Mr WOO Ka Biu, Jackson

MA (Oxon)

Mr Woo Ka Biu, Jackson has been an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company since 2012. He holds an MA degree in Jurisprudence from the Oxford University and is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Australia. He is an honorary director of Tsinghua University, a China-Appointed Attesting Officer appointed by the Ministry of Justice, People’s Republic of China and a Practising Solicitor Member on the panel of the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal in The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He is a member of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission, a member of the Listing Review Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited as well as a member of the Honorary Advisory Panel and the Policy, Registration and Oversight Committee of Accounting and Financial Reporting Council. In addition, Mr Woo is a Panel Member of the Resolution Compensation Tribunal under the Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance (Cap. 628) appointed by the Chief Executive. Mr Woo was a partner of Ashurst Hong Kong and a director of N M Rothschild & Sons (Hong Kong) Limited (“Rothschild”). Prior to joining Rothschild, Mr Woo was a partner in the corporate finance department of Woo Kwan Lee & Lo. Mr Woo was an alternate to Sir Po-shing Woo, in Sir Po-shing Woo’s capacity as a non-executive director of the Company. He is a director of Kailey Group of Companies, the Chief Executive Officer of Challenge Capital Management Limited, a steward of The Hong Kong Jockey Club and a consultant of Guantao & Chow Solicitors and Notaries. He also previously served as an independent non-executive director of China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd. until 17 July 2023. He is the son of Sir Po-shing Woo.