Leung Kwong Wai
Humphrey Kwong-wai Leung JP (Humphrey Kwong-wai Leung; born 1956) is the founder and Permanent Honorary Chairman of Solomon Systech International Limited. He currently serves as CEO and Founder of Green Sprout.[1]
Early life and education
Leung was born in Hong Kong in 1956. He graduated in the late 1970s from Hong Kong Polytechnic (now Hong Kong Polytechnic University) with a diploma in Electronic Engineering. From 1979 to 1980, he worked as an IC designer in Silicon Valley, California. Between 1994 and 1996, he joined the Motorola wafer fab in Austin, Texas. Upon returning to Hong Kong, he became Operations Director at Wanli Semiconductor Hong Kong.
Entrepreneurship
In 1999, Leung co‑founded Solomon Systech Limited.[2] He received the Young Industrialist Award in 2001, led the company to list on the exchange in 2004, and was appointed Justice of the Peace on 1 July 2013.[3] In January 2015, Hong Kong Polytechnic University conferred on him Honorary Fellowship.[4]
On 4 January 2016, Leung stepped down as CEO of Solomon Systech.[5] On 7 June 2016, he retired as Chairman and was named Permanent Honorary Chairman in recognition of his contributions; he remains on the board.[6]
References
- ↑ Solomon Systech International Limited; Wayback link, 14 Sept 2017
- ↑ The Sun, 6 Jan 2016; Oriental Daily, 6 Jan 2016
- ↑ HKSAR Government JP appointments 2013
- ↑ Solomon Systech press release, 9 Jan 2015
- ↑ HKEX announcement, 5 Jan 2016
- ↑ HKEX announcement, 7 June 2016; Solomon Systech press release, 7 June 2016