Mr Simon Chan has 40 years’ experience in banking, finance and information technology industries. He has served in many different positions in these sectors, having assumed the positions of the ViceChairman, the Executive Director, the Chief Executive and other senior roles in Nanyang Commercial Bank, Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. He has also served as the director of Nanyang Commercial Bank (China), Limited, Cinda Financial Holdings Company Limited, HongKong Interbank Clearing Limited (“HKICL”), HKICL Services Limited, and Hong KongTradeFinance Platform Company Limited. Mr Chan has also actively participated in relevant professional bodies and commercial organisations, as a long-serving member of the Hong Kong ChineseEnterprises Association, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, and the HongKong General Chamber of Commerce. Mr Chan has garnered extensive experience fromhis exposureto a wide range of areas, including information technology, corporate governance, organisational reform, risk management, group operations and IT security, for both long-term strategic development and project implementation.

Riding on his rich experience and professional knowledge, Mr Chan has been appointed and electedto senior roles in various public organisations and industry entities over the years. He is appointedbythe HKSAR Government as the Chairman of Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limitedand the Chairman of Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited, a Member of theCommittee on Innovation, Technology and Industry Development, a Member of the SteeringCommittee of the Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme, a Member of theBanking Industry Training Advisory Committee of the Education Bureau, and a Member of theFinance Committee of the Housing Authority, and also serves as the Vice-President of the Council for the Promotion of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation, a Member of Hong KongTradeDevelopment Council Belt and Road and Greater Bay Area Committee, the Chairman of the Banking& Finance Training Board of the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong, and more. He is thepast President of Information Systems Audit and Control Association China Hong Kong Chapter, andis the Vice-chairman of Hong Kong Information Technology Joint Council Limited. He also serves asan advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation.

Mr. Chan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor’s degree inSocial Science, and obtained a Master’s degree in Science from the University of Ulster and a Master’sdegree in Commerce in Accounting from the University of New South Wales. He is also a CertifiedInformation Systems Auditor and a Certified Internal Auditor.