About Canvas<\/b><\/p> \n
Canvas is a lifestyle brand committed to challenging conventions and exploring connections. Launching under the ACTS Group in 2019, Canvas subverts the traditional role of developers by focusing on strengthening networks, enhancing communities and exploring unique experiences. The brand was born out of Founder Carl Gouw's<\/span> desire to connect people through space, design and neighbourhoods. Comprising a membership programme, hotel and residential developments and cultural intiatives, Canvas seeks to develop inspiration and strives to nurture the connections between people and cultures. Every Canvas product conveys the uniqueness <\/b>of its location and strives to propel local art, culture, cuisine and commerce into new realms. Drawing people together on a physical, creative and cultural journey, Canvas is individual, progressive and contemporary, providing a new framework for what it means to connect in today's world.<\/span><\/p> \n About Carl Gouw<\/span><\/b><\/p> \n A serial entrepreneur and property developer, Carl Gouw<\/span> has had a passion for real estate since childhood and launched his career when he was eighteen. With his hands-on experience in project creation and management, and a vision to explore new markets, in 2005 he founded ACTS Group, a property developer and construction enterprise. His wealth of insights and tenure in crafting successful property and hospitality ventures and appreciation for communities sparked the idea for Canvas, a lifestyle brand launching in 2019. With Canvas, Carl envisions to connect and nurture people, ideas, experiences and places through a platform that delivers purposeful experiences through a membership programme, hotel and residential developments.<\/p> \n Carl is also the Managing Director of Goldig Investment Group, an organisation involved in real estate investment since the 1970s who was substantial shareholder of a Hong Kong<\/span>-listed Guangzhou<\/span> developer. Committed to enhancing the community and nurturing cultural activities, he is an active member of the Entrepreneurs' Organisation and a former member of its Asia-Pacific Regional Council, a member of PMQ's Assessment Panel, a founding member of the Hong Kong<\/span> Ambassadors of Design, and founding Chairman of Culture Care (Hong Kong<\/span>). He is an advisor to the Hong Kong Church Network of the Poor, and a board member of Hope of the City Foundation. Having written pieces on cultural issues and the business of design, Carl's work has been featured in publications such as Baccarat <\/i>and Capital Entrepreneur<\/i>. In 2014, he was included in Perspective<\/i> magazine's prestigious '40 under 40' list. <\/p> \n About Joshua Ng<\/span><\/b><\/p> \n Joshua is the Co-Founder of Canvas Belong and Chief Operating Officer of Canvas, a lifestyle brand that seeks to connect and nurture people, experiences, ideas and places through a membership programme, hotel and residential developments. A natural extrovert, Joshua's innate ability to connect to unique opportunities and unveil the extraordinary led him to Canvas where he co-founded Canvas Belong, the brand's membership programme. Canvas Belong aims to be an open platform to created shared experiences with discerning members and travellers across the region. Prior to joining Canvas, Joshua spent over 10 years in investment banking where he co-founded and was the Head of Securities Finance Trading at Jefferies Financial Group in Asia<\/span>, and served on the Equity Management Committee for Asia Pacific<\/span> regions. Joshua has also worked in various senior roles at UBS, Nomura and Lehman Brothers.<\/p> \n About ACTS Group<\/b><\/p> \n ACTS Group is a multi-dimensional property investor, developer and construction enterprise founded by entrepreneur Carl Gouw<\/span> in 2005. ACTS Group has managed over 100 award-winning projects in Asia<\/span>, spanning the hospitality, residential and cultural sectors. Committed to diversity and inclusivity, ACTS Group and its parent company Goldig Investment Group, who has been involved in real estate investment since the 1970s, bring over 35 years of experience to the industry. Overseeing every stage of a project, from concept and design to project management and execution, ACTS Group adopts a 360-degree approach while seeking new opportunities within the Asia-Pacific<\/span> region and beyond. In 2019, ACTS Group will launch Canvas, a lifestyle brand delivering purposeful experiences through a membership programme, hotel and residential developments. Through Canvas, ACTS Group aims to develop a strategic footprint in new regions, strengthen relationships in the communities and carefully consider its impact on the broader culture. <\/p> \n