Christopher Lau Kwan
LAU, Kwan Christopher 劉堃 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Ecargo Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, WWE & Company |
| Board member of | Ecargo (ASX: ECG) CS Logistics Holdings Ltd (2010-2012) |
Christopher Lau (Chinese: 劉堃), is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ecargo, an ASX listed e-commerce company[1] and Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of WWE & Company, a China social shopping mobile platform company.[2]
Education
Lau holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the Stern School of Business, New York University where he graduated in 2001.[3]
Business
Lau began his career with Ernst & Young in New York City and subsequently spent two years in Deutsche Bank’s fixed income business in New York.[3] Christopher Lau was the Group Assistant Managing Director and an Executive Director at Cargo Services Far East Limited from 2006 to 2012. He was an Executive Director of CS Logistics Holdings Limited from 2010 to 2012.[4] At Cargo Services Far East Limited, Lau founded the GAM division in 2007. He was instrumental in the transformation of Cargo Services Far East Limited to become the leading integrated retail supply chain solutions[buzzword] service provider based in Hong Kong[citation needed], contributed significantly in the development and implementation of the LIMA platforms for many retail brands and was involved in the acquisition of Allport Limited together with HSBC’s strategic investment in CS Logistics in 2010.
Community and Charity Work
In 2012, Lau was made Honorary Member of the Court at the Hong Kong Baptist University.[5] He is also a member of the programme and fund raising committee at The Dragon Foundation, a non-profit organisation in Hong Kong.[6]
Family
Lau's father is John Lau Shek Yau,[3] a Hong Kong entrepreneur and logistics tycoon.[7]
References
- ^ Bloomberg People Profile, “Executive Profile for Christopher Lau”. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ ASX, “ECG ESTABLISHES NEW STRATEGIC BUSINESS TO LAUNCH CHINA SOCIAL SHOPPING MOBILE PLATFORM” ASX, 26 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Ecargo Holdings Limited, IPO Prospectus, http://www.ecargo.com/prospectus/ , 18 September 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Christopher Lau" Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, SDL Innovate. Accessed 27 November 2015.
- ^ HKBU Council and Court Members List of Court Members Archived 2015-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Dragon Foundation Programme and Fund Raising Committee Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ Australian Financial Review, “eCargo seeks to ride Alibaba wave with Aussie IPO” The Australian Financial Review, 19 September 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.