Independent Director
Mr. Koon Wing Ernest Ip has been an independent non-executive Director since April 14, 2026. He has over 40 years of experience in accounting and auditing including 34 years in PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong (“PwC HK”) where he retired from PwC HK as a partner in 2019. In the same year, Mr. Ip joined as the Group Chief Financial Officer of Fung Group which comprises Li & Fung Limited (a company formerly listed on the Stock Exchange), Fung (1937) Management Limited and Convenience Retail Asia Limited (a company listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0831)). Mr. Ip has held various key positions in regulatory authorities and business associations. He was a member of the Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2009 and a member of the Dual Filing Advisory Group of the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) from 2008 to 2014. Currently, Mr. Ip is a member of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the SFC. Mr. Ip was the President of the Hong Kong Business Accountants Association in 2022. He is also a member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a vice president of the Council for the Promotion of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Cooperation.
Mr. Ip is currently an independent non-executive Director of Media Chinese International Limited, a company dually listed on the Stock Exchange (stock code: 0685) and the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in Malaysia (stock code: 5090). Mr. Ip is also the independent non-executive Director of Ping An Digital Bank (International) Limited (“Ping An Digital Bank”) and OneConnect, respectively. Both Ping An Digital Bank and OneConnect are private companies and subsidiaries of Ping An Insurance. Mr. Ip graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (formerly known as Hong Kong Polytechnic) in 1984 with a Professional Diploma in Accountancy. He is a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
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