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Leadership

Dr. Lau Kwok Kuen, Peter - Chairman and Chief Executive

Dr. Lau holds a bachelor of commerce degree from University of Alberta, Canada with partial credits in political philosophy transferred from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada; Master of business administration from University of Calgary, Canada; doctoral degree in business administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and Master of Buddhist Studies from University of Hong Kong. Professionally, Dr. Lau is a qualified Canadian Chartered Accountant and Canadian Management Accountant.

Before joining Giordano in Hong Kong in 1987, Dr. Lau had stayed in Canada for 17 years gaining experience in the government sector as an auditor and in the private sector in various accounting and business capacities.

Dr. Lau’s present community services include ex-officio member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Business and chair of the Departmental Advisory Committee of the Department of Management and Marketing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; adjunct professorship in marketing at the City University of Hong Kong; and investment promotion ambassador of Invest HK of the government of Hong Kong, SAR.


Ishwar Chugani - Managing Director, Giordano Middle East (FZE)

Ishwar Chugani is the Managing Director of Giordano Middle East (FZE) and is also an Executive Director of Giordano International, Hong Kong. As Managing Director of Giordano Middle East, he heads the group’s business in the Middle East, India, Africa, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Giordano Middle East (FZE) is a 100 % subsidiary of Giordano International Hong Kong and provides strategic support, logistics, and management to Giordano’s franchise partners across the region.

Chugani began his career in 1979 when he set up Sindbad’s Wonderland, the Middle East first Indoor Family Entertainment Centre at the Al Ghurair Centre, Dubai. In 1993, he successfully entered into a joint venture with Giordano International and has successfully expanded the business from its original base in the UAE to numerous markets around the region.

Apart from his responsibilities at Giordano, Chugani is also a founding member and Advisor of the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres. With his distinct management and leadership, he received a Special Recognition award in the 2013 Arabian Business Indian CEO Awards in Dubai and was named as one of the Top 20 Indian CEOs in the UAE by Forbes magazine in June 2013. Chugani studied business management at De La Salle University in the Philippines, where he graduated with honours.