Aged 49, has been a Non-executive Director of the Company since October 2021.
Mr Ho has over 20 years of experience in auditing, financial control and corporate finance and business management. He joined S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. (“S.F. Holding”) (a company listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”), stock code 002352.SZ) in September 2021 as deputy general manager and chief financial officer. Mr Ho has served as director of S.F. Holding since November 2021 and has been re-designated as its executive director with effect from August 2023. Prior to joining S.F. Holding, Mr Ho served as chief executive officer of Fox Financial Technology Group Limited from April 2014 to September 2021 and held a number of senior financial positions in several NASDAQ listed companies from 2005 to 2014. S.F. Holding is a controlling shareholder of the Company.
Mr Ho has been a non-executive director of SF REIT Asset Management Limited (“SF REIT Manager”) since April 2022 and its chairman of the board of directors since August 2023. SF REIT Manager is the manager of SF Real Estate Investment Trust (a Hong Kong collective investment scheme authorised under section 104 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Chapter 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, stock code 2191). Mr Ho served as independent director of China Great Wall Securities Co., Ltd. (a company listed on SZSE, stock code 002939.SZ) from August 2015 to May 2022.
Mr Ho obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration (accounting and finance) from the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong in December 1997 and an executive master of business administration degree from Tsinghua University in the People’s Republic of China in July 2013. Mr Ho is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.