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SCMP Reporter

Liz Lam

Assistant director, front office

InterContinental  Hong Kong

Ms Lam joined the hotel after graduating in 1996 with a degree in hospitality management from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  In 1999 she was promoted to assistant manager.

Sim Kay Wee

Chief executive

Valuair

Mr Sim joins Valuair after 30 years  at Singapore Airlines, with 17 years spent in cities such as London, Tokyo, Bangkok and Manila.  His career has covered everything from  public affairs, market planning, human resources and airport services.

Toby Bath

Managing director

Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum

Mr Bath  will lead operations in Hong Kong and Beijing. He is responsible for promoting excellence in architecture and design, and expanding  Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum's  business, which   covers master planning, architecture and interior design.

Philip Leung

Partner

Bain & Co

Mr Leung has been made  a partner of Bain & Co in  the Hong Kong office, which he joined in 1996. He  has worked  with clients in vehicle,  consumer products, telecommunications and technology on growth strategy, transformation programmes and joint venture negotiations.

John Brun

Managing director

Henley International Properties

Mr Brun's appointment has been made by Henley Group to enable its clients to understand the complexities of buying overseas properties. Mr Brun has almost 10 years of experience in the property industry. He has previously held senior positions with international developers and agents.

Charles Tan

Head of Asia-Pacific operations

Sales Force Management Software

Mr Tan, previously GrandTech Systems' software business director, started and will manage Sales Force Management's Software Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore.

Lawrance Liang

Head of wholesale relationship management, Taiwan

ING Bank

Mr Liang will manage and develop the wholesale banking client coverage activities in Taiwan.  He was previously senior country officer and general manager with Credit Agricole Indosuez in Taipei.

Gita Wirjawan

Senior country officer, head of investment banking, Indonesia

JPMorgan

Mr Wirjawan, a Harvard graduate, joins

JP Morgan from Singapore Technologies Telemedia, where he was a senior vice-president, helping lead the firm's investments in India and Indonesia.    Prior to ST Telemedia,  he spent four years at Goldman Sachs as a senior banker.

Athar Khan

Managing director, Asia-Pacific

American Airlines

Mr Khan will be based in Hong Kong. He replaces Theo Panagiotoulias, who was named managing director for Japan.  Mr Khan was most recently regional sales director for the mid-Atlantic region, based in Virginia.  He joined the firm's direct sales and marketing department in 1989.

Belinda Pote

Regional vice-president, brand marketing, Asia-Pacific and Australia

Marriott International

Based in Hong Kong,  Ms Pote is responsible for building brand awareness,  maintaining brand identity,  driving revenue  and guiding hotels on marketing direction to support regional and corporate strategies.

Frank Chan Chi-chung

Independent non-executive director

Gold Peak Industries (Holdings)

Mr Chan is  the group executive director and group chief financial officer of the publicly listed Techtronic Industries.  He is a fellow  of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and member of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants,  and Society of Chinese Accountants and Auditors.

Joshua Zimmerman

International counsel

White & Case, HK

A United States-qualified lawyer, Mr Zimmerman has experience practicing at Cravath Swaine & Moore in Hong Kong and New York and also serving as in-house counsel at Credit Suisse First Boston, specialising in US securities work. He joins White & Case from another  leading international law firm,  where he has worked in Hong Kong since 2001 as a securities specialist.



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