Corporate Governance 企業管治

Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan is a Deputy to the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China and the Convenor of the Non-Official Members of the Executive Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the HKSAR). He was a Member of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR from 1998 to 2008 (Insurance Functional Constituency). A graduate of Pomona College in California, Mr Chan is the President of Asia Financial Holdings Limited and Chairman of Asia Insurance Company Limited. He is the Chairman of the Hong Kong-Thailand Business Council and an advisor to Bangkok Bank (China) Company Limited. He is also a Director of Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company in Thailand and a Director of the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund in Hong Kong. Among his many public service activities, he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tai Kwun Culture and Arts Company Limited, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute and Chairperson of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. His past positions include Council Chair of Lingnan University, Chairman of the Council for Sustainable Development, Chairman of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Revitalisation of Historic Buildings, and Chairman of the Standing Committees on Disciplined Services and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service.

Mr Alan Lau is Chairman of WeSure, Tencent’s FinTech insurance business. Previously, he was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he led Mckinsey Digital for Asia-Pacific.

Mr Lau contributes actively to arts development in Hong Kong. He is Chairman of Para Site, an art space that has represented Hong Kong in important international exhibitions including the Venice Biennale. Mr Lau is also Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Acquisitions Committee of Tate, and Co-Chair of the Guggenheim’s Asian Art Circle, where he advises on acquisitions to grow the two museums’ Asian collections.

Mr Lau graduated from Oxford University with an MSc in Engineering in 1997.

Mr Paulo Pong is the Founder and Managing Director of Altaya Group which is an exclusive importer and distributor of internationally-acclaimed wine brands, a retailer and a provider of wine investment services. He is also a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Classified Group of restaurants which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In the art and culture sphere, Mr Pong is the Deputy Chairman to the Board of Ocean Park Corporation and a Member of the Board of Directors of M Plus Museum Ltd; a Council Member of Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the Governing Board Chairman of JCCAC; and a Trustee of the Museum of Art. He was previously a Member of Commercial Letting Panel of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in 2018-2022.

Mr Pong is also a Member of HKTDC Hong Kong-Europe Business Council; a Council and Court Member of Hong Kong Baptist University; a Council Member & Executive Director of The Hong Kong Chinese Importers and Exporters Association; and a Board Member and Executive Committee Member of The Community Chest. He was formerly a Member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board in 2013-2019 and has been Justice of the Peace since July 2018.

Mr Pong obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre de Merit Agricole, the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merit for his dedication in building business, arts and cultural links between France and Hong Kong.

Ms Catherine Yen is a partner with Ernst & Young.

Ms Yen is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is a member of the People’s Political Consultative Conference for Jiangsu Province and the Advisory Committee on Legal Advice for Unrepresented Litigants. She serves as the Treasurer of the Federation of HK Jiangsu Community Organisations, which promotes economic, commercial, and cultural cooperation between Hong Kong and Jiangsu Province.

From April 2011 to May 2020, Ms Yen was a member of the Hospital Governing Committee of Queen Mary Hospital and Tsan Yuk Hospital and was a co-opted member of the Main Tender Board for the Hospital Authority. She was also a member of the School Allocation Committee under the Education Bureau from January 2014 to December 2019.

Mr Nick Adamus is an independent advisor and business angel, the Founder and CEO of Swiss Dragon Group Limited, and a venture partner at Betatron in Hong Kong. From 2005 to 2017, he worked in various capacities at Credit Suisse AG, including Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific, Head of Securities Trading and Sales in Switzerland, and Head of Corporate Development of the Group. He worked for McKinsey & Company from 1990 to 2005 and was a partner in the firm.

Mr Adamus has been a Patron of Para Site since 2015 and was elected a Board member in 2018. He is a Board member and the Treasurer of the Swiss Institute of International Studies, Universität Zürich, and is a member of WORLD.MINDS and several other business angel and volunteering networks in Hong Kong and Switzerland.

Mr Adamus holds MBAs from the Universität Zürich and INSEAD.

A native of Singapore, Mrs Cindy Chua-Tay now resides in Hong Kong and spends a considerable portion of her time in New York City, where she has been part of the Guggenheim Museum since 2013. She was appointed to the museum’s Board of Trustees in 2015, making her one of the youngest and the first Asian board member for the Foundation. In addition to being a board member, Mrs Chua-Tay also sits on the museum’s Art and Museum Committee which works closely with all curators and museum directors across the Guggenheim network of museums on acquisitions, accessioning and deaccessioning, restoration and all things relating to the permanent art holdings of the museums; as well as on the Education committee which supports lifelong engagement with arts, museums and education.

In her teenage years, Mrs Chua-Tay was one of the pioneer members of the National Dance Company in Singapore and performed with the group before it eventually evolved into the Singapore Dance Theatre, the nation’s first professional ballet company. She was also involved with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and organized many of their annual fundraising gala dinners, and was also an active patron of Platform Projects, an independent non-profit organization which facilitated and acted as a catalyst for arts related projects. Together with her husband Liam, they have been supporters of the emerging arts scene in Singapore for many years and have been awarded the Patron of the Arts Award by the National Arts Council.

Mrs Chua-Tay has been an M+ Patron since 2021.

Mrs Christine Ip joined United Overseas Bank Limited (‘UOB’) in 2011. She is a Managing Director responsible for developing the Bank’s Greater China strategy. In 2016, she was appointed CEO Greater China, in addition to her role as CEO HK, an appointment since 2012.

Mrs Ip is a seasoned banker with more than 30 years of experience in both Consumer and Corporate Banking, and she has significant experience in China. Prior to joining UOB, Christine has held a range of senior management positions in product and sales management, customer segment management and risk management in Hong Kong, the United States, Canada, Singapore and China with ANZ, Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC.

She was Australia and New Zealand Bank (ANZ) CEO and Executive Director of the China business. She has led the team to expand the franchise in terms of geography and to build a comprehensive range of corporate and retail products and service capabilities. During her role as ANZ China CEO, the Bank won best ‘Australia Business Award in China’ by Australia Chamber of Commerce. Prior to that, Mrs Ip was Country Head, Consumer Banking, China at Standard Chartered Bank spearheading the development of the business and team building with WTO opening. She has led the Standard Chartered Bank to win ‘Best Retail Bank in HK’ and ‘Best Foreign Retail Bank in China’.

Her achievements have brought her the Asia Retail Congress award for ‘Best International Retail Banker’ in 2008. In 2012, she was named by the All-China Women’s Federation as among the Top 100 Greater China Senior Women Executives.

Mrs Ip is also a non-executive director of United Overseas Bank (China) Ltd and an independent non-executive director of SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd, a listed company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In 2015, under Mrs Ip’s leadership, UOB Hong Kong has spearheaded the UOB Art Academy promoting education and appreciation of art to the mass community in Hong Kong. She is now a committee member of the Museum Advisory Committee under Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the HKSAR Government. She also sits on the board of Travel Industry Compensation Fund Management Board, an appointment by the Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development of the HKSAR Government. In January 2020, Mrs Ip was appointed by the Home Affairs Bureau as council member of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to promote arts and cultural education in Hong Kong. She has become a member of the Board of Governors of The Hong Kong Philharmonic Society Ltd since November 2021.

Mrs Ip holds a Bachelor Degree of Arts from University of Hong Kong and MBA from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and she was awarded Chapter Honoree by Beta Gamma Sigma HKUST Chapter in April 2018, in recognition of her contribution and achievements. She is an Alumni Advisory member of the HKUST Business School.

Ms Wendy Lee currently works for her family’s business and charitable foundation.

Ms Lee has been collecting art since the early 1990s and is a keen supporter of local art and artists. She is on the Board of Asia Art Archive and is a Founding Angel of the FRIENDS of the Hong Kong Arts Centre.

Ms Lee holds a degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Hull.

Ms Li Anna Liu has developed extensive exposures in charitable foundation, cultural communication and arts development activities. From 2018 to 2019, Ms Liu served as the Co-Chair of the first M+ Visual Museum SIGG Prize. From 2011, Ms Liu served as the Chairman of the CCAA Chinese Contemporary Art Award (now known as the SIGG Prize). Under her chairmanship, CCAA has developed the CCAA documentation bank, organized international forums and public speeches, exhibiting curating and various publishing projects. Now SIGG Prize is a diversified exchange platform within China and around the globe.

Ms Liu is also a veteran investor, she is an investor in Axon's Global Green Protection Intelligent Mobility Platform, director of investment funds in telecommunication infrastructure in China and an avid Chinese classical art collector.

Ms Liu is the founder of the charitable Xue Qian Education Foundation and her family office has funded its operation since 1999. She was also a director member of the Jiangxi Women and Children Development Foundation and the Vice Chairman of the Museum Construction and Development Professional Committee of the Cultural Relics and Artwork commerce Chamber of CFIC.

From 2013, for many years she has served as the chief curator of the Beijing Oriental Art Expo and the artistic director of the China Hubei Art Expo. In 2019, she published the book《A Discussion on The Twenty Years of Chinese Contemporary Art 》as the editor-in-chief. In 2021, Ms Liu also served as the curator of the Beijing 798 Art Festival. She was the Vice Chair of the Appraisal and Evaluation Professional Committee of the China International Painting & Calligraphy Research Association. She is also the founding patron of M+.

Ms Liu was born in Beijing and graduated from the University of Wales with a master degree in business administration.

Ms Kyra Li Ai Miller is an accomplished business development and corporate partner strategy executive whose work over the last twenty years has included investment banking and strategic planning for Morgan Stanley as well as setting strategic vision and global-management goals for several of the world’s leading technology companies including Stripe, Google and Cisco.

At Stripe, a $65 billion financial-services firm the Wall Street Journal called “Silicon Valley’s Hottest Startup,” Ms Miller launched an international program that attracted hundreds of small and medium-sized partner companies to help grow revenues using Stripe’s increasingly recognized brand name. During her Stripe tenure, Ms Miller also succeeded in building partnerships with several major cloud-based software companies, including Salesforce Inc., an industry trailblazer.

At Google, Ms Miller served as head of global-partner strategy in charge of growing the company’s international cloud and workspace business with more than 200 major partners in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. In the process, she created performance plans and set annual revenue-goals for more than 300 partner salespeople, a feat that contributed to record-breaking growth.

At Cisco, Ms Miller held numerous strategy and business-development positions within the technology conglomerate’s global-partner organization. There, she worked with Cisco’s executive leadership developing growth strategies for its 60,000 international partners who accounted for 85% of the company’s $48 billion business.

In 2024, Ms Miller was appointed to serve on the Smithsonian National Board to advise the world’s largest museum, education and research complex dedicated “to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information they need to forge Our Shared Future.” This is done through its “unparalleled collections and research capabilities” as well as the “insight and creativity” it fosters through art, history and culture. Previously, Ms Miller served for five years on the executive-committee council of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum.

A native of Honolulu, Ms Miller grew up in Hong Kong where, perhaps because of her own personal, multicultural experience, she came to identify with myriad, diverse populations. Today, she’s an ardent aficionado of contemporary art–all kinds from all cultures–and has for more than a decade now, taken numerous art courses sponsored by Christie's Education and Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York, Hong Kong and China.

Ms Miller, a graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in Asian Studies, earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Ms Dee Poon is Managing Director of Brands and Distribution at Esquel Group, a leading textile and apparel manufacturer.

Actively engaged in the arts, Ms Poon sits on the International Councils of Tate and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She serves on the Board of Directors of the China Arts Foundation, the Collectors Circle Committee of Asia Art Archive, and the Esquel-Y.L. Yang Education Foundation. Ms Poon is also a member of several other boards and committees, including the Asia Advisory Board of Christie’s, the International Advisory Committee of the Harvard University Asia Center, the Family Advisory Council of the Ownership Project at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School, and the Global Steering Committee of Social Entrepreneurship to Spur Health. In 2014, she was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and designated a Fellow of the Aspen Institute’s China Fellowship Program.

Ms Poon graduated from Harvard College in 2004 with an AB in philosophy. 

Ms Kyra Li Ai Miller is an accomplished business development and corporate partner strategy executive whose work over the last twenty years has included investment banking and strategic planning for Morgan Stanley as well as setting strategic vision and global-management goals for several of the world’s leading technology companies including Stripe, Google and Cisco.

At Stripe, a $65 billion financial-services firm the Wall Street Journal called “Silicon Valley’s Hottest Startup,” Ms Miller launched an international program that attracted hundreds of small and medium-sized partner companies to help grow revenues using Stripe’s increasingly recognized brand name. During her Stripe tenure, Ms Miller also succeeded in building partnerships with several major cloud-based software companies, including Salesforce Inc., an industry trailblazer.

At Google, Ms Miller served as head of global-partner strategy in charge of growing the company’s international cloud and workspace business with more than 200 major partners in the U.S., Europe, Latin America and Asia. In the process, she created performance plans and set annual revenue-goals for more than 300 partner salespeople, a feat that contributed to record-breaking growth.

At Cisco, Ms Miller held numerous strategy and business-development positions within the technology conglomerate’s global-partner organization. There, she worked with Cisco’s executive leadership developing growth strategies for its 60,000 international partners who accounted for 85% of the company’s $48 billion business.

In 2024, Ms Miller was appointed to serve on the Smithsonian National Board to advise the world’s largest museum, education and research complex dedicated “to provide Americans and the world with the tools and information they need to forge Our Shared Future.” This is done through its “unparalleled collections and research capabilities” as well as the “insight and creativity” it fosters through art, history and culture. Previously, Ms Miller served for five years on the executive-committee council of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum.

A native of Honolulu, Ms Miller grew up in Hong Kong where, perhaps because of her own personal, multicultural experience, she came to identify with myriad, diverse populations. Today, she’s an ardent aficionado of contemporary art–all kinds from all cultures–and has for more than a decade now, taken numerous art courses sponsored by Christie's Education and Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York, Hong Kong and China.

Ms Miller, a graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in Asian Studies, earned an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.

Dr Uli Sigg worked as a journalist and has held top executive positions at the Schindler Group. In 1980, he established the first joint venture between China and the West and was appointed ambassador to China, North Korea, and Mongolia in 1995. Currently, he is Vice President of the Ringier Media Group and a member of the Advisory Board of China Development Bank.

In 2012, Dr Sigg transferred over 1,500 works from his collection—the world’s most substantial collection of Chinese contemporary art—to M+. In 1998, he established the Chinese Contemporary Art Award (CCAA), continued by M+ as the Sigg Prize, and the CCAA Art Critic Award in 2007. He is a member of the M+ Acquisitions Committee; the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the International Advisory Council of Tate. He is also the Honorary Director of China Foreign Investment Association, Beijing, and Founder and Honorary member of the Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Dr Sigg holds a PhD in Law from the Universität Zürich.

Mr John Witt is the Group Managing Director of Jardine Matheson, a diversified Asiabased investment firm. He is also Managing Director of DFI Retail Group, Hongkong Land and Mandarin Oriental; and Commissioner & Chairman of the Executive Committee of Astra.

Mr Witt has been with the Jardine Matheson Group since 1993, holding a number of senior positions in Hong Kong, the UK, Indonesia and France. He serves as a Trustee of the Asian Cultural Council, Chairman of the Voting Members Committee of the Hong Kong Riding for the Disabled Association, and as a Member of the HKUST Business School Advisory Council, the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council, and the Asia International Leadership Council of the University of Toronto.

Mr Witt qualified as a chartered accountant in Ontario after completing his undergraduate studies at The University of Toronto (Trinity College). He then pursued an MBA at INSEAD, where he graduated with Distinction.

Mrs Patti Wong is one of the most experienced people working in the art world today. She has extensive knowledge in dealing with clients across Asia and throughout her thirty-year tenure at Sotheby’s represented major Asian collectors. She continues to focus on this region and work with clients through her eponymous art advisory, Patti Wong & Associates, established in 2023. For nearly 15 years of her time at Sotheby’s, Mrs Wong was based in London, where she held the post of Head of Private Client Services Department, before her appointment as Chairman of Sotheby’s Asia in 2004. She was instrumental in the significant expansion of the company’s client base in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, building access to some of the most powerful buyers in Asia. Mrs Wong was also appointed Chairman of Sotheby’s Diamonds, a global retail venture established in 2005 that provides global clients with an exclusive opportunity to acquire important diamonds and fine diamond jewellery privately, all year round.

Mrs Wong serves on the boards of Hang Seng Bank, MGM China Holdings Limited and Dickson Concepts (International) Limited. She is also a Governor of The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.

Educated both in Hong Kong and the UK, Mrs Wong received her bachelor’s degree in Monetary Economics from the London School of Economics, followed by a postgraduate diploma in Asian Arts at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University.

Mrs Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee is appointed by the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 15 October 2021.  Mrs Fung was on secondment from the HKSAR Government to the WKCDA as Acting CEO between December 2020 and June 2021.

Mrs Fung joined the Administrative Service of the Hong Kong Government in 1986.  Since then, she had served in a wide range of positions in various bureaux and departments, including as Press Secretary to Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary, Assistant Director of Trade, Deputy Government Chief Information Officer and Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower.

In 2007, Mrs Fung was appointed Director of Information Services who was the Government’s chief advisor on public relations and publicity matters. She was appointed Director of Leisure and Cultural Services from 2009 to 2014 to oversee the development and management of cultural, sports and recreation facilities in Hong Kong including museums, public libraries and performing arts venues. As Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs from July 2014 to April 2018, she oversaw the formulation of culture, sports and district administration policies and was actively involved in the implementation of the WKCD project including the Hong Kong Palace Museum project.

Mrs Fung was Head, Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office from April 2018 to November 2020 prior to her secondment to WKCDA.  

Ms Suhanya Raffel leads M+ as a whole and oversees all museum activities, including acquisitions, programming, collections care, development, research, institutional collaborations, and museum operations. She joined M+ as Executive Director in 2016 and was appointed Museum Director in 2019. Since joining M+, Ms Raffel has led the museum’s mission, broadening its international reach and championing its deep connection with its local community.

Formerly, Ms Raffel was Deputy Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney from 2013 to 2016. She also held several positions, including Deputy Director of Curatorial, at the Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane from 2002 to 2012, where she was instrumental in building the contemporary Asia Pacific collection and led its Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art.

Ms Raffel is the ex-officio Member of the M+ Board, a trustee of the Geoffrey Bawa Trust and the Lunuganga Trust in Sri Lanka, a member of the Board of the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art, and a member of Bizot group. She was awarded the title of Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government in 2020.

The M+ Acquisitions Committee was established in 2016 to review, approve, and make recommendations on matters relating to acquisitions by M+. This committee also supports the M+ Board in securing donations and sponsorships for the M+ Collections and provide reports that are relevant to the M+ Collections to the M+ Board and the WKCDA Board.

M+ Acquisitions Committee members are appointed by the M+ Board. Currently, the committee has seven members.

Chairman

Ms Wendy LEE

Vice Chairman

Mr Alan LAU Ka-ming

Members
Mrs Cindy CHUA-TAY

Mrs Christine IP YEUNG See-ming

Dr Uli SIGG

Co-opted Members
Dr KOON Yee-wan
Professor Eva MAN Kit-wah

Management Representatives

Ms Suhanya RAFFEL, Museum Director, M+

Mr Doryun CHONG, Deputy Director, Curatorial, and Chief Curator, M+

The M+ Business and Finance Committee (M+ BFC) was established in 2019 to support, review, and endorse matters relating to the museum’s financial performance, business planning, and budgets; as well as to provide oversight of risk in the museum. This committee also supports the M+ Board in reviewing the strategy for M+ commerce inclusive of retail, publishing, event hire and hosting.

M+ BFC members are appointed by the M+ Board. Currently, the committee has seven members.

Chairman

Mr Alan LAU Ka-ming

Member

Mr Nick ADAMUS

Co-opted Members
Mr David COGMAN

Ms Teresa KO, BBS, JP

Ex-Officio Members

Mrs Betty FUNG CHING Suk-yee, GBS, Chief Executive Officer of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Ms Suhanya RAFFEL, Museum Director, M+

Non-voting Member
Ms Catherine YEN

Professor Douglas So Cheung-tak, BBS, JP is a solicitor of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. After obtaining his law degree from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Douglas specialised in commercial law at Baker McKenzie, a leading international law firm. He later became General Counsel, Company Secretary and Executive Director, Charities of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, where he served for nearly 15 years. Subsequently, Douglas was appointed Vice-President of HKU, his Alma Mater, in charge of institutional advancement. Douglas is a Professor of Practice of the HKU Faculty of Arts.

Douglas is also the Founder and Director of F11 Foto Museum and f22 foto space in Hong Kong.

Douglas is devoted to serving the community. Currently, he is the Chairman of the following:

a/ Antiquities Advisory Board;
b/ Museum Advisory Committee;
c/ M Plus Collections Trust;
d/ Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund;
e/ Advisory Committee on Chinese Medicine Development Fund; and
f/ Human Resources Committee and Development Committee of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), cum Deputy Chairman of the HKAPA Council.

In addition, he is a member of the Education Commission; a Board Member of Food Angel and HKBU Chinese Medicine Hospital, as well as an adviser to Our Hong Kong Foundation; Dashun Foundation and Hong Kong Architecture Centre. Furthermore, Douglas is a Member of the 6th Election Committee.

In recognition of his excellent public service and contributions to arts, culture and heritage conservation, Douglas was appointed a Justice of the Peace and awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government, as well as the honour of Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government.

In 2021, Douglas appeared on the Tatler Asia's Most Influential List. He was also one of Gafencu's Power 300 from 2020 to 2022 and recently elected as an Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects (HK).

Mr Davide Erro is the Founder of Turiya Capital.

Mr Erro is a graduate of Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs (formerly the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs), and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Ms Elaine C Kwok is Managing Partner, Asia for Hauser & Wirth, an international contemporary art gallery representing over 90 artists and estates, with 13 spaces globally. Based in Hong Kong, Ms Kwok is responsible for leadership and strategy of the gallery’s activities in the region, as well as furthering the gallery’s relationship with artists, museums, institutions and collectors in Asia.

Prior to joining Hauser & Wirth, Ms Kwok spent 15 years at Christie’s, the world’s leading auction house, where she most recently held the position of Director of 20th / 21st Century Art, Asia. Ms Kwok also served as principal auctioneer for Asia at Christie’s, and in 2018, sold Wood and Rock by Su Shi for US$60 million, the most expensive work of art that Christie’s has ever sold in Asia.

Ms Kwok sits on the Museum Advisory Committee of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of HKSAR Government. She is also Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Friends of Hong Kong Museum of Art, and a Board Member of Societé des Amis du Musée Guimet. Ms Kwok maintains an active social media presence, with over 140,000 followers across Instagram and RED.

Ms Kwok holds a BA from Harvard University, an MA from School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and an MBA from Stanford University.

Ms Salome See Sau-mei is the Managing Director of HKET Holdings. Ms See joined the Group in 1989, responsible for the Group’s marketing strategy and operations. She was later assigned to start and take charge of the Group’s financial news agency, information and solutions businesses. Ms See has over 30 years of solid experience in general business management. Prior to joining the Group, Ms See worked in the regional marketing office of a multinational computer equipment corporation, Digital Equipment Limited, where she gained extensive experience in digital technology and a profound understanding of advanced networking. Ms See obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Macquarie University, Australia. Ms See is also a committee member of the Antiquities Advisory Board of the HKSAR Government.

Ms Eve TAM Mei-yee is the Deputy Director (Culture) in the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (“LCSD”) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She studied Fine Arts and graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1991. She holds a Master degree in Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Hong Kong (2003) and a Master degree in Museum Studies from the University of Sydney (2012). Over the years, she has worked with different museums and cultural institutions and in her museum career, she has worked on several new museum projects, including the opening of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the establishment of the Oi! art space and she took charge of the major renovation and extension of the Hong Kong Museum of Art as the Museum’s Director between 2012 to 2019. She was also responsible for the planning of major museum projects like the expansion of the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong History Museum as well as the establishment of the new Heritage Conservation and Resource Centre, amongst others before she took up the current position.

As the Deputy Director of the Cultural Services Branch of LCSD which comprises three divisions, she is responsible for the planning and management of museums, performance venues, public libraries and indoor stadia; promotion and presentation of museum exhibitions, arts festivals, and visual, film, literary and performing arts programmes and intangible cultural heritage activities; conservation of cultural heritage; and the management of the Music Office. In the meantime, other than the museum projects, she is also steering developments of other cultural facilities such as new cultural centers and public libraries.

Professor Frank Vigneron received a PhD in Chinese Art History from the Paris VII University, a PhD in Comparative Literature from the Paris IV Sorbonne University and a Doctorate of Fine Arts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He joined the Department of Fine Arts of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2004, teaching courses on the History of Western Art, the theories of Modernism and Postmodernism in art, and Chinese and Western comparative aesthetics. His research focus is on the history of Chinese painting from the 18th century onwards and on different aspects of contemporary Chinese art seen in a global context. He is a member of the International Association of Art Critics Hong Kong and a Museum Expert Adviser for the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the HKSAR Government. Professor Vigneron is also a practicing artist. He has held several solo exhibitions in Hong Kong and has taken part in local and international exhibitions.

Our intention:

• M+ will be a role model by consciously behaving sustainably in all that we do.
• We will lead by example to influence change and be seen as a key opinion leader in sustainable museum practice in Hong Kong and across Asia.

How we will achieve this:

• The first step on this journey is to publicly articulate our commitment to sustainability. We have started with our vision and intentions and we will look to host public events exploring this vital issue.
• We will work with museum leaders who are forging new sustainable practices and will take a leadership role in encouraging museums across Asia to join us.
• We acknowledge that this will be an ongoing process by which we learn and evolve.

Our intention:

• Museums are uniquely placed to work with communities to collectively imagine, design, and create a sustainable future for all.
• We will spotlight climate change and sustainable practices so they are given critical urgency and are an integral part of our discussions with our partners and the community.

How we will achieve this:

• Sustainability will become a natural part of our discourse throughout our exhibitions, programmes, collections care, research, and visitor experience.
• We will engage with our partners and service providers and encourage them to act sustainably through our relationships and agreements.
• We are determined to meet the Hong Kong government’s goal to reduce sixty to seventy per cent of carbon emissions by 2030.

Our intention:

• We will be innovative and pioneering in tackling climate change.

How we will achieve this:

• We will challenge commonly-held practices and critically assess the materials we use. To achieve this, we will leverage the in-house expertise of our museum professionals, be open to new ideas, and actively seek input from artists, makers, and communities.
• We will identify cost-efficient approaches and quick wins that can deliver greater sustainability immediately.
• We will identify key sources of emissions and will invest time to research, explore, and experiment with new solutions.

Our intention:

• Developing trust requires transparency, action, and accountability. We will set clear goals which we will actively work towards and openly report upon.

How we will achieve this:

• We will investigate and document the sources of our emissions and commit to reviewing:
  • internal systems,
  • policies and procedures, and
  • working practices.
• We will agree on transparent and achievable measures which we pledge to better year on year.
• We will embed sustainability in our planning discussions so that it is reflected in our annual objectives and budgets.

Our intention:

• We will take a holistic approach to sustainability, being mindful of our emissions in every decision and action we take with a view towards becoming the most sustainable museum we can be.

How we will achieve this:

• Sustainability will increasingly permeate the way we do things. We will develop awareness, understanding, and responsibility amongst:
  • our staff,
  • our artist and maker communities,
  • our goods and service providers,
  • our partner organisations, and
  • our local communities.
• We will increasingly invest in sustainable solutions and practices.

Our intention:

• Collaboration is embedded in our mission as one of our four strategic pillars. We will expand this definition by providing safe and supportive spaces for the exchange of ideas and aspirations and a hub for action and education related to the climate and ecological emergency. As a universal issue, our focus will be both local and global.

How we will achieve this:

• We will drive discussion and debates internally as well as across the cultural sector.
• We have begun this with a passionate group of Environmental Advocates to lead the discussion internally.
• This work will influence the convening of an M+ International event, which brings together museums from across Asia to discuss their responses to the climate emergency.

Our intention:

• We will be generous with our time and expertise, exploring how we can actively contribute to initiatives that help individuals, community organisations, and our peers to respond to the climate and ecological emergency.

How we will achieve this:

• Climate and ecological responsibilities are both personal and organisational.
• We will encourage staff participation in community and sectoral initiatives that actively address the emergency.
• We will be generous in sharing our knowledge with others as we develop our own expertise.
• Our presence on museum led forums such as CIMAM (International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art), IEO (International Exhibitions Organisers), and BIZOT will ensure M+ plays an active part in global discussions.