Aged 39, an Executive Director of the Company since June 2001 and the Chief Operating Officer since January 2002. He was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of the Company in August 2003 and was promoted to Co-Managing Director of the Company in July 2007. On 1 October 2009, he has been re-designated as the Managing Director of the Company. He is also the Managing Director of HHI and a director of various subsidiaries of the Company. He is responsible for the overall management of the Company.
Mr. WU joined the Company in 1999 as manager of Executive Committee Office, and was promoted to Group Controller in March 2000. He has been involving in the review of the Company's operational performance, strategic planning and organizational effectiveness and has upgraded its financial and management accounting systems. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.
In 2006, the World Economic Forum selected Mr. WU as a "Young Global Leader". He was also awarded the “Director of the Year Award 2010” by The Hong Kong Institute of Directors in November 2010. In addition, Corporate Governance Asia awarded Mr. WU the “Asian Corporate Director Recognition Award” in June 2011 and selected him as an “Asia’s Best CEO (Investor Relations)” in March 2012.
Mr. WU is a member of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a Standing Committee member and a member of the Huadu District Committee of The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the 11th National Committee of the All-China Youth Federation, a member of Executive Committee of All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce and an Honorary Citizen of the City of Guangzhou in the PRC. Mr. WU is also a member of the Advisory Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission, a member of the Hongkong Japan Business Co-operation Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council, a member of the Hong Kong SAR Government Steering Committee on the Promotion of Electric Vehicles, a member of the Court of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, a member of the board of directors of The Community Chest of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited and Asian Youth Orchestra Limited, Honorary Consultant of the Institute of Accountants Exchange, Honorary President of the Association of Property Agents and Realty Developers of Macau, Honorary President of the Association of Huadu in Macau, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Ice Hockey Association, Honorary President of the Macau Ice Sports Federation, Co-Founder and Chairman of Hong Kong Amateur Hockey Club Limited, Founder and Chairman of Hong Kong Academy of Ice Hockey Limited, Honorary President of Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association Limited, Honorary Chairman of Ice Hockey Association of Taipei Municipal Athletics Federation and an independent non-executive director of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited, a listed company in Hong Kong and USA (NASDAQ). Previously, he was a council member of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Mr. WU is a son of Sir Gordon Ying Sheung WU, the Chairman of the Board and Lady WU Ivy Sau Ping KWOK, a Non-Executive Director of the Company.