Margaret Leung Ko has been an Independent Non-executive Director since 2013. She is Chairman of our Audit Committee.

She is an independent non-executive director of First Pacific Company Limited, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited and Agricultural Bank of China Limited.

Margaret served as vice-chairman and chief executive of Hang Seng Bank Limited, chairman of Hang Seng Bank (China) Limited, director of various subsidiaries of Hang Seng Bank Limited, director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and group general manager of HSBC Holdings plc. She was an independent non-executive director of China Construction Bank Corporation (2013-2016), QBE Insurance Group Limited (2013-2017) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (2013 – 2019). She was executive director, deputy chairman and managing director of Chong Hing Bank Limited (February 2014 – May 2018).

Margaret holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Accounting and Business Administration from The University of Hong Kong.