Date and Time：December 12, 2018 03:00 - 04:30p.m.
Venue：SEM 104 Auditorium Room
Speaker：Dr. John Cheh（Vice Chairman and CEO, Esquel Group）
Speaker Biography：
John received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science from McGill University; a Ph.D. in Economics from M.I.T., and an Honorary LL.D degree from the University of Western Ontario. He started his career at the Canadian Government Treasury Board and Privy Council Office, after which he served in senior diplomatic positons in Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo with Canada’s Department of External Affairs and International Trade. In 1994, John moved to Hong Kong as the President, Asia, of Bell Canada International, in charge of strategic telecommunications investments. In 2001, he became the President of Bombardier China, until he joined Esquel in 2003.
John is a non-executive Vice Chairman of the China Chamber of Commerce for Textile Import and Export, a Board Member of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation, and a member of the Hong Kong-U.S. Business Council and the Asia Business Leaders Advisory Council.
Founded in 1978, the Esquel Group manufactures over 110 million cotton shirts annually for leading brands including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, Hugo Boss, Lacoste and Muji through its 56,000 workers in China, Malaysia, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.Its vertically-integrated operation includes cotton farming, spinning, weaving, knitting, garment making, accessories and packaging as well as retailing.
