Lam Bing Lun, Philip

Mr. Lam Bing Lun, Philip, aged 68, was appointed to our Board on November 30, 2006. He is also the chairman of the investment committee and a member of the audit committee, the nominating committee and the remuneration committee. Mr. Lam obtained a diploma in management studies from the Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as the Hong Kong Polytechnic University) in July 1974. Mr. Lam is active in community affairs and has served as a member on the board of review of the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department for three years. He is a fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (U.K.), an associate of The Certified Management Accountants (Canada), The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, The Chartered Institute of Bankers and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Establishment and Finance Committee of the Prince Philip Dental Hospital in Hong Kong. Mr. Lam began his career in 1963 with Hang Seng Bank Limited. Mr. Lam first joined HKU in 1975 and has served as the Director of Finance since 1990. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing and managing HKU’s overall financial affairs. He also spent three years in Canada from 1982 to 1985, where he served as the chief accountant and comptroller in the Overseas Bank Canada. Mr. Lam was also a director of Enterpriseasia Limited, a company formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, since July 2001 up to January 2010 when the company was deregistered in the United Kingdom.