Throughout my career as a certified public accountant in Hong Kong, I have had more than fifteen years of assurance and risk advisory experience gained through serving a variety of listed clients working at several international accounting firms, including BDO and Baker Tilly.
I am currently the manager of a privately owned professional service firm, Tricor Services Limited, managing a team of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) experts which provided a range of services including risk advisory, internal audit and ESG reporting to listed clients. These clients comes from a wide range of different industries including online advertising, e-commerce, manufacturing, retailing, education, hospitality and securities brokerage. Throughout this tenure, I have gained solid understanding of financial industry and related functions, and also those related to financial compliance, such as Company Law and Listing Rules, and SFC Ordinance and rules, as well as AML/CTF laws and regulations.
I have also had in-house internal audit experience, working as an assistant internal audit manager at Kerry Logistics Network Limited, a multinational logistics company listed and headquartered in Hong Kong. During my career at Kerry Logistics I managed a smaller team, and have travelled to all major countries of the world to advice on risk management and internal controls business best practices, during which I was exposed to a variety of different industry practices, legal systems, and social and business management culture.
I was also involved in other specialized audit engagements such as pre-IPO due diligence reviews (PN21), US-SOX audits and IT system control audits.
I have a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the Manchester Metropolitan University in UK, a Postgraduate Diploma on Professional Accountancy from Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Bachelor (BSc) in Computer Science from University College London in UK.
I am a member (CPA) of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), as well as a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) of the Institute of the Information System Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
I am fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.