Ken Wong
Managing Director at Formex Financial Press- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Formex Financial Press
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Hong Kong
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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Jun 2018 - Present
Hong Kong Key Responsibilities: • Managed 3 directors and 40 indirect reports and related personnel matters, appraisal, performance and salary review • Led the business direction, growth strategies and development of the company • Conducted sales, business and partnership development with clients, business partners and vendors • Managed the on-going development of IT infrastructure and internal operation systems. Key Achievements: • Led the founding team and grew the company from… Show more Key Responsibilities: • Managed 3 directors and 40 indirect reports and related personnel matters, appraisal, performance and salary review • Led the business direction, growth strategies and development of the company • Conducted sales, business and partnership development with clients, business partners and vendors • Managed the on-going development of IT infrastructure and internal operation systems. Key Achievements: • Led the founding team and grew the company from scratch to serving 80 listed companies a year • Built and improved the policies and workflows across functions for the 40 people business • Led and managed the development of a mini-ERP for use across the company Show less
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Operations Manager / Operations Coordinator / International Management Trainee
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Jan 2015 - Apr 2018
Hong Kong Key Responsibilities: • Managed 5 direct reports and 30 indirect reports and related personnel matters, roster, leave, overtime arrangement, appraisal and salary review • Performed traffic control for task inflow and facilitated resolution of operational issues • Liaised with other departments on cross-functional practice and issues • Observed, analyzed and improved operational processes and efficiency Key Achievements: • Led a 4 member project team and a 20 member… Show more Key Responsibilities: • Managed 5 direct reports and 30 indirect reports and related personnel matters, roster, leave, overtime arrangement, appraisal and salary review • Performed traffic control for task inflow and facilitated resolution of operational issues • Liaised with other departments on cross-functional practice and issues • Observed, analyzed and improved operational processes and efficiency Key Achievements: • Led a 4 member project team and a 20 member cross-functional committee to build a new production control system • Led a cross-functional peak planning to set up peak communication channels and escalation procedures, conducted workload and resource allocation, confirmed staff arrangements • Led a workflow improvement exercise, identified and addressed 20 areas of inefficiency • Led an advisory committee to collect ideas and feedback from staff from different levels Show less
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Sales and Marketing Manager (Part-time)
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Oct 2014 - Sep 2015
Hong Kong Key Responsibilities: • Managed and updated client contact database • Conducted cold calls, set up client meetings and conducted sales presentation • Provided service feedback and adjusted service pricing through market understanding • Managed client relationship and monitored service delivery Key Achievements: • Created new service offerings and packages to explore market potential • Made 5 initial deals of the company and achieved breakeven of monthly expenses for the… Show more Key Responsibilities: • Managed and updated client contact database • Conducted cold calls, set up client meetings and conducted sales presentation • Provided service feedback and adjusted service pricing through market understanding • Managed client relationship and monitored service delivery Key Achievements: • Created new service offerings and packages to explore market potential • Made 5 initial deals of the company and achieved breakeven of monthly expenses for the company • Recruited, trained and led 2 salespersons to develop new business Show less
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AIESEC Hong Kong Limited
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Hong Kong
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Non-profit Organization Management
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100 - 200 Employee
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Country Manager
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May 2013 - Jul 2014
Hong Kong Key Responsibilities: • Held full strategic planning and P&L management responsibility for its operation • Managed 13 direct and 700 indirect reports, reported to the Asia Pacific Coordinator and quarterly to an external Supervisory Board of 8 senior professionals • Represented Hong Kong office and provided input in various international and regional leadership and strategy meetings held in Serbia, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia Key Achievements: • Delivered over 50% average… Show more Key Responsibilities: • Held full strategic planning and P&L management responsibility for its operation • Managed 13 direct and 700 indirect reports, reported to the Asia Pacific Coordinator and quarterly to an external Supervisory Board of 8 senior professionals • Represented Hong Kong office and provided input in various international and regional leadership and strategy meetings held in Serbia, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia Key Achievements: • Delivered over 50% average growth in sales of 3 key products through introducing national strategic planning framework and optimizing operation process • Delivered key external event Youth to Sustainability Summit 2014 with over 100% increase in delegate and sponsorship size, with virtual promotions reaching 300% more target audience • Established 30 new partnerships with local companies, NGOs, government bodies and MNCs • Established 10 partnerships with other countries’ offices, increasing sales of a major product by 53% • Redesigned national office structure and improved talent management measures, enhanced national office capacity by 47% and local office talent efficiency by 25% • Restructured internal finance model and corporate sales policy, increasing head office budget for branch empowerment and facilitating collaborative sales environment among 7 local offices • Redefined local office standard and national expansion model, improving long-term development of the organisation Show less
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Director of Talent Management
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Jul 2012 - Jun 2013
Qatar Key Responsibilities: • Led the national operation of Official Extension to Qatar with an executive team of 7 from 5 countries • Managed recruitment, performance management, training and development process for a workforce of 60 from 17 nationalities Key Achievements: • Formed partnership with university to increase exposure of AIESEC Talent Programme, growing membership size by 50% • Built national talent marketing and recruitment strategy with revamped processes •… Show more Key Responsibilities: • Led the national operation of Official Extension to Qatar with an executive team of 7 from 5 countries • Managed recruitment, performance management, training and development process for a workforce of 60 from 17 nationalities Key Achievements: • Formed partnership with university to increase exposure of AIESEC Talent Programme, growing membership size by 50% • Built national talent marketing and recruitment strategy with revamped processes • Established and coached new leadership teams of 2 local offices through comprehensive leadership development programme Show less
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Division Manager / Team Leader of External Relations / Programme Officer
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Oct 2009 - Jun 2012
Hong Kong • Developed a local strategic planning process using Balanced Scorecard, over 80% plan fulfillment in key strategic priorities • Initiated summer sales taskforce to grow entity quarter sales ranking from 344th to 23rd globally • Led a sales team of 12 and adopted more effective sales approach, improving sales by 38% • Managed and delivered service contracted to 5 key partners
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Programme Officer (Volunteer)
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Dec 2009 - Jan 2010
Romania Key Responsibilities: • Prepared and conducted trainings and educations on environmental topics • Represented the NGO in various occasions for brand promotion of the NGO Key Achievements: • Planned and conducted 20 trainings on environmental and cultural topics for primary school, high school, master students and public • Achieved high level of participant satisfaction, which prompted extra training requested and organized
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Education
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing and Management