Board of Directors, Committees & Management

Mr Jake Koh is an accomplished, dynamic and passionate leader with thirty years of experience in business and innovation management across industries such as e-commerce, telecom, retail and manufacturing. In his previous position, he served as the Group Chief Executive Officer of Lark International Group, a conglomerate with a diversified portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region. Jake has held various marketing and business management roles where innovation is a key driver of business success.

Educated in Canada, Jake holds a Bachelor of Mathematics with a major in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. He actively participates in numerous professional and industry associations, including the Hong Kong Management Association (HKMA) and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC).

Dr Cheung holds a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering from National Taiwan University, MPhil and PhD degree from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His research interests lie in adsorption technology and wastewater treatment. He has published over ten technical papers in journals and conference proceedings.

Dr Cheung was a Senior Regional Manager in BASF, responsible for sales, marketing and research and development of adsorbents for Asia Pacific Region. Prior to that, he was a Chemist in ESSO Hong Kong and a Research Specialist in CLP Research Institute, responsible for research project development focusing on the utilization of renewable energy.

Ms Lai has extensive experience in several listed and public companies in Hong Kong as Chief Financial Officer, Financial Controller and Company Secretary. Before joining HKRITA, she worked for Television Broadcasts Limited, focusing on the Big Big Channel mobile apps platform. Prior to that she was responsible for the management of group human resources and administration. She is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom. She received her Bachelor of Laws degree from Peking University and Master of Laws degree in Corporate and Financial Law from University of Hong Kong respectively. She also holds an MBA from California State University, Hayward.

Dr Yao has considerable research experience of textile and clothing. She played a key role in a number of research projects on the textiles and clothing area. Her research specialises in textile/clothing-human body interactions with focus areas on textiles material and skin, textiles functions and its health impaction, sportswear design and human physiology evaluation.

Dr Yao has published over a dozen papers in refereed journal and 30 papers in refereed conference proceedings. She has written several books/chapters on Technology Roadmap of Textile and Clothing Industry and Denim Industry of Mainland China and Hong Kong. She is a reviewer to Textile Research Journal, Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, International Journal of Dermatology and editor to Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics. She held post-doctoral fellowship of the New Zealand Wool Research Institute in the University of Otago. She is the director of Textile Bioengineering Informatics Society.

Ms Chan has extensive experiences in the full supply chain of textile and apparel industry globally. Her knowledge covers textile chemicals, yarn spinning and textile manufacturing and was in roles overseeing design to garment productions to retail in the USA, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Ms Chan has worked with textile factories in Asia and the Americas in product development as well as manufacturing. She was involved in R&D, marketing, operations and quality assurance.

Before joining HKRITA, Ms Chan was with BASF as global product manager as well as global marketing, strategic projects and regional product managements for different chemical segments. During the years, she has worked with global teams and management for chemical manufacturing around the world including Europe, the USA, Asia and Middle East.

Ms Chan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from University of Wisconsin, Madison, an AAS degree in Fashion Buying and Merchandising from Fashion Institute of Technology, both in the USA and MBA from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.