Our Management

Appointed Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank on 27 December 2024. Mr. Shen is also Director of The Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association. Mr. Shen has worked in the banking industry for many years, possessing expertise in operations and management from various offices both locally and abroad across functions within China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (“CNCB”) with exposure to business areas encompassing forex capital, financial management, corporate banking, investment banking and risk management. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Shen had held a number of roles at CNCB including Deputy General Manager of Business Department of the Head Office, as well as General Manager of Investment Banking, General Manager of General Office, President of Chengdu Branch and General Manager of Credit Approval of CNCB. Mr. Shen graduated from Renmin University of China with a Bachelor of Economics Degree in 1995 and subsequently a Master of Management Degree in 2006. He earned a Doctor of Management Degree from the School of Economics and Management of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2018.

Appointed Director of the Bank on 20 August 2018. Mr. Bai is also Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Wholesale Banking Group of the Bank. Mr. Bai’s scope of responsibilities encompasses fortifying wholesale banking products and business controls while driving CNCB and CITIC Group-related collaboration for enhanced business development for the Bank. He is also Director of various subsidiaries of the Bank, including Carford International Limited, CITIC Bank International (China) Limited, CNCBI Trustee Limited and The Ka Wah Bank (Nominees) Limited. Mr. Bai joined CNCB’s Financial Markets Department from Bank of Beijing in 2006. In 2009, he took up an additional role at the Chairman Office of CITIC Group, assisting the Group’s Chairman with corporate governance, group projects and business affairs. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Bai was CNCB’s Deputy General Manager of the Office of the Board of Directors and Supervisors. Mr. Bai holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the School of Economics at Nankai University in Tianjin, and a Master of Finance Degree from the School of Finance at Renmin University of China in Beijing.

Joined the Bank in January 2019 as Chief Controls & Compliance Officer. Ms. Yau is currently the Bank’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance and Operations Officer and serving as Group Chief Compliance Officer of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited, responsible for managing the Bank’s general compliance, legal, financial crime compliance and operations management. Ms. Yau has over 20 years of experience in internal control, audit, risk management and governance in the financial services industry across Asia. She has held various senior positions in banks and professional firms including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, National Australia Bank, Hang Seng Bank, KPMG and Ernst & Young. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Yau was Managing Director & Head of Operational Risk, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific. Ms. Yau holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and she is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Joined the Bank in September 2021 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Li also serves as Group Chief Human Resources Officer of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited. She is also a Director and Member of the Executive Committee of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers. Ms. Li has more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry specialising in human resources management. Before joining the Bank, she was Chief Business Manager of Globalization Office, Bank of China Limited at which she had held various other senior management positions including Deputy General Manager of Human Resources Department and Vice President of Beijing Branch, in addition to General Manager of Human Resources Department at Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. Ms. Li holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Economics from Tsinghua University. She subsequently obtained a PhD in Financial Engineering from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

Joined the Bank in February 2022 as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Sui is currently the Bank’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. She also serves as Group Chief Financial Officer of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited. Ms. Sui has more than 20 years of experience in accounting and financial management. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Sui was the Alternate Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, overseeing its Financial Management Department, General Accounting and Accounting Policy Department, Treasury, as well as the Economics & Strategic Planning Department. Before that, she had held various senior management positions at Bank of China Limited including Deputy General Manager of Financial Management Department and Deputy General Manager of Management Information System Centre. Ms. Sui obtained a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Central University of Finance & Economics (formerly the Central Institute of Finance and Banking), and a PhD Degree in Finance from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Ms. Sui is a Member of The Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Joined the Bank on 22 April 2025 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Treasury & Markets Group. Ms. Meng started her banking career at China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited (“CNCB”), and has more than 22 years of experience in such areas as treasury and foreign exchange trading business. She has extensive experience in the financial markets. Over the course of her career, she has held management roles including General Manager of Financial Markets Department at CITIC Financial Asset Management Company Limited, Deputy General Manager of Financial Markets Department at CNCB, Vice President of the CNCB Shanghai Branch, as well as Head of FX Trading in the Financial Markets Department at CNCB. Ms. Meng holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Engineering from Nanjing Institute of Technology and a Master’s Degree in International Trade from Nanjing University.

Joined the Bank in August 2022 and is currently Head of Personal & Business Banking Group of the Bank. Ms. Yuen has more than 20 years’ experience in the banking industry. Over the years, she has served a number of senior roles as in retail channel management, commercial banking development, overseas branch management and operations, securities and investment products management as well as market research and product development. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Yuen was Head of Retail Distribution, Hang Seng Bank Limited. Ms. Yuen holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master’s Degree of Professional Studies in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University in the US and an Kellogg-HKUST EMBA from the Kellogg School of Management awarded jointly by Northwestern University in the US and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst, Fellow of The Institute of Public Accountants, Certified Banker and an Associate Fintech Professional (CPFinT(A)) of The Hong Kong Institute of Bankers.

Joined the Bank in December 2022 as Chief Risk Officer and is responsible for overall management of the Bank’s risk function. Mr. Woo has more than 20 years of work experience in the banking industry, with abundant experience in risk management areas. Prior to joining the Bank, he was Chief Risk Officer of Chong Hing Bank Limited, and had served a number of senior roles in reputable financial institutions, including ICBC (Asia) Limited, Standard Bank Asia Limited, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Hong Kong Branch, UFJ Bank Limited Hong Kong Branch and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Woo holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University in the UK respectively. He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Joined the Bank in April 2022 as Chief Information Officer and is responsible for managing the Bank’s information technology functions. Mr. Lam is also the Chairman of the Bank’s technology subsidiary CNCBI Digital Intelligence (Shenzhen) Information Technology Limited. He has more than 20 years of experience in the banking and consulting industries, with expertise particularly in application development and FinTech technology. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Lam was the General Manager of Technology & Digital Services Department at New World Development Company Limited. Before that, he had held various senior positions such as Deputy General Manager, Information Technology Department of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr. Lam is currently the Advisor of Hong Kong Computer Society’s Fintech Specialist Group, taking an active role in promoting the use of FinTech in Hong Kong and providing advice to the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and other stakeholders on FinTech development in Hong Kong. Mr. Lam holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Joined the Bank in June 2024 and is currently Chief Auditor of the Bank and Group Chief Auditor of CITIC International Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. Yuen has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry specialising in internal and external audit. Before joining the Bank, he was Head of Internal Audit for China Everbright Bank Company Limited, Hong Kong Branch. Prior to that, he had worked for a number of reputable banks including Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Intesa Sanpaolo SPA Hong Kong Branch and MUFG Bank, Ltd, Hong Kong Branch. Mr. Yuen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accountancy from the City University of Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Anti-money Laundering Specialist.