HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven prodigious women, a business leader and an exceptional company were honored "Women of Influence" (WOI) Awards in recognition of their career accomplishments and their support for the empowerment of women at the 14th Women of Influence Conference & Awards held at the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong on November 10.
Organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham), the WOI conference is one of the most established women's symposiums in the Asia Pacific region. The awards confer accolades to individuals and organizations who have achieved exceptional achievements and dedicated steadfast commitment to supporting female leadership in business.
The following outstanding awardees in seven categories were announced at the awards ceremony:
Lifetime Achievement
Vivien Chan, SBS, BBS, JP
Founding Senior Partner, Vivien Chan & Co., Hong Kong
VCC Law Services
Master of the Arts
Yip Wing-sie
Music Director, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Leading Woman on Boards
Dr. Dorothy T.F. Chan
Deputy Director, School of Professional and Continuing Education, The University of Hong Kong and Head of Centre for Logistics & Transport;
An Independent Non-Executive Director of MTR Corporation Limited;
AMS Public Transport Holdings Limited
Professional of the Year
Randy Lai
CEO, McDonald's Hong Kong
Entrepreneur of the Year
Shonee Mirchandani & Arti Mirchandani
Owner-Operator, Bookazine Limited
Non-Profit Leader of the Year
Eni Lestari Andayani Adi
Chairperson, International Migrants Alliance
Young Achiever of the Year
Haley Meng
Manager-Business Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong
The following winners for two award categories were also honored:
Champion for the Advancement of Women
Brian Henderson
Chief Operating Officer, Baker McKenzie
Best Company for Women
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
This is the fourteenth year since AmCham founded and spearheaded this much-anticipated annual event attended by over 300 senior business male and female executives. This year's event was generously sponsored by Stamford American School, Goldman Sachs, PwC, Thomson Reuters, White & Case, CUHK Business School, Dell, Eversheds, JLL. Other supporting organizations include American Women's Association of Hong Kong, Community Business, The Women's Foundation, U.S. Consulate General in Hong Kong & Macau, ASIFMA Women in Finance Asia, Facebook (Official Social Media Partner), and PRNewswire (Official Newswire Partner).
Please contact the following persons for further details or interview arrangement.
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Agnes Tsang (Ms.) Director, Government Relations & Public Affairs Tel: (852) 2530 6927 E-mail: atsang@amcham.org.hk |
Queenie Tsui (Ms.) Manager, Government Relations & Public Affairs Tel: (852) 2530 6914 E-mail: qtsui@amcham.org.hk |
ABOUT AMCHAM HONG KONG
With close to 1,600 members, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) is one of the largest American Chambers outside the United States, the largest international chamber in Hong Kong, and one of the most dynamic and influential international business organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. AmCham's mission is to foster commerce among the United States, Hong Kong, and Mainland China; and to enhance Hong Kong'sstature as an international business center.
