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Kenneth Koo (born 1960) [1] is a Hong Kong shipping industry entrepreneur, chairman and CEO of TCC Group, and served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association from 2009 to 2011.[2]
Biography
Born in Hong Kong in 1960, his ancestral hometown is Zhenhai County, Zhejiang, now part of Beilun District, Ningbo City.[3] He is the eldest son of Hong Kong shipping magnate Koo Kou Hwa.[3] His maternal grandfather is Japanese retail tycoon Cheung Ming Wai.[4] He studied in the United States in his early years and graduated in 1983 from the University of San Diego, California with a Bachelor of Arts. After graduation, he joined the family shipping business.
In 1996, he became a technical committee member of the American Bureau of Shipping. That same year, he became a member of the Asia and Australasia Committee of the Bureau Veritas of France and a board member of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners. In 1997, he became a member of the Southeast Asia Committee of the American Bureau of Shipping and a board member of the International Shipping Federation.[2]
In 2003, he became a committee member of the UK Britannia P&I Club. In 2005, he joined the Hong Kong Maritime Industry Council and became a trustee of the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. In 2008, he became an advisor to the School of Business at the University of San Diego.[2]
In 2010, he became a member of the advisory committee of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and chairman of the advisory committee of its Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies.[2]
Honors
- In 2000, elected Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association[2]
- In 2009, appointed Honorary Advisor to the Hong Kong Institute of Logistics and Transport[2]
- Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (2009–2011)
- Honorary Fellow of City University of Hong Kong
- Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang Province[5]
- Adjunct Professor at Ningbo University[6]
Incidents
- Kenneth Koo, CWM50 professional member and Chairman of ICBC Wealth Management, CWM50 Bank Wealth Management Forum News, July 11, 2019
- Kenneth Koo, Chairman of ICBC Wealth Management: Bank wealth management must strengthen investment research, risk control, and innovation, Guangzhou Daily Dayoo.com, December 14, 2020
- Kenneth Koo officially resigns as Chairman of ICBC Wealth Management, Sina Financial Research Institute, December 21, 2020
- Chairman and CEO of TCC Group, Kenneth Koo visits Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai Maritime University
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%BB%BA%E7%B6%B1#cite_ref-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%BB%BA%E7%B6%B1#cite_ref-2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%BB%BA%E7%B6%B1#cite_ref-TCC_Koo_3-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%BB%BA%E7%B6%B1#cite_ref-Koo_family_4-0
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%BB%BA%E7%B6%B1#cite_ref-5
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A1%A7%E5%BB%BA%E7%B6%B1#cite_ref-6