EDWARD LAU – BOARD CHAIR
Edward, married to Circle, has a daughter attending ICHK Kindergarten and Primary. Edward grew up in Hong Kong and received tertiary education in England. He worked and practised as an accountant in London before returning to Hong Kong to work as chief finance officer in various companies of different sizes and businesses, one of which was eventually listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Other than his every day routines including tax, accounting and auditing by his profession, Edward is currently working for his own company in business and corporate services.
Edward is a practising member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong.
Edward is an enthusiastic fan of sports cars and enjoys driving. He also enjoys gardening.
DAVID TANG
David Tang was born in Taiwan and grew up in Hong Kong. He studied in the US and Australia. He worked in the SME department in Australian Bank and served as secretary of the Australian Chinese Charity Foundation in the early 2000s. David was awarded Justice of Peace in NSW Australia for his contribution to the community.
After his return to Hong Kong, David was an Executive Director of a listed company for many years before starting up his own companies in Hong Kong and factories in China.
David identifies with the mission of the school, he likes to join the Board as a member and share his knowledge and experience to assist ICHK in becoming a happier and greater school.
TOBY NEWTON
Toby is the Head of ICHK Secondary. He has worked in senior leadership in schools since 2002, initially in London and, since 2008, in Hong Kong. He joined ICHK as Deputy Head in 2012 and acted as Head of School for a year and a half before making the move permanent in 2016.
Toby has been at the forefront of innovation around curriculum and pedagogy throughout his teaching career. He was Assistant Principal Examiner for Media Studies at AQA between 2004 to 2008, where he was responsible for developing academic and vocational courses and leading teams of examiners. While an Assistant Head in London, he wrote a new “learning to learn” course, widely feted by the local education authority, and which has been built on at his subsequent schools.
At ICHK, Toby continues this focus on developing a truly 21st century education, supportive of learning for all students in a rapidly changing world, in which qualities of character and self-belief are so central to success.
SHAY TRAITTEL
Shay is originally from Israel, married to Sandra Traittel and has two boys, Guy and Tom, who are attending ICHK Primary.
Shay is General Manager and shareholder of Sudtech Ltd, an international manufacturer of power supply technologies. Since 2001 Shay and his partners have built an enviable reputation as leading suppliers to some of the most recognised brands in the global electronics industry. As a successful entrepreneur with decades of cutting edge engineering expertise, Shay is both a commercially astute business leader and a highly practical innovator.
DR SAMMY LEE
Dr S Lee, born in Hong Kong, was brought up and has lived in the UK for over twenty years. He has a doctoral degree in IT. He has over twenty-five years of work experience in the IT related fields, over twenty of which has been based in HK.
He likes to join the school as a board member so that he can continue his passionate support, as he has been giving in recent years, in broader terms in the IT, Buildings, Staff Management and Community areas. He is currently working for a US manufacturer of cabling systems as the Country Manager for Apac, promoting his company’s products to the airport, MTR, schools, hotels and casinos to name but a few.
When he gets some quiet moments to himself, he likes to take landscape photos with old and obsolete medium format cameras, and occasionally take time off to go skiing and scuba diving.
JASON TAN
Jason is a certified public accountant (Aust.), and is a leading professional in the Finance Industry. His family is part of the ICHK family and he believes that the Joyful learning environment at ICHK is a critical element to inspire children in bringing out the best of their potential, in raising them to become independent and internationally minded.
He is active in offering his volunteer time to Singapore Association in Hong Kong, a non-profit organisation in helping to foster bilateral relationships, promoting the two cultures in society.
Jason contributes his finance expertise to support the Finance Committee of the Board of Governors.
DEAN TZEMBELIKOS
Originally from Toronto, Canada, Dean moved to HK in 2002.
Dean & Katrin have 3 children, 2 of whom are graduates of the ICHK Primary School.
Dean is an entrepreneur focussed on creating children’s entertainment, specialising in IP development, manufacturing and distribution. He is the Owner of Kade Global.
Dean has been a member of the Board since 2019 and is a member of the Finance Subcommittee.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing ice hockey, doing various forms of exercise (mountain biking, tennis, swimming , jogging), cooking and not to mention ferrying the children to and from practice, games and sleepovers!
ANTHONY CHAN
Anthony was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of British Columbia in Canada. His daughter is happily studying in ICHK primary.
Anthony has been working in the construction industry for over 12 years. He is currently the managing director of Kwan Lee Holding Ltd, a well-recognized company that undertakes large scale construction projects.
Anthony is also the honorary chairman of Hong Kong Construction Association’s Young Members Society and the Anthony is the Chairperson of Hong Kong Institute of Constuction’s STEAM Alliance helping to promote STEM education to secondary school students.
His volunteer work also extends to working with Lifewire and NGO that raises funds to provide medical needs for children with rare diseases.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball. Anthony’s goal for being on the Board, is to help promote ICHK’s culture while assisting in sustaining the school’s values.
DAVID TAI-WAI LAM, JP
David is a Consultant Solicitor with a law firm in Hong Kong. David studied sociology and psychology as an undergraduate in Canada. He then studied law and became a solicitor in Hong Kong. David is also qualified to practice law in England and Wales, and Singapore.
David has sat on the Labour Tribunal and the Small Claims Tribunal as a Deputy Adjudicator in Hong Kong. He is now on the panel of Adjudicators with the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators. David is the main author of a law series introducing the public to the laws of Hong Kong. There are three books altogether, which are available at the public libraries in Hong Kong. He was also appointed by the government to several statuory boards. In the year 2009, David was awarded Justice of the Peace for his “outstanding contribution to the community” as described by the then Chief Secretary for Administration.
In his legal practice, David has a special interest in school bullying, cyberbullying, persons of special needs, and related issues. He was a guest speaker on the topic of school bullying in a course co-organized by the Centre for Special Educational Needs and Inclusive Education of the Education University of Hong Kong in the summer of 2020.
He is now a major collaborator in a research and counselling project in cyberbullying called Cyber-Joy Enjoy Lab at the City University of Hong Kong.
David`s mission is to help promote a safe and happy school culture for the ICHK community.
PAULINE CHAN – VICE-CHAIR
Pauline was born and raised locally in Hong Kong, and is married to her middle school schoolmate, Justin Cheung who returned to Hong Kong after studying abroad in Seattle, USA.
Before 2019, Pauline was a dedicated Human Resource professional for 18 years, serving various international companies as well as a non-profit gemological institute. She was part of the Executive Team managing Hong Kong School and Laboratory of Gemological Institute of America for eight years, responsible for Human Resource, Information Technology, Security, Administration & Facilities as well as leading Client Services projects and multi-million US dollars Laboratory renovations and relocations projects.
Pauline enjoys reading, gardening and playing basketball and football with Kyle. She also does a little HR consulting work for Justin’s construction business in China and Hong Kong.
GAVIN TSUI
Dr. Gavin C. Tsui is a chemistry professor at CUHK. His daughter is attending ICHK Primary. Gavin received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in Canada and postdoctoral training at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany. He has had global working experiences in both academic and industrial sectors in Canada, Japan and Germany.
Gavin is a keen educator for science, he teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate classes and gives invited lectures at local and foreign universities regularly. Each year he offers summer courses through the Science Academy for Young Talent to local secondary students and gives public lectures about the impact of science on human history. He is currently a member of the departmental board, sports committee at the New Asia College and advisory board of an international scientific journal.
In his spare time, he loves to travel around the world with his family.
DANIEL SERJEANT
Dan is a British national and moved to Hong Kong in 2014 having previously worked in Singapore and the UK.
Dan currently leads a trading desk at an investment bank and has been working in the industry since 2008 in various roles.
Outside of work, Dan is a family man with a wife and two children who go to ICHK Primary. He enjoys staying active by hitting the gym, playing poker, dabbling in computer programming, and trying his hand at fishing (with limited success!).
Dan is looking forward to contributing his knowledge, skills and experience to serve the school community. He is also looking forward to gaining a greater insight into the educational system to discover new ways to support student success.