Lu Yongren
Dr. William Lo [1] is a doctoral graduate of the University of Cambridge, UK, and is regarded as a senior business and financial strategist, company director, entrepreneur, educator, public speaker, and molecular neuroscientist.
Dr. Lo is also the Chairman of the Charles K. Kao Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease and of Junior Achievement Hong Kong (JAHK). He is the founding board member of the Hong Kong independent school The ISF Academy, and serves as an advisor to Our Hong Kong Foundation.
Background
Dr. Lo attended St. Louis School in Hong Kong[2]. He obtained a Master’s degree from the University of London between 1983 and 1984[1], and later earned a Master’s in Pharmacology and a PhD in Genetic Engineering from the University of Cambridge, UK (1984–1987)[1].
In the 1980s, he worked as a strategic consultant for McKinsey & Company.
During the 1990s, he served as Managing Director of Hongkong Telecom IMS Limited, and was the founder of Netvigator and iTV (predecessor to NowTV). He was also CEO of Citibank Hong Kong and Macau.
In 1996, Lo was selected by the World Economic Forum as one of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in Hong Kong in 1999.
In 2000, he became Non-Executive Chairman of WPP Greater China, the world’s largest communications group, and also served as Executive Director and Vice President of China Unicom. He has also held Vice Chair positions at I.T Limited, South China Media Group (Hong Kong’s largest magazine publisher), and Kidsland International Holdings (Greater China’s largest toy and children’s retailer).
In 2011, Lo was appointed Vice Chairman of South China Media Group.[3]
In 2016–17, Lo served as Chairman of the judging panel for the "Smiling Enterprises" and "Smiling Employers" awards, recognizing service excellence in Hong Kong and Macau.
In 2019, Lo was appointed by the UN ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) as a leader of a special fintech research initiative and was also appointed expert advisor to GP Capital’s GP Research Institute in Shanghai.
Lo is an avid wine enthusiast. He once donated HKD 100,000 at a CUHK charity auction to win a luxury wine cabinet and three bottles of wine. He is also a fan of the Hong Kong cartoon character McMug.
Public Service
Over the past 20 years, Lo has been appointed by the Hong Kong SAR Government to serve on various committees including the Broadcasting Authority, the Listing Committee, ASTRI (Applied Science and Technology Research Institute), and the Education Commission. He currently serves on the Advisory Committee of Cyberport, the Chinese Medicine Advisory Board of Hong Kong Baptist University, the Our Hong Kong Foundation, and the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation.
Independent Directorships
Lo serves as an independent non-executive director for various companies listed in Hong Kong and the United States, including TVB, CSI Properties Limited, Dongjian International Holdings Limited, and Regencell Bioscience Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: RGC).
See Also
- List of TVB personnel
References
External Links
- UnitedFront reshuffle: William Lo resigns
- William Lo appointed Vice Chairman of I.T Group, etc.
- William Lo on business and wine (Ming Pao, Dec 3, 2005)