Roland W. Kohl. Mr. Kohl was the founder of the Company and has been its Chief
Executive Officer since its inception in 1990. He has been a Director of the
Company since March 1, 1995. He has overall responsibility for the day-to-day
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries. Prior to forming the Company,
Mr. Kohl was the Managing Director of Dialbright Company Limited, a camera manufacturer
located in China. Mr. Kohl received a degree in mechanical engineering and has
over twenty year’s experience in managing factories and manufacturing
operations in China. Mr. Kohl is a German national and resides in Hong Kong.
Holger Will. Mr. Will has been employed with the Company since 1996 and was
appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer effective May 1, 2010.
Mr. Will started with the Company as a Production consultant to one of the Company’s
subsidiaries and eventually became the Production Manager of that subsidiary.
In 2000, Mr. Will became the General Manager of Kayser Technik Ltd., the Company’s
marketing arm to German customers. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Will now
is involved in all of the Company’s operations.
Alan Chan. Mr. Chan was appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary in September 2010. From June 2009 until he joined the Company,
Mr. Chan served as chief financial officer for a joint venture in China with
Laureate Education Group. He previously served as vice president and chief financial
officer for DeCoro, an Italian sofa manufacturer with two facilities in Shenzhen,
and as financial controller for San Miguel Shunde Brewery Co. Ltd., a foreign
joint venture engaged in the manufacturing and sale of beer products for China
and overseas markets. He also served as financial controller for Hua Yang Printing
Holdings Co. Ltd., a manufacturer of children’s paper products. Mr. Chan
began his professional career as an accountant with Nelson Wheeler, an Australian
CPA firm, and subsequently with PricewaterhouseCoopers — formerly Coopers
and Lybrand. Mr. Chan earned a Master of Arts degree in accounting from Curtin
University in Australia and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of
Lancaster in the United Kingdom.
Tiko Aharonov. Mr. Aharonov has been a Director of the Company since its inception
in 1990 and was a General Manager of the Company’s camera operations from
1998 to 2004. Until the closing of the Company’s Bulgarian facility in
2004, Mr. Aharonov acted as the General Manager of the Bulgarian operations.
He was a bank manager for a leading Israeli commercial and retail bank from
1969 to 1989 and has operated his own real estate and investment company for
high net worth individuals desiring to invest in real estate in Israel. Mr.
Aharonov also represents investors in real estate in Bulgaria.
Uri Bernhard Oppenheimer. Mr. Oppenheimer was elected to the Board of Directors
in July 2005. Mr. Oppenheimer is founder, managing director and the majority
owner of U.B. Oppenheimer GmbH in Germany and MIG Germany GmbH in Germany.
Shlomo Tamir. Mr. Tamir was elected to the Board of Directors in July 2005.
Mr. Tamir worked with Taman/Israel Aircraft Industry from 1969 until his retirement
in 2013. While at Taman/Israel Aircraft Industry, he held various positions,
including Director of Product Assurance, Program Manager, and Group of Programs
Manager.
Kevin Yang Kuang Yu. Mr. Yang was elected to the Board of Directors in July
2005. From 2004 until his retirement in 2013, Mr. Yang was the China-USA Director
of Holt Asia LLC (now owned by Chesta Co., Inc.) in the U.S. Prior thereto,
from 2000 to May 2003, Mr. Yang set up and managed a factory in Shanghai for
CHT Co., Limited ( now owned by Chesta Co., Inc.) and controlled and managed
other manufacturing facilities in China. Mr. Yang has also been involved with
the trading companies that were engaged in exporting products to the US.
Irene Wong Ping Yim. Ms. Wong was elected to the Board of Directors in July
2005. For over ten years, Ms Wong was the Chief Accountant of CNIM Hong Kong
Ltd. From 1994 to 2001, she was the Accounting Manager of Highway Holdings.
Ms Wong graduated from Deakin University with a master degree in Business Administration.
She is currently a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant
and a member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Brian Geary. Mr. Geary was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2005.
Mr. Geary has since 2002 been a director of LMI Aerospace, a public company
that manufactures components, assemblies, and kits for the aerospace, defense,
and technology industries. From 1978 until 2002, Mr. Geary was the President
and owner Versaform Corp. and Versaform Canada, two companies that were sold
to LMI Aerospace in 2002.
George Leung Wing Chan. Mr. Leung was appointed to the Board of Directors in
December 2005. Since 2004, Mr. Leung has been a management consultant. Prior
thereto, from 1995 to 2004, he was the Managing Director/Vice President of Lucky
Metal & Plastic Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Highway Holdings Limited currently has 99 employees.
