Speaker

Alan Cheung
Chairman & Managing Director, Grandion Industrial Ltd.

Mr Cheung graduated from the University of Hong Kong (B.Soc.Sc) in 1990. In 1996, he founded Grandion Industrial Ltd. (member of Grandion International Holdings Ltd.), a garment manufacturing company that is engaging in apparel design, screen printing, embroidery, trimming and manufacturing.  Its products are exported globally to Europe, Japan, Hong Kong & other Southeast Asian countries through renowned apparel retailers (e.g. Baleno, Bossini, Hang Ten, I.T & Zara), and some are sold directly to the China domestic market. Under the leadership of Mr Cheung, Grandion has grown into a company as an integrated apparel supply chain which includes production units located in Shenzhen, Panyu, Changan and Humen in Dongguan of Guangdong Province. In 2015, Grandion is launching an innovative industrial project called TML (To make locally) at the TML plaza located in Tsuen Wan. The TML project unleash the competitive edges of Hong Kong which includes the top design talent, free flow of goods, information and funds, and a sound legal foundation to protect intellectual property rights so as to build “Made by Hong Kong” brands. Meanwhile, the operating purpose of the TML project is to create economic value in a way that also creates values for society so to achieve a sustainable & diversified development of enterprises & of Hong Kong.

Mr Cheung demonstrates his innovative, pragmatic, forward-looking & people orientated approach in operating his ventures which makes him to be the awardee of the Young Industrialists Award of Hong Kong & The Capital Leaders of Excellence Award in 2011. In addition, Mr Cheung was elected as the Asia Pacific Outstanding Entrepreneur in 2012 which further recognized his innovative & scientific approach in a traditional industrial company.

Mr Cheung always shares his business philosophy with others & devotes himself to nourish the youngsters of Hong Kong. Since 2006, he has been serving as a member Studies advisory board at HKU SPACE; School manager of Lung Kong WFSL Lau Wong Fat Secondary school & Lingnan Dr Chung Wing Kwong Mem. Secondary Schools; Mentor of CW Chu College of The Chinese University of Hong Kong ; Advisory member of the Career Advisory Board of the University of Hong Kong. Mr Cheung is also serving as the Vice President of the Hong Kong Young Industrialists Council for the session 2014-2015; Chairman of Group 31 (Design) & CSR Committee of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries for the session 2015-17 so as to promote the industrial development of Hong Kong & China. In recent years, he actively supports the young designers to develop their branding businesses by serving as the mentor of the Cross Industries Matching Scheme which is organised by the Hong Kong Productivity Council. Since 2014, Mr Cheung has been appointed as the Chairman of the Community Forum (Shamshuipo) of Social Enterprises Summit & the Director of the Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum so as to collaborate with the stakeholders to improve & solve the social issues through social innovation.

   

 

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