Anthony Lock, 49, is managing director of karaoke company California Red. Since starting the business in 1992, he has created a chain of karaoke venues, with 14 outlets in Hong Kong, 14 in Malaysia, two in the Philippines and one on the mainland. He will graduate from Chinese University's Executive MBA programme this year. He tells us what he has gained from the course.
You have a successful career; why did you think it necessary to embark on an EMBA?
I had been thinking about continuing my education for some time. I didn't do much studying after school and only graduated from my degree course two years ago. The main reason was that I needed to develop some of my skills. The macroeconomic situation changes so rapidly nowadays and I thought I needed to have more exposure to some new ideas and concepts for my business. Business is very competitive now, and we need to look all over the world to expand, and this can require further education.
As my business offers quite a trendy product, I felt we needed more information and concepts to make the business grow.
Why did you choose the Chinese University EMBA?
It is a bilingual course, and I felt that as my English is not that great - since school I have not had to communicate much in English - this course would make it easier for me.