Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program: Graduation Ceremony, Class of 2006-2007

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[evdate 2007-05-27] 10 Anniversary Kellogg –HKUST executive MBA program Class of 2006-2007 KH09 Graduation Ceremony Citigroup lecture theatre May 27 2007 Program Procession of Faculty & Students Welcome greetings Speaker Address Top Professor Award Student Address Professor Steven DeKrey Associate Dean, Business School Founding Director Kellogg- HKUST Executive MBA Program The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Professor Roland Chin Vice president for Academic Affairs The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Professor Dipak Jain Dean, Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University Professor K. C .Chan Dean Business School The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Dr. Victor Fung Group Chairman, Li and Fung company Recipient: Professor Jaideep Sengupta Professor; Department of Marketing The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Honorable Mentions: Professor Gary Biddle Associate Dean Business School Head and Professor Department of Accounting The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Professor Milind Rao Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Economics The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Presented by student representatives: Nancy Lee, Paul Su Introduction of Graduates: Judy Au Assistant Director, Kellogg HKUST Executive MBA Program Patrick Brothers Recession of Faculty and Students for group photo Cocktail reception in Academic Concourse 2 Dean Dipak C Jain To our Newest Alumni: Dean, Kellogg School of Management Northwestern University This is a wonderful celebratory day for all of you, especially given the 10th Anniversary of The Kellogg- HKUST program. We are proud to welcome you into the global community of some 50,000 MBA alumni of the Kellogg School of Management. It has been our goal, together with HKUST, to provide you with rigorous and relevant thought-leadership across a variety of managerial disciplines How well we have disciplines. How we!! we have succeeded will be judged by the continued leadership roles you accept that ensure your future succeeded, in the many industries, companies; and endeavors that you represent around the world. Nothing pleases me more than the success of our graduates. You and your families can be proud of your hard work and your commitment to learning while maintaining the heavy responsibilities of family and business life. We are grateful to your families for their support. And we are all grateful for the vision of the faculty and administration of HKUST. Together with the Kellogg School, they recognized the potential for such a global program and continue to expertly meet our customers' expectations. It has been our experience at Kellogg that the bonds formed in intensive learning sessions, Such as the EMBA program you have just completed, provide a lifetime of contacts and networks. With the newest technology being employed in all of our Kellogg programs, our students and alumni can be in immediate contact with each other in all corners of the globe. In our interactive world of business, these contacts will become increasingly essential for your success. I would like to thank Professor Yuk-She Chan, Dean K.C. Chan and Associate Dean Steve DeKrey for helping to make this a formidable and successful partnership.

Dean K C Chan Dean, Business School The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Congratulations to all of you on your successful completion of the Kellogg- HKUST EMBA program Your graduation also marks the first 10 years of a remarkable success story that was built on trust between people of the two schools who shared a vision of creating something new and unique. As I wrote recently in the Kellogg World magazine, through this program, three virtues that are shared between Kellogg and HKUST Business School have been manifested : that we espouse the pursuit of excellence, endeavor to create a unique learning experience for our students and embrace the importance of innovation . HKUST and Kellogg are proud of this partnership and its success. Clearly, as a crucial part of the program, you have contributed significantly in building and maintaining its reputation through you r support and participation. The program has gone from strength to strength since its initiation a decade ago. It is now firmly among the world 's top EMBA programs. 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 . 3 4 Prof. Steven J. DeKrey Congratulations KH09, Associate Dean, Business School Founding Director Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology This is a very proud day for all of us on this 10th anniversary weekend . Let me begin with congratulations. First, to your 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 partners represented here today by Deans Jain and Chan. They have dedicated their schools to a unique and steadfast collaboration that the Economist described as the most successful partnership EMBA program in the world. Congratulations to all the graduates of Class Nine. You have successfully accomplished 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 with us in Hong Kong and Chicago know that you have earned the right to claim alumni homes at both places. Active networks between business schools and their alumni arc critical to our success and yours. 'Nine' is a lucky number in Chinese which means 'Longevity'. As the 9th class, you carry our well wishes for your life- long prosperity & friendship, My message to you today is one of congratulations for what you have accomplished and best wishes for your future. You have distinguished yourselves as a t rusting network. I expect you will also distinguish yourselves as alumni. To this we all look forward! Stay connected

Dr. Victor K Fung Keynote Speaker Group Chairman Li & Fung Company Dr. Victor K Fung is the Group Chairman of the Li & Fung group of companies, which includes major subsidiaries in Trading, Distribution and Retailing, including publicly listed li & Fung limited, Integrated Distribution Services Croup Limited and Convenience Retail Asia. He also is Chairman of the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council, the Hong Kong Airport Authority and the Hong Kong University Council. Dr. Fung holds a number of civic and professional appointments. He is Vice-Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Executive Committee of the Commission on Strategic Development. He also is Chairman of Hong Kong - Japan Business Co-operation Committee. From 1991 to 2000, Dr. Fling was Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and from 1996 to 2003, he was the Hong Kong representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council. Dr. Fung is Chairman, Asia Advisory Board of Prudential Financial Inc. and a non-executive Director of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Baosteel Croup Corporation, PCCW Ltd, Orient Overseas (International) Ltd and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. In 1995, Dr. Fung was voted Businessman of the Year under the Hong Kong Business Awards Scheme For his success as an entrepreneur and for his contribution to Hong Kong's economic development. He also was chosen Hong Kong Leader of the Year in 1998 and was named by Business Week as one of 50 Asian leaders leading the region out of economic crisis. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993 in recognition for his commitment to public service. In 1997, the University of Hong Kong conferred upon him an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Laws and in 2001 he was awarded the Harvard Medal for outstanding service to Harvard University. In 2003, the Hong Kong Government awarded Dr. Fling the Cold Bauhinia Star for distinguished service to the community. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Dr. Fung holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate in Business Economics from Harvard University. He also taught' as a professor at the Harvard Business School For four years before returning to Hong Kong in 1976. Dr. Fung is married with three children. 5 GRADUATING CLASS 2006 -2007 (KH09) Lorinda Auyeung Executive Director Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.Lc.Bren Brendan Brady Managing Director British American Tobacco China Ltd. Jerome Broquard Senior Manager, Airline Planning Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Patrick Brothers business Research Manager CLP Group Ross Brownlee Commercial Director Safilo Far East Ltd. Mohamed D. Butt Director, Asia Sourcing General Electric Industrial Connie Chan Vice President - Strategic Marketing GE Commercial Finance Dempster Chan Assistant General Manager Elite Industrial Holdings Ltd. Louis Chan Managing Director Eurocell International Ltd. Nelson Chan Vice president, Asia Pacific Operations Intertek - RAM Jose Chann Senior Vice President CCNI Yee-chung ( Cheag Associate Director, Deal Advisory PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance Ltd. Patricia Cheong Managing Director M. M. Marketing Communications Consulting Co. Ltd. Ivan Chiu Regional Vice President PepsiCo International Trent Decatur C.E.O, Asia Pacific TMC Hong Kong Ltd. Brian Go Finance Director URC China Commercial Co., Ltd. Thierry Jamet Managing Director for China and Warner Shul Hing Ltd., HK Operations Altra Industrial Motion Group (AIM) Eliza Keh Chief Operating Officer W Healthcare Group Ltd. Douglas Kight First Vice President, Equity Research Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd. Eric Lai Senior Sales Manager Pacific Te~ti1es tld. Charles Lam Director Citigroup Global Markets Asia Nancy Lee Christophe Lemaire Finance Director Alstom Warren Ma, Assistant General Manager Orient Overseas Container line Ltd. Albert Ming Vice President Merrill Lynch Hedge Fund Development II Management Croup Daniel Molloy Chief Representative - Japan Financial Times Japan) Ltd. Stuart Mowbray Principal Orion Associates Rasmus Nilsson Tactical Marketing Manager Reuters Michaelangelo Dyson Director, Head of Regional Sales HK, Deutsche Bank AG President Duraville Realty and Development Corporation Spencer Seto Senior Investment Manager HSBC Investments Alex So Director of Sales, Asia BARCO Limited Paul Su General Manager, ViewSonic Corporation Corporate Global Product Group Audrey Sun COO Harvey Nichol, (H.K.) Ltd. Salman Syed Keito Tanaka Regional Director Verbatim (Hong Kong) Ltd. Vivian Tsai Director of Product Research Infinity Strategic Advisors Cindy Wang Senior Finance Manager Dell Computer (China) Co. Ltd. Steve Wong Director, Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific, Japan General Manager of Printing Service Provider Tony Wu Executive Director, Global Procurement Lenovo Group Ltd, Simon Yau Managing Director Winbo Industries (H. K.) Ltd. Jack Yuan Managing Director mycityXYZ.com Yan-zhen Zhang Executive Vice President FESCO 6 Kellogg HKUST EXECUT IV E MBA PROGRAM Class of 2006 - 2007 7 8 EMBA PROGRAM STAFF Steven J. DeKrey, Associate Dean and Director Judy Au, Assistant Director Stephanie Wong, Program Officer Eva Wong, Program Officer Anthony Yeung, Program Assistant Lilian Fung, Program Assistant CLASS REPRESENTATIVES Patrick Brothers Yee -chung Cheang Douglas Kight Nancy Lee PauI Su Vivian Tsai LIVE STRING QUARTET MUSIC Nicholas Leung (1st violin) Cynthia Mok (2nd violin) So Ki ( Viola ) Joyce Cha n (Cello )