Appointments

Kelvin Cheng

Head of research

Kingsway Financial Services Group

Mr Cheng oversees the research arm of Kingsway Group, which specialises in equities research on companies of small to medium-sized capitalisation. He joined the company as research director last year.

Ross Crowley

Senior vice-president of programming

Star

Mr Crowley has direct responsibility for Star World and Star Movies. A 15-year media veteran, he will also work with the firm's local programming teams to strengthen the company's content development.

Ralph Lai

Regional director, commercial development, Greater China

Coface

Mr Lai will head Coface's strategic business development in the region. He has more than 14 years' experience in trade financing in the region.

Singmay Chou

General manager, marketing

Dragonair

Ms Chou will have responsibility for the airline's marketing in communications, planning, overseas sales and loyalty programmes. She joins from Towers Perrin where she was a management consultant.

Anthony Chan

Managing partner in Hong Kong office

Hammonds

He joins the firm from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, where he was an equity partner. As an investment and finance lawyer, he has experience in the technology, aviation and financial sectors.

Herald Ling Fai-lau

Independent non-executive director

Wheelock Properties

Mr Lau was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong until his retirement in 2001. He is an independent non-executive director of Fairwood Holdings and Kerry Properties.

David John Lawrence

Executive director

Wheelock

Mr Lawrence joined Wharf (Holdings) in 1992 and has been an executive director since 2002. He took up a board appointment at Marco Polo Developments, now Wheelock Properties (Singapore) last year.

Al Arras

President TTE Corp

Mr Arras will hold responsibility for RCA-branded television operations in North America as well as global output management and engineering activities. He is a 30-year veteran of the electronics industry.ams to strengthen the company's content development.