About Rykadan Group

Mr. Ng is a non-executive Director of the Company. Mr. Ng graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1978. Mr. Ng is currently an executive director and the Chief Executive Officer of Sundart Holdings Limited (stock code: 1568), the securities of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Mr. To was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in August 2009. Mr. To is also a member of the audit committee, nomination committee and the remuneration committee of the Company. He graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1983. He has been a practicing solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong since 1986. He is also qualified to practice law in England and Wales and Australia and is a China Appointed Attesting Officer. He is currently a partner of K.B. Chau & Co., a firm of solicitors in Hong Kong with his practice focusing on conveyancing, litigation and corporate finance. Mr. To is currently an independent non-executive director of Vision International Holdings Limited (stock code: 8107), the securities of which are listed on the GEM board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong.

Mr. Ho was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in February 2010. He also serves as the chairman of the audit committee and the remuneration committee and a member of the nomination committee of the Company. Mr. Ho has over 30 years of experience in accounting and auditing. Mr. Ho is a practicing certified public accountant in Hong Kong and is currently a director of Yong Zheng CPA Limited, Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Ho is also a director of the Hong Kong Commerce and Industry Associations Limited and the Hong Kong Shatin Industries and Commerce Association Limited. Mr. Ho is currently an independent non-executive director of each of Town Health International Medical Group Limited (stock code: 3886) and PuraPharm Corporation Limited (stock code: 1498), the securities of which are listed on the main board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. Mr. Ho was also awarded the Medal of Honour on 1 July 2015 by the HKSAR.

Ms. Khan was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company in August 2023. Ms. Khan is also a member of the audit committee and the remuneration committee of the Company. She has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting. She currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer in a well-known appliances, electrical and electronic manufacturing company, Aurabeat Technology Limited, and as a financial consultant of Aptorum Group Limited, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company listed on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ: APM). Ms. Khan was also the Chief Financial Officer and company secretary of Aptorum Group Limited from October 2017 to October 2022. Ms. Khan had worked in various international audit firms and held senior finance and management positions in various listed companies and private companies in different industries. Ms. Khan graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 2003 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance. She is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountant and was qualified as an Advanced China Certified Taxation Consultant in 2015.

Mr. Cheng serves as the Managing Director, Asia Pacific. He is responsible for planning, developing business strategies and overseeing  operations in the region. Mr. Cheng brings a wealth of knowledge related to development environment and broad global knowledge.  His strong understanding of the region’s development markets and trends, coupled with extensive network in the industry, provide him with an exceptional ability to represent the firm to identify new initiatives and opportunities. Prior to joining Rykadan, he held the position of Vice President, Director of Project Development – Asia Pacific at the Jerde Partnership, Inc., where for over 20 years, from Los Angeles, to Hong Kong, and Singapore since 2020.  He played a key role in the firm’s Asia Pacific development, execution, operation, and growth. Mr. Cheng holds a Master of  Science degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Mr. Lui is the Financial Controller and the Company Secretary of Rykadan Capital Limited. Mr. Lui has joined us since 2014. He is responsible for overseeing the financial and accounting activities of the group. Mr. Lui has over 15 years of financial accounting and auditing experience. Prior to joining the Group, he had worked in an international audit firm. Mr. Lui holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from the Curtin University in 2004 and a Masters of Laws degree in International and Commercial Law from the University of Greenwich in 2009. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Mr. Leung is the Director of Investments and Head of Asset Management. He is responsible for management of the group’s investments including its sourcing, execution, and management. Mr. Leung has more than 17 years of experience in capital markets and asset management. Prior to joining Rykadan, he was a Vice President with Credit Suisse Japan in the Real Estate Finance & Securitization Group, first as the trader and financial engineer for the Commercial Mortgage Back Securities program and, later, as Asia head for the Wind Down Group. He began his career at Goldman Sachs in New York as an analyst and manager in Foreign Exchange Operations supporting the FX trading desk and later in Hong Kong, as an Executive Director in the Asia Special Situations Group which managed GS’s Asia Distressed Debt Fund and also the Fixed Income Division’s proprietary debt investments. He graduated from the University at Albany with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a minor in Asian Studies.

Mr. Chan is the Responsible Officer and Managing Director of Rykadan Capital Management Limited (a Licensed Corporation of SFC) based in Hong Kong. Mr. Chan possesses over 30 years of experience in investment banking and asset management while covering Asia, United Kingdom and North America. Mr. Chan has managed product and industry groups for bulge-bracket, investment banks in Hong Kong and the United States focusing on technology and real estate M&A, acquisition financing, high-yield financing and loan syndication/acquisition. As a real estate private equity investor, Mr. Chan focused on equity and debt investments into commercial and residential projects in North America and the United Kingdom as well as distressed and special situation opportunities. Mr. Chan earned a B.A. in Economics with a minor in Finance from the University of Southern California. He is a member of the (ACAMS) Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, (ACFE) Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and (EAA) Estate Agents Authority.