technology, corporate governance, organisational reform, risk management, group operations and IT security, for both long-term strategic development and project implementation.Riding on his rich experience and professional knowledge, Mr. Chan has been appointed and elected to senior roles in various public organisations and industry entities over the years. He is appointed by the HKSAR Government as a Member of the Committee on Innovation, Technology and Industry Development, a Member of the Steering Committee of the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme, a Member of the Committee on Education, Technology and Talents, a Member of the Banking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Education Bureau, and a Member of the Finance Committee of the Housing Authority, and also serves as a Member of Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee, the Chairman of the Mainland Development Advisory Board of the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong, and more. He is also the Vice-President of Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council Limited and an advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation. He was previously appointed by the HKSAR Government as the Chairman of Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited for ten consecutive years, and formerly held the position of President of Information Systems Audit and Control Association China Hong Kong Chapter.Mr. Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, and obtained a Master’s degree in Science from the University of Ulster and a Master’s degree in Commerce in Accounting from the University of New South Wales. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Internal Auditor.