Our Management

Mr. Dou Jianzhong was appointed as a Director of the Bank on 25 November 2002 and was elected Chairman on 17 October 2006. Mr. Dou is an Executive Director and Vice President of CITIC Group, Vice Chairman and President of CITIC Holdings Limited, Chairman of CITIC Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Non-executive Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Director and Chief Executive Officer of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited ("CIFH"), Director of CITIC International Assets Management Limited, Chairman of CIAM Group Limited and Director of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited. Mr. Dou graduated from the University of International Business and Economics, Beijing in 1979 and obtained a Master Degree in Economics from Liao Ning University. He was granted the prestigious title of "Senior Economist" by CITIC Group. Mr. Dou was formerly the President of CITIC Industrial Bank (now known as China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited) and has extensive experience in the finance industry.

Mrs. Chan Hui Dor Lam Doreen was appointed as a Director of the Bank on 17 January 2002 and was further appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on 16 April 2002. Mrs. Chan is a Director of CITIC Group, Non-executive Director of China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, Director, Managing Director and Alternate Chief Executive Officer of CIFH, Chairman of HKCB Finance Limited, CITIC Insurance Brokers Limited and CITIC Ka Wah Bank (China) Limited ("CKWB China"). Prior to joining the Bank, she was in charge of the retail banking business for a major international bank in Hong Kong. Mrs. Chan is also active in her support for non-profit organisations. She is currently serving on the board of Haven of Hope Christian Service and as the Chairman of China Graduate School of Theology. In addition, Mrs. Chan is also an appointed member of the Council of Hong Kong Baptist University, the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, its Finance Committee and Task Force on University Branding.

Ms. Anna Li joined the Bank in June 2005 as Senior Vice President and Head of Audit Group. Ms. Li is now Executive Vice President and Head of Audit Group of the Bank. Ms. Li holds a MBA Degree from the University of South Australia and is a Fellow Member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and an Associate Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has over 26 years of experience in auditing. Before joining the Bank, Ms. Li was the Assistant General Manager and Head of Business Planning & Development in Belgian Bank.

Mr. Archie Tsim joined the Bank in April 2010 as Director of Finance & Corporate Planning. Mr. Tsim is now an Executive Director, an Alternate Chief Executive Officer and Director of Finance & Corporate Planning of the Bank. He also serves as the Group Chief Financial Officer in CIFH. Mr. Tsim has over 26 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. He started his career in accounting and gained comprehensive exposure in financial management, corporate finance and advisory, and business operations, primarily from The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. Prior to joining the Bank, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Finance & Administration of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.

Mr. C Y Ling joined the Bank in April 2003 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to Executive Vice President in November of the same year. Mr. Ling was appointed as the Alternate Chief Executive Officer of the Bank in December 2005. He is now an Alternate Chief Executive Officer and Head of Corporate Services Group of the Bank. He has over 30 years of experience in information technology and operations. Mr. Ling obtained a Bachelor Degree in Physics from Williams College and a M.Sc. in Computers Sciences from the University of Wisconsin. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Ling was the Head of Operations, Consumer Banking of Standard Chartered Bank.

Mr. Edmund Poon joined the Bank in October 2004 as Head of Operations and was appointed as Head of Information Technology since June 2007. Mr. Poon was promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Operations & Technology Group in January 2009. He has over 27 years of experience in technology management, 20 years of which was in financial or related industries. Before joining the Bank, he had held various senior local and regional positions with Standard Chartered Bank and IBM Canada Limited. Mr. Poon holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Mathematics (Computer Science) from the University of Waterloo in Canada.

Mr. Jaime Azcoiti Leyva joined the Bank in January 2009 as Director of Risks. Mr. Azcoiti is responsible for managing risks of the Bank and developing the tripartite strategic alignment. He has over 20 years of experience in Risk Management. Mr. Azcoiti holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas and a Bachelor Degree in Law from Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia in Spain. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Azcoiti was Director of Risk for Global Clients & Structured Finance in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.

Mr. John Lee joined the Bank in July 2006 as Senior Vice President. Mr. Lee is now an Executive Vice President and Head of Human Resources Group of the Bank. He also serves as the Head of Group Human Resources in CIFH. Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics and a Master Degree in Business Administration. He started his banking career with Standard Chartered Bank in the information technology function and served for 20 years in various management positions in several business and support functions, including consumer banking, human resources, and post-merger integration in Asia Pacific. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Lee headed the people development function in Mass Transit Railway Corporation.

Ms. Margaret Man joined the Bank in October 1998 as Senior Vice President. Ms. Man is now an Executive General Manager and Head of China Banking Group of the Bank, and Vice Chairman of CKWB China. She has over 20 years of experience in China banking. Ms. Man graduated from Shanxi Financial and Economics University obtaining a Bachelor Degree in Economics and further studied in the Graduate School of the People's Bank of China obtaining a Master Degree in Banking and Finance. Ms. Man had been a Division Chief in the People's Bank of China ("PBOC") and worked for PBOC for 7 years in 1980’s. Before joining the Bank, Ms. Man was a Deputy Managing Director of China Venturetechno International Co. Ltd.

Mr. Nick Huang joined the Bank in November 2009 as Executive General Manager and Head of Wholesale Banking Group. Mr. Huang is now an Executive Director, an Alternate Chief Executive Officer, Executive General Manager and Head of Wholesale Banking Group of the Bank. Mr. Huang is a career banker with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He started as a management associate at Citibank, and received comprehensive exposure including various roles in corporate and investment covering full range of banking services from commercial bank to investment bank and asset management. Mr. Huang also has extensive experience in the Taiwan and PRC markets, and before joining the Bank, he was Greater China Financial Institutions and China Public Sector Head and Senior Credit Officer based in China for Citigroup. Mr. Huang holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Master of Business Administration degree from National Taiwan University.

Ms. Phoebe Wong joined the Bank in November 2004 as Senior Vice President and Head of Wealth Management & Strategic Planning. Ms. Wong is now an Executive General Manager and Head of Retail Banking Group of the Bank. She has 20 years of experience in retail banking with exposure to the various retail customer segments, different product disciplines as well as customer sales and service management. Ms. Wong holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from the University of Brunel and a Bachelor Degree in Arts from the University of Hong Kong. Before joining the Bank, Ms. Wong was the Head of Strategic Partnership Development of Standard Chartered Bank.

Mr. Roy Huang joined the Bank in November 2004 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Head of Compliance. Mr. Huang is now an Alternate Chief Executive Officer, General Counsel and Head of International Banking Group of the Bank. He is also the Group General Counsel of CIFH. Mr. Huang has over 25 years of experience in legal and regulatory affairs in Hong Kong and the United States. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley and Georgetown University Law School. Before joining the Bank, Mr. Huang was partner in charge of legal affairs Asia-Pacific at Andersen Worldwide.

Mr. Woody Chan joined the Bank in October 2008 as Executive Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Chan is responsible for the Bank’s funding and liquidity management as well as to spearhead the development of its global markets and treasury business. He is a veteran banker with over 21 years of experience in the treasury markets operations. Mr. Chan started his career in the money markets operations of HSBC Hong Kong and later progressed to head its balance sheet management operations in Asia Pacific with functional responsibilities over 18 Asian sites. He was General Manager and Treasurer for Dah Sing Bank in Hong Kong before joining the Bank. Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong, a Master degree in Applied Finance from Macquarie University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.