Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program: Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2004-2005

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[evdate 2005-04-17] Class of 2004-2005 KH07 Graduation Ceremony Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program Citigroup Lecture theatre April 17 2005 PROGRAM OF EVENTS Procession of the Faculty & Students Welcome Greetings Speaker Address Top Professor Award Ceremony Student Address Procession of Faculty Professor Steven J. DeKrey Associate Dean & Director Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program HKUST Business School The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Professor Yuk-Shee Chan Vice –President for Academic Affairs The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Professor Robert Magee Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University Professor K. C. Chan Dean, HKUST Business School The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Me Joseph Yam Chief Executive Hong Kong Monetary Authority Recipient: Prof. Gary Biddle Head Department of accounting Presented by student representative: Paul Defries Ms. Julie Cisek Jones Assistant Dean & Director Executive MBA Programs, Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University Ms. Judy Au Assistant Director Kellogg-HKUST Executive, MBA Program The Hong Kong university of Science and Technology Susan Poon (English) Gregory Gilligan (Mandarin) Cocktail reception to follow in Academic Concourse

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University Professor Robert Magee To KH07 on the occasion of your graduation: On behalf of the Kellogg School, we offer you our most heart-felt congratulations on your amazing achievement Your time, hard work and sheer determination have served you well. Toda/s ceremony marks your transition from student to graduate and we are delighted to be able to now count you among the alumni rolls. Over the past sixteen months you have given us the gift of your presence, your intellect, your humor and your partnership . We will cherish it forever. As your time on campus now draws to a close, we have one additional gift to ask for, however. The most important gift of all. The gift of yourselves. YOLI began this journey, sixteen months ago as strangers and graduate today as classmates, mentors and friends. Stay connected. Don1t let the end of classes be the end of your relationship with the school or with each other. What you hold in your hearts today, this bond and affection for each other, can last far beyond this time and well beyond these walls if you let it. That truly would be the most amazing class gift. Remember, you may have been a student for sixteen months - but you are an alumnus for a lifetime . It doesn1t have to lonely at the top. Reach out and keep the network going.

Assistant Dean & Director Executive MBA Programs Kellogg School of Management Ms. Juie Cisek Jones Commencement Ceremonies are in no small way a tangible celebration of high achievement gained through very hard work . Though certainly you did the homework that was assigned in your courses - there was much in the way of 'home work' to thank your family and friends for along the way. We know that their collective support, patience and love have helped to make this great day possible. In light of today’s celebrations lees not forget to give full thanks where thanks are due. Hug and kiss those in your life who have sacrificed so much in support of your achievements. Take some of your new found free time and spend it with the people who matter most. They have worked hard, sacrificed much and deserve their just rewards. Lastly, as you move forward with your brilliant careers and toward even greater success, remember all that you have learned here. We wish you peace and happiness. Thank you for joining our family. 4 Dean, HKUST Business School The Hong Kong University of Science and technology Professor K C Chan Congratulations to all of you on your successful completion of the Kellogg- HKUST EMBA program Our partnership program has gone from strength to strength since its initiation in 1998. Last year, our program leaped 3 places to No.6 in the world according to the Financial Times' annual EMBA rankings. Clearly, as a crucial part of the program, you have contributed significantly in building and maintaining its reputation through your support and participation. HKUST and Kellogg are proud of our partnership and our world acclaimed Executive MBA program. I have no doubt that the experience gained from your participation in this program and the knowledge acquired through learning from our professors and from each other will continue to be major assets in your future endeavors. From this day onward, you will be both HKUST and Kellogg alumni . We welcome you and look forward to being in frequent contact with you in the future.

Prof Steven J DeKrey Congratulations KH07, Associate Dean and Director Kellogg HKUST Executive MBA Program This is a very proud day for all of us. Let me begin with congratulations. First, to the families and sponsors, who have valued the education offered to this class, and who have supported you through out a very demanding schedule. Second, to the two partner schools represented here today by Deans Chan and Magee. They have dedicated their schools to a unique and positive collaboration which prepares you for your future boldly and competently. And finally, congratulations to the graduates of Class Seven. You have successfully accompli shed a major milestone for yourselves and set a new standard for the program. After you joined this program it became clear that you would not settle for anything but excellence which became your own high standard. The program is better because of you and I am confident you are all better because of the program. Contrast feelings and status during Live- in Week with Professors Deshmukh and Isenman with your thinking now. You have all come a long way. You are an ambitious class with a focus on quality and we have enjoyed having you here. What you have achieved will be with you forever. When you think back on the times you spent here and in Chicago know that you have earned the right to claim alumni homes at two distinguished business schools. We are proud to claim you as alumni and we expect you to make us prouder. Active networks between business schools and their alumni are critical to our success and yours. Lets stay in contact! My message to you today is one of congratulations for what you have accomplished and best wishes for your future. We are not saying goodbye! 5 6 Keynote Speaker Mr Yam started his civil service career in Hong Kong as a Statistician in 1971 and then as an Economist in the Hong Kong Government Secretariat, working closely with the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong on budgetary matters and on economic analysis. Mr Yam's involvement in monetary affairs in Hong Kong started when he was appointed a Principal Assistant Secretary for Monetary Affairs in 1982. He helped put together Hong Kong's linked exchange rate system in 1983. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Secretary for Monetary Affairs in 1985 and Director of the Office of the Exchange Fund in 1991. Mr Yam was responsible for many of the reform measures introduced since the mid eighties to strengthen Hong Kong's monetary system and to develop Hong Kong's financial markets. These measures have contributed much to monetary stability in Hong Kong and its development as an international financial centre. Mr Yam was instrumental in the establishment of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in 1993 when he left the Civil Service to head the new organization as its Chief Executive, a position that he has been holding since. In that capacity, Mr Yam has over the years been honoured with a series of awards for his contributions to domestic and regional monetary and financial developments, and for piloting Hong Kong through the Asian financial turmoil.

GRADUATING CLASS 2004 - 2005 (KH07) Nicholas Appel General Manager Macsteel International Far East Ltd., Hong Kong Steve Beason Executive Director, Information Technology The Hong Kong Jockey Club Richard Bueno General Manager MSI Sensors (China) l.td. Hakan Bulgurlu Managing Director Ram Pacific Ltd Kenny Chan Chief Operating Officer Cherrypicks (ideaCulture (HK) Ltd.) Cliff Cheung Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer PAMA Croup Jo c. johnny Cheung Director, Manufacturing Engineering Astec Custom Power (HK) Ltd. Lay Choo Chng Vice President Finance, Planning & Analysis SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (ASIA) INC Winnie Chow Vice President Bank of America N.A Paul Defries Croup Risk Officer Noble Group Ltd. Katsuhiko Dendo Senior Sales Manager Federal Express Gregory Gilligan General Manager, Southeast China McDonald's Corporation Jenny Gu Finance Director BRS Nike Taiwan Inc. ,Luke Hu Vice President Morgan Stanley David Hui Partner and Head of Office Whitehead Mann Ltd. Leon Jakimic Managing Director Preciosa International (HK) Ltd. Akihiko Katayama Senior Vice President HSBC Chow Huat Khoo Group Director (Policy) People's Association, Singapore Mohamed Saleh Bey Kinj Director of IT and MFG, Greater China Dell Inc. Mark Knief General Manager, Global Consulting Services Cargill Animal Nutrition Poh Yian Koh Managing Director Federal Express Pacific Inc. Chien Kwok Director, Information Technology UBS AG Olivia Lai Asia Pacific Customs & Trade Manager Cisco Systems (HK) Ltd. Lucas Leung Director of Sales & Marketing Alcoa International Asia Ltd. Billy Liew Michael Liu General Manager International Paper Shorewood Packaging (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd Daniel Mai Managing Director Fineso limited Jaideep Malhotra Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific Avnet Technology Solutions David Miller-Martini Business Development Manager HKUST Biotechnology Research Institute Dexter Ng Supply Chain Director Nutriasia, Inc Rotina Pang Director of Sales' Marketing Genius link International Ltd. Susan Poon Director - Information Technology Asia Pacific Rockwell Automation Garry Presdee Director PBM Consulting Ltd Ken Romaniszyn Global Account Manager Cisco Systems (HK) Ltd. Anita Sakuru CEO Ken People.com Duane Santos Vice President· Suburban Development Greenfield Development Corporation Kuan Thye Cheah·Sean Managing Director, Human Resources Federal Express Pacific Inc. Desmond Shum General Manager Great Ocean Investment Co. Ltd. David Soon Director Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Ltd Pramila Srivastava Director, R&D Beverages, Asia PepsiCo International Samantha Suen Managing Director KCS limited Michael Tan Managing Director Asia Pacific GE Transportation He Bo Xie Assistant General Manager Guang Dong Esquel Textiles Co., Ltd. Henrietta Tsui Team Head ' Vice President Citigroup Jennifer Wong Senior Sales Manager, Global Transaction Banking Deutsche Hank AG Sophia Wong Director GE Equity Asia Pacific King Hang Woo Senior Vice President Lai rung Holdings Ltd. Angela Yen Financial Controller Akzo Nobel Cross- linking Peroxides (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. Annie Zhan Managing Director SkyBridge Consulting Ltd. David Zhang Managing Director Wonders Information Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program Class of 2004 - 2005 8 EMBA PROGRAM STAFF Steven J. DeKrey Associate Dean and Director Chris Tsang, Associate Director, Postgraduate Programs Judy Au , Assistant Director Stephanie Wong, Program Officer Wendy Shu , Program Officer Anthony Yeung, Program Assistant Emily Wong, Office Assistant CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Cliff Cheung Gregory Gilligan Mohamed Kinj Poh -yian Koh Susan Poon Michael Tan LIVE STRING QUARTET MUSIC Wong Wai Ming (1st violin) Wong Wai Man (2nd violin) Cui Hung Wei (viola) Patrick Sohn (cello)