Dr. Jeffrey L. S. Koo is Chairman and CEO of Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. He is concurrently Chairman and CEO of Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Chinatrust Bank USA, Chinatrust (Philippines) Commercial Bank, P.T. Bank Chinatrust Indonesia, and CTC Bank of Canada. Dr. Koo is also active and holds key positions in various regional and international organizations, such as the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and the ROC-USA Business Council, as well as in several local business associations such as the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC), and the Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA). He is in the board of several foundations, including the Straits Exchange Foundation. Dr. Koo is National Policy Advisor to the President of the Republic of China, and a Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Executive Yuan, Republic of China. Dr. Koo graduated from Soochow University and obtained his MBA from the New York University School of Business Administration. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Management by the Dela Salle University in the Philippines.

Dr. Amnuay Viravan was actively involved in public affairs of Thailand until his resignation from the Cabinet and retirement from politics in June 1997. From 1992 to 1997, Dr. Amnuay was appointed to three different Cabinet positions, namely, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Finance Minister. He was also leader of the Nam Thai Political Party from 1994 to 1996. Dr. Amnuay started his career in government in 1958 and rose to the ranks of department heads or higher, including the posts of Secretary General of the Board of Investment, Director General of Customs and Permanent Secretary for Finance. Upon his retirement from the civil services in 1997 when he was 45, Dr. Amnuay joined a number of business organizations first as Chairman of Saha-Union Corporation, a diversified industrial group, and later as Executive Chairman of Bangkok Bank Ltd. Dr. Amnuay currently takes the positions as Chairman of Saha-Union Public Co., Ltd., Chairman of Asia Cement Public Co. Ltd, and Chairman of Bangkok Grand Pacific Lease PLC.

Dr. Mochtar Riady is Chairman of PT LippoBank Tbk in Indonesia and concurrently Chairman of Lippo Group in Hong Kong. Lippo is a multinational group of companies spanning the Pacific Basin with interests in commercial banking, investment banking, insurance, urban development, information technology, and a variety of industrial activities. Dr. Riady is also Chairman or Member of the Board of various educational institutions, including the University of California USA and the Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences of the University of Arkansas USA, as well as professional associations, such as the Indonesian Banking Federation. Dr. Riady graduated from the Southeast University in Nanking, China, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the Golden Gate University in San Francisco, USA.

Dr. David K. P. Li is Chairman and Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia, Ltd., which was established in Hong Kong in 1918. He is member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee, Banking Advisory Committee. and Hong Kong Association of Banks, and Chairman of the Chinese Banks’ Association. Dr Li was Member of The Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a Hong Kong Affairs Adviser to the People’s Republic of China, and Vice-Chairman of the Basic Law Drafting Committee which laid the groundwork for the laws of Hong Kong after June 30, 1997 when sovereignty over Hong Kong reverted from Britain to China. Dr. serves on the international advisory boards of several organizations, holds directorships in a number of prestigious companies, and is chairman or member of high-level committees or Boards of various associations. Dr. Li is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Bankers, of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and of the Australian Society if Certified Practising Accountants.