HONG KONG, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today announces that the appointment of Mr Roy Ying as the new Head of Communications of RICS Asia effective 1st September 2010.
Prior to joining the RICS, Roy was the General Manager of Chamber Services Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary specialised in offering PR and event management services under the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC), and subsequently running his own PR consulting business. Between 2006 and 2009, he was appointed to serve on Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)'s Fair Organising Committee as an ex-official member representing the HKGCC. Roy has also accumulated extensive mainland China's experiences from his posting assignments in HKTDC's Beijing and Shanghai offices responsible for building government relations and organising regional scale conferences. He was later recruited by Mission Hills Golf Club as the Assistant Director in charge of PR and external affairs stationed at its clubhouse.
He earned his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia in Canada, and was recruited by Jardine Matheson as a management trainee in 1994. He is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Corporate Governance and Directorship at the Hong Kong Baptist University. He is also a visiting lecturer for the Institute of Professional Knowledge and Education (a member of VTC Group) in exhibitions and event management, and a regular guest speaker for the Hong Kong Institute of Marketing.
Mr Darren Jensen, Director of RICS Asia said:
"The primary role of the Head of Communications in Asia is to support the effective delivery of RICS' corporate affairs plan, provide leadership to the communication team in Asia and raise the profile, influence and credibility of RICS' global brand in the region. With Roy's extensive public relations skills and knowledge, I believe he will help grow RICS' reputation to a higher level across Asia."
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About RICS & RICS Asia
RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is the mark of property professionalism worldwide. It covers all aspects of property, construction and associated environmental issues. RICS has 140,000 members globally and represents, regulates and promotes the work of property professionals throughout 122 countries.
The RICS Asia supports a network of over 11,000 individual professionals across the Asia Pacific region with an objective to help develop the property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing professional standards, best practice and international experience. It promotes RICS and its members as the natural advisors on all property matters. It also ensures that services and career development opportunities are provided to members.
The RICS Asia region covers national associations and local groups locating in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People's Republic of China and the SAR Hong Kong. It also has members working across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam. For more information, please visit: www.ricsasia.org.
Media enquiry, please contact:
RICS Asia Public Relations Representative
Ms Belinda Chan / Ms Ava Lau
Tel: +852-2372-0090
Fax: +852-2372-0490
Mobile: +852-9379-3045 / +852-9829-2913
Email: belinda@creativegp.com / ava@creativegp.com
