Board of Directors

Oliver Kwan is a seasoned entrepreneur in the Tech, Media, Telecommunications (TMT), and FinTech sectors, with over 20 years of experience driving growth and innovation across Asia.

Previously, Oliver founded and served as CEO of 99Bill Corporation, a leading mobile FinTech company offering wealth management, consumer credit, and payment services. Under his leadership, 99Bill achieved remarkable success, reaching USD 600 million in revenue and 100 million user accounts by 2016 before its acquisition. Prior to that, Oliver was an angel investor and Senior Vice President at NetEase, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTES).

Oliver graduated from Shanghai JiaoTong University with a Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. After which, he attended the University of Arizona, where he obtained a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and dropped out of the PhD candidacy in Systems Engineering. Oliver served as the member of Board of Trustees at Harvey Mudde College, and currently, he is a member of Chancellor's Asia Council at the University of California, Berkeley.

With more than 30 years of working at ABB specialising in Electrification and Automation solutions, Chunyuan Gu started his career as a researcher at ABB Corporate Research in Sweden and has held various senior technology and business positions within the organization.

His last assignment with ABB was as a Member of the Group Executive Committee, the Region President of the Asia, Middle East and Africa, and the President of ABB China. He was responsible for a sales revenue of over USD 14B during his tenure. His career journey in ABB has enabled him to gain extensive market knowledge, build a strong global network, and obtain deep insight into technology developments and trends in automation and digitalisation.

Mr. Gu currently serves as an Independent Non-executive board of director at CLP Ltd and NXP Semiconductors N.V.. He is also a Senior Advisor at Blackstone Inc. and the Chairman of Board for ABB China. Mr. Gu holds a PhD degree of Engineering from School of Aeronautics at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden. He is a Swedish citizen and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science (IVA).