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Our Management

Liu Chee Ming
Group Managing Director

  • Founder of Platinum Group in 1996.
  • More than 40 years of experience within Asian financial services sector including stock broking, corporate finance and portfolio management.
  • Independent Non-Executive Director of Constellar Holdings Pte. Ltd. (a Singapore company); DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (a leading financial services group in Asia); MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282); and STT Communications Limited (a Singapore company).
  • In addition, he is an Independent Non-Executive Director of OUE Hospitality REIT Management Pte. Ltd. and OUE Hospitality Trust Management Pte. Ltd., which are the REIT Manager and Trustee-Manager respectively of OUE Hospitality Trust (a company listed in Singapore).
  • On Takeovers Appeal Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong (May 1995 to March 2020); and Deputy Chairman of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel (April 2008 to March 2020).
  • He is also Council Member of the Corporate Advisory Council of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute.
  • Member of the Listing Review Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited from July 2019.
  • Chairman to the Board of Governors of Singapore International School (Hong Kong) from January 2020.

Ian Ramsay
Director, Platinum Group

  • Joined Platinum in 2006.
  • Over 25 years of Corporate Finance experience in Europe and Asia.
  • Head of UK Corporate Finance at Societe Generale, London and member of SG Group Global Corporate Finance Executive Committee 1996-2002.
  • Head of International Corporate Finance and member of holding company board of Jardine Fleming, Hong Kong 1993-1995.
  • Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Robert Thomas
Director, Asset Management

  • Chairman of the Access Group since 1997.
  • Over 30 years investment experience in Asia.
  • Qualified as a chartered accountant before joining Robert Fleming & Co in London in 1967.
  • He transferred to the newly established joint venture, Jardine Fleming in Hong Kong in 1974 and headed up their office in Tokyo from 1976 to 1978.
  • He returned to Hong Kong and from that point on was principally engaged in building up the fund management business, of which he was Managing Director until 1996, to assets under management of some US$24 billion.
  • Director of Robert Fleming, London from 1986 to 1996.

Piers Higson Smith
Director, Corporate Finance

  • Over 30 years of experience in equity capital markets in Asia Pacific.
  • Active in underwriting and advising on IPOs, placements and CBs in Asia since 1992.
  • Joint head of ABN AMRO Rothschild for Asia from 2001 to 2007.
  • Head of Equity Capital Markets, W.I. Carr from 1997 to 1998.
  • Senior banker covering Korea, Taiwan and Thailand for SG Warburg and SBC Warburg from 1992 to 1997.

Loretta Lau
Director, Corporate Finance

  • Over 20 years of experience in Corporate Finance globally.
  • Previous partner at global top tier law firms, Head of Corporate Finance, Managing Partner etc.
  • Her experience spans over the South East Asia region, UK, US, Australia and internationally.

Rupi Gill
Director, Securities Broking

  • Joined Platinum in 2004
  • Over 15 years of broking experience with Platinum.
  • Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration

Daryl Liu
Director, Asset Management

  • Joined Access in 2011.
  • Over 8 years of experience in investment management with Platinum.
  • Previously worked in a subsidiary of the People’s Bank of China in Singapore.
  • Bachelor of Business Management from Singapore Management University.

Kristy Tan
Managing Director, Platinum Singapore

  • Joined Platinum in 2017
  • Over 10 years of project developments experience in hospitality industry in Indonesia

Contact Us

Office

Address 21/F, LHT Tower, 31 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong
Tel. (852) 2841-7000
Fax. (852) 2522-1713
Email enquiry@platina.net

We are looking forward to hearing from you.