Hong Kong’s Wendy Gan brings global insight and experience to UOWGE
UOW Global Enterprises (UOWGE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Wendy Gan, who joins as a non-executive director of the UOWGE Board.
Ms Gan is currently a Director of Strategy Ltd., a consultancy for real estate developments in Asia Pacific. She is also a non-Executive Director of Hong Kong-based Chinney Alliance Group. Previously, she was Executive Director and Sales & Marketing Director of Pacific Century Premium Developments and a senior executive at Swire Properties Ltd.
Ms Gan brings extensive education experience holding directorships on the School of Professional & Continuing Education of the University of Hong Kong and as Honorary Director of the HKU Foundation and a member of the Court and Finance Committee. She sits on the Business School Advisory Council of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is a Director of HKS Education Fund, which partners with Tsinghua University to provide education for under-privileged children in China.
In 2014, Ms Gan was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship of the University of Hong Kong and HKU SPACE in 2016. She was also recognised as “China’s 100 Outstanding Female Entrepreneurs” in 2011 by the Award Selection Committee endorsed by the All-China Women’s Federation.
UOWGE Group CEO and Managing Director Ms Marisa Mastroianni said she was delighted by the appointment. “We are fortunate to have someone of Ms Gan’s calibre join our Board. Her insight and experience in global marketing, sales, property and higher education will be invaluable and will play a fundamental role in shaping the ongoing success of UOWGE," said Ms Mastroianni.