Hong Kong lawyer equips himself with qualifications in quest to become CEO of listed company
James Pong is a qualified building surveyor, a chartered town planner, an authorised person, a chartered secretary, a certified tax adviser and a barrister
While most people might pursue and achieve one or even two professional qualifications in their lifetime, James Pong Kam-keung is a professional working across the disciplines of environment, town planning, law, engineering, surveying, construction and corporate governance.
And behind all his qualifications is a desire to become the chief executive of a listed company one day. So far, he is on the right track.
Pong, 56, is an executive director of Hong Kong-listed Sundart Holdings, a fit-out contractor in Hong Kong and Macau specialising in residential properties and hotel projects.
Profit at the company increased by 10.3 per cent to HK$410.1 million for the year ending in December 2016. Between their debut in December 2015, at HK$1.38, and 11am on Tuesday, shares in Sundart have soared by 226 per cent to HK$4.5.
The company has worked on interior fit-outs for residential project One Kai Tak, at the former site of Hong Kong’s airport, and the MGM hotel project in Macau.