- Norman Chan
-
Norman Chan 2nd [[Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority]] Incumbent Assumed office
1st October 2009Preceded by Joseph Yam Personal details Born Norman Chan Tak-Lam
1954
Hong KongNationality Hong Kong Chinese Political party none Children 2 Alma mater Queen's College
Chinese University of Hong KongOccupation Treasury official, Civil servant Profession Sociologist, bank director, civil servant Norman Chan (simplified Chinese: 陈德霖; traditional Chinese: 陳德霖; pinyin: Chén Délín), CHAN Tak-Lam Norman, SBS, JP (born 1954), is a Chinese banker, treasury official, and civil servant. Chan currently serves as the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, a position he has held since on 1 October 2009, following the retirement of his predecessor, Joseph Yam.[1][2] Chan previously served as Director of the Office of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Regional Vice-Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank.[3]
Career
Norman Chan graduated from Queen's College, Hong Kong, after earning a degree in the sociology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. In 1976 Chan entered the Hong Kong Civil Service as an Administrative Officer. By 1991 he was appointed a Deputy Director of Monetary Management at the Exchange Fund of Hong Kong. In 1993 he became the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority at the authority's creation. Chan was promoted to vice president of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. In December 2005, he became the Vice-Chairman of the Asian region of Standard Chartered Bank.[3] In July 2007, he was appointed as Director of the Office of the Hong Kong Chief Executive. On July 17, 2009, Financial Secretary John Tsang, announced that Norman Chan was to replace Mr. Joseph Yam as the Chief Executive of the HKMA following Joseph Yam's retirement. Chan is compensated with an annual salary of six million Hong Kong dollars.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "HKMA: The Chief Executive's Committee". 2009-09-30. http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/eng/hkma/ce_comm/chief.htm#norman. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ "The HKMA Organisation Chart". 2009-09-30. http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/eng/hkma/org_chart/org_chart.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ a b "Tak-Lam Chan:Executive Profile & Biography -BusinessWeek". 2011-05-30. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
Government offices Preceded by
John TsangDirector of the Chief Executive's Office
2007 – 2009Succeeded by
Raymond TamPreceded by
Joseph YamChief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
2009 – presentIncumbent Order of precedence Preceded by
Suresh Hemandas Punjabi
Honorary Consul from SenegalHong Kong order of precedence
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary AuthoritySucceeded by
Gabriel Leung
Director of the Chief Executive's OfficeCategories:- Living people
- 1954 births
- Government officials of Hong Kong
- Alumni of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Central bankers
- People in Hong Kong Finance
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.