Honorary Advisors

Shantanu Bhadkamkar
President
Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India
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Mr Shantanu Bhadkamkar is a Second Generation Licensed Customs Broker & Full Service International Freight Forwarder; his company has a Pan-India presence with a global network of associates. He did OPM at Harvard Business School and is a Honorary Fellow of Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping (NMIS).

He is currently the President of ‘Association of Multimodal Transport Operators in India’ (AMTOI), and Member on the Court of Indian Maritime University (IMU) & Member of the National Shipping Board (NSB). He also has an active association with several intra-urban, inter-urban, regional, national & international voluntary organisations as an office bearer or board member.

On the forums of Associations & Chambers of Commerce, in addition to Group Advocacy, he has passionately pursued the cause of Professionalism & Professional Pride in the Sector, and Empowerment of Family Businesses.
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Hing Chao
Executive Chairman
Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings
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Hing Chao is the Executive Chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, Deputy Chairman of the China Sub-committee and the Executive Committee member of Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA), and a trustee of Hong Kong Maritime Museum. Hing is also the founder and convener of Greater Bay Maritime Forum, and the leader of the Greater Bay Area Task Force under the HKSOA China Sub-committee. In addition, he is heavily involved with the arts and culture sector, being the founder of Hong Kong Culture Festival (since 2015), and has produced several exhibitions and written a number of books. In 2017, he was an awardee by Secretary for Home Affairs' Commendation Scheme for his distinguished support to the promotion of culture and arts.
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Vincent Clerc
CEO of Ocean & Logistics
Maersk A/S
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Vincent Clerc was appointed CEO of Ocean & Logistics in 2019, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) in 2015 and Damco Chairman in November 2016. Mr Clerc has been Executive Vice President of A.P Moller - Maersk A/S and member of the Executive Board of Maersk since 2017.

Vincent joined the Maersk Group in 1997 and has held various positions in financial control and trade management in both North America and Denmark. He headed the transpacific service and Maersk Line’s Asia-Europe service on the world’s largest trade lane.

Vincent holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School.
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Fei Weijun
Secretary-General
APEC Port Services Network 
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Mr. Fei Weijun received his Master Degree from Dalian Maritime University in 2006 for transportation planning and management. He studied international shipping and logistics at the University of British Columbia in Canada from 1993 to 1994. He graduated from Dalian University of Technology in 1985 with a major in ship and marine engineering. Mr. Fei is currently the President of China Waterborne Transport Research Institute (WTI) and he has been the Secretary-General of APEC Port Services Network (APSN) since 2009. In addition, he also serve as a senior position in a number of international organizations, including Vice Chairman of China Institute of Navigation and Vice President of Inland ENC Harmonization Group (IEHG).
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He Liming
President
China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing
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He Liming, male, Manchu, born in January 1954, master degree, senior economist. He was appointed as Vice Director General of Personnel Department of Ministry of Materials and Equipment, Vice Director General of Personnel Department of Ministry of Internal Trade, General Manager of China Non-Ferrous Metal Materials Corporation. He is now President of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, Chairman of China Society of Logistics, Chairman of International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management (IFPSM), Vice Chairman of Asia-Pacific Logistics Federation (APLF) etc.
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Patrick Healy
Chairman
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
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Patrick Healy is Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited and Swire Coca-Cola Limited. He is also a Director of John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Swire Properties Limited.

Mr. Healy has been with the Swire Group for more than 30 years. He joined John Swire & Sons in 1988 as a management trainee. After six years with the Group's Industries Division in Hong Kong and Germany, he transferred to the Beverages Division in 1994, where he worked in various roles across the Group's Mainland China Coca-Cola bottling operations in Beijing, Nanjing, Xian and Xiamen until 2012. He was General Manager of the Shaanxi bottler from 2001-2005 and General Manager of the Fujian bottler from 2005-2008. In July 2008 he was appointed CEO, HAECO Xiamen. Mr. Healy returned to Hong Kong in 2012 to take up the role of Managing Director, Swire Coca-Cola. He became Chairman of Swire Coca-Cola and Cathay Pacific on 1st October and 6th November 2019 respectively.

Patrick Healy was born in 1965 and graduated in 1988 from St. John's College, Cambridge University, with a Bachelor's Degree in Modern Languages. He is married with three children.
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Bjorn Hojgaard
Chairman
Hong Kong Shipowners Association
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Bjorn Hojgaard is the CEO of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, one of the world’s foremost ship management companies. Headquartered in Hong Kong, with over 25 offices across Asia, Europe and the Americas, Anglo-Eastern has more than 600 vessels under full technical management, another 200+ under crew management, and some 450 supervised newbuildings and conversions to its credit. The group manages and provides technical services to bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, and heavy-lift, offshore and other specialty vessels.

Bjorn’s appointment at Anglo-Eastern Univan Group follows the 2015 merger with Univan Ship Management, where he was also CEO. Previously, he was Managing Director at Thome Ship Management, Brigantine Group and A.P. Moller Singapore, as well as Manager of Operations, Efficiency & IT for APM Terminals. A keen yachtsman and Master Mariner, Bjorn worked his way up through the ranks, from military service in the Royal Danish Navy to Captain of one of the largest container vessels in the A.P. Moller - Maersk merchant fleet, before moving into shore-side management.

A graduate of A.P. Moller - Maersk’s prestigious MAESTRO programme, Bjorn also trained in executive leadership strategy and organisation at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Palo Alto, USA. He has served two terms on the Singapore Shipping Association’s Council and as Chairman of its Technical Committee (2009-2011), delivering the SSA’s draft proposal on piracy to the UN Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) in New York in June 2011.

Presently, Bjorn is Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, having sat on its Executive Committee since 2013 and served as Deputy Chairman from 2017-2019. He is also a council member of INTERTANKO, Chairman of the Maritime and Port Development Committee under the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board, a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Logistics Services Advisory Committee, and a general committee member of The Sailors Home and Mission to Seafarers in Hong Kong.
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Glyn Hughes
Global Head, Cargo
International Air Transport Association
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Glyn Hughes has been involved in Air Cargo for over 30 years having started his career with British Caledonian in the UK. He joined IATA in 1991 and become IATA's Global Head of Cargo in June 2014. He has the overall responsibility to ensure IATA delivers on the agenda agreed by the Cargo Committee to support the Air Cargo industry. Priority areas include safety, security, quality, special cargo, operations, modernization and industry sustainability. He is dedicated to working closely with industry stakeholder partners through GACAG and other relationships to foster collaborative solutions. A firm believer in supporting the next generation of industry leaders, Glyn spends a large amount of time on outreach programs with training and other educational establishments.
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Ronald Lam
Chairman
Board of Airline Representatives Hong Kong
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Ronald was appointed Chief Customer and Commercial Officer of the Cathay Pacific Group and Chairman of the Group’s wholly owned subsidiaries HK Express and Asia Miles in August 2019. He is responsible for all customer, commercial, cargo, digital and IT-related activities of the Group’s airlines.

Prior to his current positions, Ronald had been Director Commercial & Cargo at Cathay Pacific since June 2017. Between 2013 and 2017, Ronald was Director and General Manager, Hong Kong Operations at Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Ltd (HAECO), being responsible for the HAECO Group’s Hong Kong business.

Ronald joined the Cathay Pacific Group as a management trainee in 1996 and has worked in a number of managerial positions in Hong Kong and overseas. His postings include Country Manager Sri Lanka & Maldives (based in Colombo), Manager Cargo Sales & Marketing, General Manager Sales & Distribution and General Manager Information Management.

Ronald graduated with a Bachelor & Master of Arts, Major in Computer Science with First Class Honours from the University of Cambridge in 1994. He completed the INSEAD Advanced Management Course in 2009 and Stanford University’s Executive Programme in 2015.
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Miguel A Lopera
President and CEO
GS1 Global Office
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Miguel A. Lopera is President and Chief Executive Officer of GS1. He joined GS1 as CEO in April 2003.

Miguel has a wealth of CEO, Board, division management, marketing and IT experience gained in every aspect of the Consumer Goods and Healthcare business having spent 24 years with Procter and Gamble and over 17 years with GS1.

Joining P&G as an IT analyst in 1979, he became IT Director of P&G Spain and later IT Director of P&G Northern Europe (UK, Ireland and Scandinavia) and P&G European Financial Systems. In 1992, he changed career to Marketing. During the following years, he held various Marketing positions such as Marketing Director of Laundry Detergents-Europe, Marketing Director of Fabric & Home care in Spain and later was responsible for the Fabric & Home Care and Food & Beverages Divisions of P&G Spain & Portugal.

Miguel joined EAN International in April 2003 as CEO and, in addition, he was appointed CEO of UCC (currently GS1 US). He founded EPCglobal Inc. in 2003 and GDSN Inc. in 2004. In 2005, he created GS1 by merging EAN International and UCC. In 2007, he created the Global GS1 Healthcare Initiative.

Miguel is a strong believer of Collaborative Commerce between trading partners. Back in 1984, he created a Collaboration Programme between key Spanish retailers and manufacturers based on multifunctional teams, that was a complete innovation at that time.

Miguel holds an Engineering MsC Degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and an MBA from the “Instituto de Empresa” of Madrid.

Miguel has ample experience in Boards. He is Board member of GS1 Global and GS1 US. He is a Board guest of the Consumer Goods Forum Board, GS1 Data Excellence Board and GS1 Innovation Board.
Miguel has also recently been elected to serve on the World Trade Board.
Miguel also serves as Honorary Advisor to the Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference.
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Ma Wing Kai William
Group Managing Director
Kerry Logistics Network
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Mr Ma is the Group Managing Director of Kerry Logistics Network Limited.

Mr Ma had served as Director and/or an Advisory Board Member in various HKSAR government committees, quasi-government bodies, non-government organisations and education institutions over the years.

In November 2017, Mr Ma was selected as an awardee for Directors of Year Awards 2017 in the Executive Directors category of Listed Companies (SEHK – Hang Seng Indexes Constituents) organised by The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.
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Koichi Muto
Corporate Advisor
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd
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Koichi Muto is the Corporate Advisor of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Before assuming his current role in June 2019, he had served as the Chairman from June 2015 to June 2019 and the President of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd from June 2010 to June 2015. As president, he promoted the medium-term management plan “GEAR UP! MOL”, which challenged the company to create new growth. In the first year of the plan, he achieved the plan's initial goals of recovering from the economic crisis and accelerating business development in growing markets. He also took a series of actions to make the MOL Group an excellent and resilient organization that leads the world shipping industry, enhancing safe operation and promoting an environmental strategy in the process.

He was appointed a Member of the Board in June 2007. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of the Corporate Planning Division from January 2003.

Mr Muto joined Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd in April 1976, and became the Manager of the General Affairs Department of Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line in April 1988. He served as the manager of the Bulk Carrier Department in June 1991 before becoming Managing Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (Deutschland) GmbH in June 1994. He continued to serve in the Bulk carrier division until 2002.

He has served as Outside Director for Hino Motors, Ltd. since June 2020, for Seibu Oil Company Limited since June 2015, Chair of the Committee on Logistics of KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation) since June 2015, and Trustee of Japan Association of Corporate Executives since April 2011.

A native of Nagoya, he graduated from Nagoya University in 1976. He has a wife and two daughters.
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Joseph Phi
Executive Director and Group President
Li & Fung Limited
President
LF Logistics
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Executive Director of the Company since January 2018. Group President since January 2019 leading the Company’s Supply Chain Solutions operating groups, including business development. Also, President of LF Logistics, managing the Group’s logistics business.

Joined the Group in 1999 and executive director of Integrated Distribution Services Group Limited from 2004 to April 2011.

Graduated magna cum laude from the University of The Philippines (UP) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and attained an MBA degree with top honors from the same university.

2011 recipient of UP College of Business Administration Distinguished Alumnus Award and 2013 recipient of UP Industrial Engineering Alumni Award and UP Alumni Engineers Global Achievement Award for Logistics.

A director of GS1 Management Board and former chairman of GS1 Hong Kong (December 2008–December 2019).

A former director of Macy’s China Limited (August 2015—January 2019).

Adjunct professor in the School of Business and Management at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2013–2018).
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Esben Poulsson
Chairman
International Chamber of Shipping
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The Honourable Jack So, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP
Chairman
Airport Authority Hong Kong
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Mr Jack So Chak Kwong assumed the Chairmanship of the Airport Authority Hong Kong on 1st June, 2015.

Mr So began his career with the Hong Kong Government and joined the private sector in 1978, having held various senior positions in stockbroking, banking and property development. He served as Chairman of the HKTDC from 2007 to 2015. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of the MTR Corporation from 1995 to 2003 and Deputy Chairman and Group Managing Director of PCCW from 2003 to 2007.

Mr So is an independent non-executive Director of AIA Group Ltd and China Resources Power Holdings Company Ltd. He is also a senior advisor to Credit Suisse, Greater China. He was an independent Director of HSBC from 2000 to 2007 and Cathay Pacific Airways Limited from 2002 to 2015.

Mr So served as Chairman of the Committee on Economic Co-operation with Mainland from 2013-2015. In Mar 2018, Mr So was appointed member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisors on Innovation and Strategic Development.

Mr So is the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society. He served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council from April 2007 to March 2013. Mr So was a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2018 and was an International Business Advisor to the Mayor of Beijing.

A Justice of the Peace, Mr So was awarded the Golden Bauhinia Star and the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2011 and 2017 respectively. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Social Science from the University of Hong Kong in 2011.
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James Thompson, GBS
Chairman
Crown Worldwide Holdings Limited
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James E. Thompson, GBS, is the Chairman and Founder of the Crown Worldwide Group of Companies. Crown Worldwide is a logistics company performing various types of warehousing and transportation services throughout the world. The Crown Worldwide Group operates from over 200 locations in 52 countries around the world. Crown is also a leader in the field of household removals as well as information and document management with over forty-three million cartons of business documents managed from its worldwide facilities. The company also provides specialized packing and storage of fine arts and provides storage of fine wines. The Group has also built a large number of warehouse facilities around the world.

Mr Thompson graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He came to Asia shortly after completion of his university studies and has lived in Japan and Hong Kong ever since. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the San Jose State University Business School. He also was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) from San Jose State University and the California State University.

Mr Thompson was the Chairman of The Hong Kong Management Association and a member of the Invest HK Investment Promotion Ambassador Scheme. He also serves as a member of HKTDC HK-Europe Business Council. He served as a non-executive Director of the Board of the Wharf (Holdings) Ltd, a Board Member of Ocean Park Corporation, the Chairman of HKTDC Logistics Services Advisory Committee from 2004 to 2008, a Council member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 2002 to 2004, a member of the Hong Kong Trade and Industry Advisory Board, a member of the ICAC Advisory Committee on Corruption and a member of HK-US Business Council and a member of HK-Japan Business Cooperation Committee. He also served two terms as the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong for 2002 and 2003.

He is also a member of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School Advisory Council and a member of the City of University of Hong Kong College International Advisory Board.

Mr Thompson serves as Chairman or as a Board member of numerous charitable organizations. His particular interests are charities related to children, cancer, education and art. He is the Chairman of the Asian Youth Orchestra and The Honorary President of the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care. He was on the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army for 15 years.

Mr Thompson was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star, Hong Kong’s second highest award, by the Hong Kong Government in 2003. He received The Director of the Year Award from the Institute of Directors for Hong Kong Management Association in 2018, the Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2015 and DHL/SCMP Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

Mr Thompson is a permanent resident of Hong Kong having lived there for 42 years. He has two children - Jennifer and Jimmy.
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