Executive Officers

Albert Wong, 43
Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Wong has approximately two decades of experience in management, investment, marketing and capital markets with a focus on capital raising, special situation advisory, portfolio and project management and execution. Since 2010, Mr. Wong has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Kingsway Group Holdings, a distribution conglomerate with luxury products ranging from yachts, automotive and prestige lifestyle solutions. Kingsway is the sole distributor of Lamborghini in Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou. Kingsway is also sole distributor of Koenigsegg Automotive, Rimac Automobili and Bugatti Automobiles for China (including Hong Kong and Macau). In addition, Kingsway also works with Tesla Inc and Li Auto in the aftersales servicing business. During Mr. Wong’s tenure, Kingsway expanded its geographical reach of operations and business divisions from primarily operating in Southern China to the whole China region. He was also instrumental in the shift to businesses relating to electric vehicles and has since built strong relationships with major EV automakers. Mr. Wong is also co-founder of JVSakk Group and has been its Executive Director since 2010. JVSakk is a Hong Kong-based financial firm providing services in securities brokerage, asset, and fund management. They are also a licensed Insurance broker and Real Estate Agency in Hong Kong. Mr. Wong is responsible for overseeing growth, strategy and investment decisions, and as of the end of 2022, JVSakk has approximately 6 billion HKD assets under management. Since 2014, Mr. Wong has been a member of the Advisory and Operating Committee of Isola Capital Group, an asset management and family office platform servicing shareholders and investors to access proprietary investment opportunities and asset management solutions. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Wong was a 7 year veteran of Sun Hung Kai Financial where he held various positions, including Manager for Institutional Sales responsible for institutional accounts in Singapore and Europe. Albert is a Responsible Officer for Type 1 (Dealing in Securities) of JVSakk Asia Limited, Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) activities of JVSakk Asset Management Limited, licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (majoring in Finance) from the University of Hong Kong. We believe that Mr. Wong is qualified to act as our Chairman based on his management and finance experience.

Claudius Tsang, 46
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Tsang has over 20 years of experience in capital markets, with a strong track record of success in private equity, M&A transactions, and PIPE investments. Mr. Tsang was the Co-head of Private Equity (North Asia) at Templeton Asset Management Limited and a Partner of Templeton Private Equity Partners, a leading global emerging markets private equity firm that is part of Franklin Templeton Investments. Since 2022, Mr. Tsang has been the non-executive director of Unity Group Holdings International Limited (SEHK:1539), a publicly listed investment company engages in the leasing and trading of energy saving products in Hong Kong. During his 15-year career at Templeton, Mr. Tsang served in various positions, including Partner, Senior Executive Director, and Vice President. Mr. Tsang was responsible for the overall investment, management, and operations activities of Templeton Private Equity Partners in North Asia. His role encompassed overseeing the analysis and evaluation of opportunities for strategic equity investments in Asia. During his tenure, Mr. Tsang managed $1 billion in private equity funds, with approximately 50 portfolio companies. He was also involved in the management of a $3 billion fund, which was the largest Central Eastern European listed closed-end fund at the time of IPO in London. From July 2007 to June 2008, Mr. Tsang joined Lehman Brothers, where he managed private equity projects in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and the United States. At Lehman Brothers, Mr. Tsang managed $500 million proprietary funds. Mr. Tsang served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Model Performance Acquisition Corp., from March 2021 and July 2021 respectively, until it closed its business combination with MultiMetaVerse Inc. in January 2023. Since November 2022, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director of A Paradigm Acquisition Corp. Mr. Tsang has served, since April 2021, as the Chief Executive Officer, and since July 2021, as the Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of A SPAC I Acquisition Corp. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of A SPAC II Acquisition Corp since July 2021 and as the Director and Chief Executive Officer of A SPAC (HK) Acquisition Corp since February 2022 and March 2022, respectively. Mr. Tsang served as a director of the CFA Society of Hong Kong from 2013 to 2019. Mr. Tsang obtained a postgraduate degree in sustainable business from the University of Cambridge in 2023, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2017, a bachelor’s degree in law from Tsinghua University in 2005, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1998. Mr. Tsang is also a CFA charter holder.

Board of Directors

Frank Clifford Chan, 40
Director

Mr. Chan has over 16 years of experience in capital market, strategic transaction structuring, business analysis and corporate finance. Since 2022, Mr. Chan has been providing consultancy in fund raising, corporate finance activities and corporate strategic structuring guidance to private and listed corporations on a project-based basis. From 2018 to 2022, he served as a director of Central China International Capital Limited. During his tenure, Mr. Chan was responsible for corporate financing transactions, including Hong Kong Initial Public Offerings and mergers and acquisitions. From 2011 to 2018, he worked in several Hong Kong-based and mainland-based investment banks. From 2008 to 2011, Mr. Chan worked at Deloitte & Touche Corporate Finance Limited, where he provided corporate restructuring and corporate finance advisory services. In 2006 and 2007, he worked at an asset management firm in Vancouver. During his tenure at these organizations, Mr. Chan gained experience with Initial Public Offerings on Nasdaq and SEHK, fundraising, analysis, and investigations of business operations, financial performance, as well as other project management and deal structuring experiences. Mr. Chan is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder from the CFA Institute and a Certified Public Accountant from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He obtained a master’s degree in economics from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, in 2005 and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, in 2003.

Alex Lau, 33
Director

Mr. Lau has over a decade of experience in private wealth management, investor relations and business development. Mr. Lau founded and has been serving as Chief Executive Officer to Aiio Audio Limited since 2020, an audio technology business with a focus on headphones that match audio to an individual’s unique hearing profile, where Mr. Lau oversees product development, sales channels and marketing. Since 2012, Mr. Lau has been serving as an Associate Director at AIA Group Limited, a Hong Kong listed pan-Asian life insurance company (SEHK:1299). During his tenure, he specialized in providing and managing asset portfolios, premium financing, risk management and market analysis services to high-net-worth clients and institutions such as family offices. Since 2021, Mr. Lau founded and has been serving as the interim Chief Executive Officer to Bandberry Limited, a music platform that utilizes blockchain and web3 technology for music streaming, buying and selling shares of songs and music creation. Mr. Lau is responsible for overseeing the platform’s development, fundraising activities, and collaborating with existing platforms and record label. Mr. Lau obtained a degree of Accounting and Management Information Systems from The University of Hertfordshire in 2011.

Krešimir Coric, 44
Director

Mr. Coric has almost two decades of experience in global distribution networks establishment, pricing, marketing and sales strategies development, business operations and deal management for luxurious brands and consumables. Since 2021, Mr. Coric serves as the Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer to Zagato, an Italian design and engineering company that specializes in designing and building high-performance sports cars with collaboration with car manufacturers including Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin and Bentley. Mr. Coric is responsible for managing sales and marketing activities, preparing for strategic rejuvenation, developing sales channels and new retail concept, and supervising development and execution of customer experience programs. From 2016 to 2022, Mr. Coric served as the Head of Global Sales & after Sales of Bugatti Rimac, a joint venture between luxury car manufacturer Bugatti and Croatian electric hypercar company Rimac that produce electric hypercars and other high-performance vehicles under Bugatti brand. During his tenure, Mr. Coric was responsible for establishing global distribution network, maintaining relationship with ultrahigh-net-worth-individuals (“UHNWI”) and business partners, conducting market analysis and developing innovative marketing and sales strategies. From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Coric served as the Business Development Executive for Double A International, a high-quality paper products manufacturing company in Thailand with a global distribution network. During his tenure, Mr. Coric was responsible for establishing the distribution network, executing sales and marketing strategies, and conducting markets analysis. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Coric served as the Area Brand Manager for Moet Hennessy, a global luxury goods company from Croatia that produces and distributes high-end wines and spirits. During his tenure, Mr. Coric oversaw the establishment and management of retail and HORECA (Hotel/Restaurant/Café) distribution networks, directed market distribution channels, executed sales campaigns, presented and sold luxury products to VIP individuals and managed the overall execution of sales campaigns. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Coric served as the Executive Assistant to Unit Head of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), a regional security organization. Mr. Coric obtained a bachelor’s degree in B.A. Criminology from the University of Zagreb in 2000 and a master’s degree in criminology from the University of Zagreb in 2003.