Business
There are 17 profiles in this category :
Sarah Lu
Inventor, Director
Business. Design. Media.
Sarah Lu was born in a refugee camp in Lincolnshire, England in 1980. Her parents were Boat People who escaped from Vietnam in 1979. After graduating with a BA (hons) Graphic Design in 2001 from Buckinghamshire University aged 21, she moved to Brighton where she set up her own Graphic Design company - 'Shortlong Graphics' with the help of funding from the Prince's Trust.
Throughout these years Sarah Lu ran several public houses as franchises to raise more funds for her business ideas. In 2005 Shortlong was sold and Sarah Lu left the U.K. to work as a creative in top advertising agencies, Cunning and Naked, both based in New York, USA.
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George Lee
Parliamentary CandidateBusiness. Community. Politics.
I have a photo of a ramshackle pig shed. It’s a picture of where I was born. Sometimes, searching for other things, I come across it. It’s another world now, so far away it’s like looking the wrong way through a telescope. But it’s where I began.
My parents left rural poverty in Hong Kong for Britain when I was one. My brothers and sisters and I stayed, in the care of a family friend. It was a big change, but not what my parents had hoped. Instead of going to school, we made plastic flowers in a toy factory for the woman they had trusted with our care. I was ten when we joined my parents. I knew one English word when I arrived; ‘tomorrow’.
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Lili Zhao
Managing Editor of China EthosBusiness. Community. Culture. Media.
Lili Zhao graduated with first class honours in Financial & Business Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London following her first degree in Media studies in China. Upon graduating, she first worked in the financial sector before joining Shanghai media Ltd for its China Ethos magazine.
Lili is high on life. She is full of curiosity and contradictions, and perpetually searching for the meaning of life – as well as for more beautiful dresses.
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Daniel Jacoel
UK Chairman of the 48 Group Club Young IcebreakersBusiness. Culture.
Daniel Jacoel is a prominent figure in the development of Sino-British relations. Having achieved so much, it is hard to believe that this charismatic young man who received Premier Wen Jiabao in London, January 2009, is still a young leader.
Daniel’s interest in his Chinese heritage inspired him to study Modern and Classical Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Since graduating, he has worked in Beijing and gone on to become the UK Chairman of the 48 Group Club Young Icebreakers.
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Lisa Tse 谢丽莎
Creative Director, Lisa Tse LtdBusiness. Fashion. Design. Information Technology.
Lisa Tse is an award winning designer specialising in creative branding. Her diverse background has afforded her experience in all aspects of creative brand communications including art direction, graphic and web design.
A British-Born Chinese, Lisa came to London in 2002 to pursue a Masters in Industrial Design at Central Saint Martins.
During the course of her academic research, the demand for her creative flair and commercial acumen became apparent as she developed relationships with a series of prominent design agencies in London including Priestman Goode, Tangerine and Samsung Design Europe. She was also invited by Tom Dixon to steer the creative web development for his brand.
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Andrew K P Leung SBS FRSA
Chairman, Andrew Leung International Consultants LimitedBusiness. Politics.
Andrew is an international China Specialist with over 40 years experience in a variety of senior positions involving Mainland China and Hong Kong. He has founded an international China business consultancy based in London.
Andrew has addressed numerous local and international business and strategic forums on China. His speaking profile can be found at City Speakers International. He appears regularly for live interviews on various international TV stations including CNBC Europe, BBC World, and Aljazeera (English Channel). He contributes many insightful commentaries and presentations on China, some posted on his website at Andrew Leung International Consultants.
Andrew is a registered Reuters Insight expert for services worldwide and is a Council Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group (global experts) He has been appointed a Global Commercial Agent for Changsha City, China.
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Ya-Lan Chuang 庄雅兰
Business Executive and Cross Culture Communications ConsultantBusiness. Community. Education. Politics.
Since 1998 Yalan has been working as a professional Mandarin language and cross-cultural communication training manager and consultant to individuals, corporate organisations and governmental bodies in the UK, France, and Asia.
Outside of the training arena, Yalan has also successfully employed her background in business and finance to facilitate multinationals, financial institutions, European Commission on a number of Euro-Sino projects ( approx. €2 million/project), which involved strategy advice on the pre Joint-Venture (JV) due diligence, integration of multicultural teams post JV, high-street fashion branding and marketing penetration in emerging markets.
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Dr. Johnny Sei-Hoe Hon
Honorary Consul of Grenada in Hong Kong and Chairman of the Global Group of CompaniesBusiness. Community. Education. Entertainment. Film, TV & Radio. Information Technology. Media.
B.Sc (Hons), M.A., Ph.D. (Cantab), D.Litt., F.A.B.I., F.A.O.E., ASI
In just nine years, Dr. Johnny Hon has built up an international conglomerate, with diverse interests ranging over banking, property development, financial services, education, media, entertainment and leisure, sports, gaming, telecoms, mining and biotechnology.
Yet, whilst building the Global Group of companies from scratch, Johnny has also managed to pursue a wide range of charitable, diplomatic and political interests.
He is the Ambassador-at-Large and Honorary Consul of Grenada in Hong Kong and holds official positions with four governments. Besides, Johnny is often consulted by Presidents, Prime Ministers and other state leaders who value his advice and insights.
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Thomas Tak Leung Chan FRSA
CouncillorBusiness. Community. Politics.
Councillor Thomas Chan is the current Cabinet Member for Housing and Health In the London Borough of Redbridge. He is also a member of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Race Equality Advisory Panel. Previously he was a member of the Home Secretary’s Race Relations Forum and Race Equality Advisory Panel (1998 – 2005), Metropolitan Police Committee (1995-2000) and Consumer Committee, Food Standards Agency (2002 – 2004). He was a Councillor in Redbridge between 1990 and 1994.
He is a founding member of the Chinese in Britain Forum and is its current Vice-Chair. He has been the Chairman of the Chinese Takeaway Association (UK) since 2001.
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Ching-He Huang
Foodie entrepreneurBusiness. Cuisine.
Foodie entrepreneur born in Taiwan to Chinese parents and lived in South Africa before finding foot on British soil. A self-taught cook, Ching launched her own food company, Fuge Ltd, fresh from graduating from university with a 1st class Economics degree from Queen Mary Westfield College in London in 1999.
Ching’s products can now be found at retail and foodservice outlets from profile events to blue-chip companies in the City. This was followed by the launch of Tzu, a healthy soft drinks range, which are now stocked in prestigious outlets such as Selfridges, Wholefoods and Champneys Health Farms. Ching’s dynamic approach made a television presence inevitable.
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