Curriculum Vitae (Updated 2018-05-08)

Professor Bernard Charnwut Chan, GBS, JP 陳智思 Honorary Professor Division of Architectural Conservation Programmes Faculty of Architecture, The University of

Biography

Bernard Charnwut Chan was born into a Thai-Chinese family in Hong Kong in 1965. He was educated locally before finishing high school (The Hill School) in the United States. Unlike many Hong Kong students, who often favour business- related or technical subjects, Bernard then studied studio art at Pomona College, the noted liberal arts college in the US. His favoured style was pointillism, and his work has been published.

After graduating from college, Bernard worked in New York for an investment bank before returning to Hong Kong. After working for his family’s privately held investment company, he moved to the publicly listed Asia Financial Holdings, which owns Asia Insurance and invests in the insurance, health care and other sectors. Today, he is the President of both Asia Financial Holdings and Asia Insurance, which has gained a reputation as one of the financially strongest insurers in Hong Kong. He is also an advisor to (China) Co Ltd.

Among his business successes are the formation in 1999 of Bank Consortium Trust, a joint venture of nine Hong Kong institutions that provides Mandatory Provident Fund services and of which he was founding chairman. Bank Consortium Trust today has over US$16 billion of funds under its management. In 2006 he arranged the sale of Asia Financial Holdings’ subsidiary Asia Commercial Bank at a price- to-book value of 2.5 times in order to prepare for expansion of the company’s insurance and other interests. It was the highest ever multiple for a bank of that size in Hong Kong.

Bernard sits on the boards of several local and overseas companies in the financial services, utilities and manufacturing sectors. In 2015 he joined the governing board of the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund in Hong Kong.

He is married and has two children.

Education 1983-1988 Bachelor of Arts, Fine and Studio Arts, Pomona College, California, USA

Awards and Honours Awards 2006 (GBS), conferred by the HKSAR Government 2004 Commander (3rd Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of , conferred by the Royal Thai Government 2002 Justice of the Peace (Non-official JP), appointed by the HKSAR Government Honorary Professorship and Degrees 2016 Honorary Professor, appointed by the Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong 2015 Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, conferred by Lingnan University 2015 Honorary Doctorate of Social Science, conferred by the City University of Hong Kong Honorary Membership 2016 Honorary Fellow, conferred by The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON) Occupation 2015-present Advisor, Bangkok Bank (China) Company Limited 1995-present President, Asia Insurance Co. Limited 1994-present President, Asia Financial Holdings Limited

Government Service 2012-present Non-Official Member (re-appointed), Executive Council, HKSAR 2004-2009 Non-Official Member, Executive Council, HKSAR 2008-present Hong Kong Deputy, National People’s Congress, People’s Republic of China 2004-2009 Member, Legislative Council, HKSAR 1998-2008 Member, Legislative Council (representing the Insurance Industry), HKSAR

Public Service Conservation and Culture 2018-present Chairman, Hong Kong Palace Museum Ltd. 2016-present Board Member, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority 2016-present Chairman, Jockey Club CPS Ltd. Advisory Committee 2014-present Chairman, Steering Committee on Restored Landfill Revitalisation Funding Scheme 2008-2016 Chairman, Advisory Committee on Revitalisation of Historic Building 2009-2012 Chairman, Antiquity Advisory Board 2016-present Honorary Professor, Division of Architectural Conservation Programmes, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong 2013-present Chairman, Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award Scheme 2008-2014 Council Chairman, Lingnan University 1995-1998 Trustee, Pomona College Others 2015-present Member, Aviation Development and Three-runway System Advisory Committee 2015-present Chairman, Committee on Reduction of Salt and Sugar in Food 2014-present Member, Health and Medical Development Advisory Committee 2012-present Chairperson, Hong Kong Council of Social Service 2010-present Chairman, Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service 2002-present Chairman, Hong Kong–Thailand Business Council 2009-2015 Chairman, Council for Sustainable Development 2001-2006 Chairman, Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service