The Board of Directors of Esprit Holdings Limited announced that Mr. PAK William Eui Won has been appointed as the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and a member of the Nomination Committee, Remuneration Committee and General Committee of the Board with effect from 23rd September 2021.
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Mr. PAK holds a Master of Laws degree in U.S. taxation from the University of Washington School of Law, a Juris Doctor’s degree from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, and an Economics and Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts. Mr. PAK is an attorney licensed by the New York State Bar.
He is the spouse of Ms. CHIU Christin Su Yi who is the Executive Director of the Company and Chairman of the Board. Mr. PAK is a seasoned executive with extensive operating and management experience. He has over a decade of a successful career in leading companies in the financial services and fund management industry. His industry expertise also includes technology, alternative energy, mining and real estate. He is experienced in identifying and revitalising underperforming areas and driving favourable results while ensuring sustainable growth.
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Prior to embarking on a career in the financial industry, Mr. PAK was a lawyer in the investment funds practice at White & Case’s New York and Hong Kong offices. He has substantive experience in the establishment and representation of both U.S. and international private investment funds.
Before joining White & Case, Mr. PAK worked in the mergers & acquisitions department in the San Francisco office of a major international firm where he provided transactional tax advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations and spin-offs Mr. PAK has entered into a letter of appointment with the Company. He has no fixed term of service with the Company but, in accordance with the Bye-laws of the Company, he is subject to retirement by rotation and re-election at general meetings of the Company.