Chair, Independent Governor
Term of service: from 17 May 2024 to 16 May 2027
Dr Kim Mak
Kim has a long legacy of leadership positions across different sectors in Hong Kong and the UK. He is Chairman of the ATAL Engineering Group, serving Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United States, the U.K. and customers around the world. In his early career, he acted as a consultant to a number of renowned organisations in energy, engineering and health. Kim studied Engineering at the University of Western Australia before attaining an M. Phil and PhD from Cambridge University as well as an MBA from City University in London.
Kim has a passion for education. He has served as the founding President of Saint Francis University in Hong Kong and, concurrently, Principal of Caritas Bianchi College of Careers. He has previously served as an independent member on the ESF Board of Governors and, during that period, was the Chair of the ESF Remuneration Committee. In addition, he has acted as School Manager of HKMA David Li School, Council Member of the Open University of Hong Kong, Court Member for Hong Kong Baptist University, and Member and Chair of the General Affairs Sub-Committee of the University Grants Committee, and Member of the Research Grants Committee.
Kim works tirelessly to better the community around him. In his previous position as the Executive Director of Corporate Development at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, he worked with all sectors of the community, created thousands of jobs during the turbulent time of SARS, and oversaw major infrastructure projects, including reconstruction of schools and hospitals after the major Sichuan earthquake and establishment of an innovative Institute of Disaster Management and Reconstruction, benefiting over one million people.
His other public service experience includes being Chair of the Hong Kong Society for the Aged, Director of the Board for the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Association and Member of the Labour Advisory Board.
In recognition of his inspiring leadership and services to the community, Kim won the Director of the Year Awards of the Institute of Directors for two consecutive years as well as being awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star and is a Justice of the Peace.