Our eagerly anticipated 2020 Gafencu Power List 300 is a directory of the biggest names in Hong Kong. From the top honchos in the white-collar corporate world and fashion moguls to the key influencers and movers and shakers in the city, our list comprises only the crème de la crème of society. In case you missed it, here are some of the latest leaders who made the cut.
Cheung, Andrew
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeals, Incumbent Chief Justice
Hong Kong-born Justice Andrew Cheung read law at the University of Hong Kong and then at Stanford University before being called to the bar in 1985. Following appoints to the Supreme Court of Singapore and various roles throughout Hong Kong’s legal circuit, Cheung will be replacing Geoffrey Ma as the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal on 11 January 2021. He is married with three children.
Chiu, Josephine
Dorsett Hospitality, Vice President of Procurement
The youngest daughter of property magnate David Chiu and his wife Nancy, Josephine Chiu has joined sister Winnie at Dorsett Hospitality, an arm of her father’s multinational conglomerate, Far East Consortium International. She complete stints at Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank before joining the family business in 2009, and as Vice President of Procurement, the King’s College alum now oversees countless hotels across the world.
Eu, Richie
Eu Yan Sang International, Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions
Previously a Mergers and Acquisitions associate in the private equity field, Richie Eu, a fifth generation scion of the owning family of Eu Yan Sang, joined the family business in 2013. The Babson College graduate was appointed the Managing Director of Mergers and Acquisitions last year, and he now oversees a range of M&A deals that can generate profit for the organisation. He hopes to make the business more accessible to younger generations.
Koo, Belinda
XYZ Founder
Prominent in Hong Kong’s health and wellness industry through boutique fitness studio The Art Of XYZ, which she set up, Belinda Koo is also a well-established banker and is a managing director since 2005 at UBS, the Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company. Educated in Canada with an economics degree from the University of Toronto and a Master’s in business from the University of Western Ontario, Koo is also credited for establishing One Ten Foundation.