CEO of Hong Kong’s Cyberport to step down, triggering global search for new chief just months after tech hub hit by hackers
- CEO Peter Yan will leave the role in April after deciding not to renew his contract, tech hub says
- Cyberport recently left reeling after 400GB of personal data belonging to staff, former workers and job applicants stolen in August and put up for sale on dark web
The CEO of Hong Kong’s Cyberport, recently targeted by hackers who siphoned off a large amount of staff information, is to step down in six months, with the tech hub having already launched a global search for a successor.
The hi-tech park in Pok Fu Lam said on Saturday that CEO Peter Yan King-shun, 62, would end his term in April.
“Cyberport is currently conducting a global recruitment exercise according to established procedures,” it said.
A company spokesman said Yan, who spent more than five years in the role, had decided not to renew his soon-to-expire contract.
“This is a normal human resource management process,” he said.
The government-owned tech hub was left reeling after 400GB of personal details of staff, former workers and job applicants was stolen in August and put up for sale on the dark web, a secretive side of the internet frequented by criminals.