Summary | Experience | Qualification | Activities | Other Data
 
Jackson Yeung MPA FAIA FCPA MHKSI MCMI FHKIoD FRFP
(Founder and CEO of CFO Solutions Ltd., Hong Kong SAR, PR China)
Direct Telephone: (852) 2273 5778, (852) 6102 0244, (86) 1382 5682 011
eMail: jy@cfohk.com
Skype internet phone: jacksonyeung
Summary
A seasoned chief executive and chief financial officer with over 25 years experience in multinational companies included the Asia's largest oil company. In possession of solid experience in merger & acquisition, corporate finance, international trade finance, structured finance; and innovative in exploring alternative financing methods and sources to meet major capital requirements at favorable rates and terms. Demonstrated capabilities in business development, international trade & operation, risk management, corporate reorganization, business acquisition & strategic planning. He has serviced in the past as: the President, Head Executive, Group CFO, Vice President-Finance & Administration, Group Corporate Secretary, Directors of various companies in CFO Solutions Ltd. (finance & strategic management practitioner to business owners & investors), Jovo Arco Energy Co. Ltd. (Joint Venture company with BP Oil in China in LPG terminal operation & wholesale distribution), Perta Oil Marketing Limited & Group (a fully owned marketing arm of PERTAMINA, Indonesian National Oil Co.); Mittaheap-Perta Petroleum Ltd. Cambodia (terminal & distribution operation for petroleum products), Perta Navigation Corporation (oil tankers chartering & operation), Zambesi Investments Ltd.(direct investments & venture capitalist), and were in key financial management positions in IMS Pacific Limited (Market research, publishing & life science laboratory; previously listed in Chicago Board and later merged with Dun & Bradstreet); Vianini S.p.A. - High Island Water Scheme Reservoir (Civil Engineer & Main Constructor). And Independent Non-executive Directors of listed company.
 
Experience & Major Accomplishments
International Trade and Finance
  • Developed effective financial strategies in support of yearly business turnover of US$1.7 billion.
  • Pioneer in designing & promoting the use of standby letter of credit in the early 80s for oil trading in Asia-Pacific Region (The format & practice are now commonly used in Asia and was illustrated in ICC’s UCP 500 version).
  • Structured and negotiated with 12 first class international banks and successfully concluded total revolving bank credit facilities of US$350 million for financing oil trading at very competitive financing costs.
  • Structured & completed the first Asia's syndication trade finance in mid 80s for a shipment of value US$48 million of VLCC oil shipment from Ras Tanura to Indonesia during the First Arabian Gulf War time.
  • During the Asian Financial Crises in 1997-1999, negotiated and successfully arranged sizeable bank lines of over US$280 million for extended credit term of 120 days for financing importation to Indonesia.
  • Negotiated credit insurance & securitization for trade finance.
Business Operations and Developments
  • Designed & set up the entire operation & finance systems for various companies included trading operation.
  • Business development in P.R. China and successfully open up the new market for business.
  • Design new company finance & operation policy manuals.
  • Tax planning and appeals for tax saving of multi million US dollars.
  • In charge of an arbitration/court case in London & recovered several million HK dollars from a shipping claim (the case is now recorded & used as a case study in law school text books).
  • Many times accompanied the Ministers of Mining & Energy of Indonesia for official visits to P.R. China and Taiwan.
  • Negotiated and concluded sales of a six months term contract for supplies of 1.5 million barrels of oil to PR China (the 1st oil deal officially between two State-owned companies). One year later negotiated and concluded further term sales contract of 2.4 million barrels of Indonesian oil to PR China.
  • During 1985-1987, member of the Joint Co-ordinate Committee Meetings for Supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Bontang, Indonesia to Yung An, Taiwan.
  • In 1984, in charge of the steering committee for computerization project, included an “on-line” trading platform system.
  • Set up overseas subsidiary company in Singapore and apply for tax incentive status.
  • In charge of investment company within the group and screening investment projects and reviewing business plans.
Capital Reorganisation and Acquisition
  • Structured & implemented capital reorganization projects for the company (included reorganization of capital structure to lower capital gearing structure).
  • Negotiation for buying & selling companies for Merger & acquisition.
  • Set up overseas subsidiary company in Singapore and applied for tax incentive status.
  • Set up offshore companies in various taxes heaven countries.
  • Steering a project for joint venture investment in a HK restricted licensed bank.
  • Negotiated and implemented a take-over investment in an oil company in Indochina.
  • In charge of development of non-oil business and investment vehicles for the Group.
  • Implemented cost reduction scheme for companies during the Asian Crisis period.
  • In charge of various merger & acquisition projects.
Listed company directorship
  • Independent Non-executive Director of USI Holdings Limited (Hong Kong SEC Listing No. 369)
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee of USI Holdings Limited (Hong Kong SEC Listing No. 369)
 
Professional Qualification & Academic Education
Professional Qualification:
  • FAIA - Fellow Member of the Association of International Accountants, U.K.
  • FCPA - Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
  • MHKSI - Member of the Hong Kong Security Institutes.
  • MCMI - Member of the Chartered Management Institutes, U.K.
  • FHKIoD - Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institutes of Directors.
  • FRFP - Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Registered Financial Planners.
 
Postgraduate & Master degree education:
  • MPA - Master of Professional Accounting (Hong Kong Polytechnic University).
  • Postgraduate Diploma of Business Administration (MBA Program of Henley Management College/Brunel University, U.K.).
 
Community & Social Activities
  • 2002/present, Advisory Committees on Accountancy, The Faculty of Accounting & Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • 2000, 2001 and 2002, Chairman of The Association of International Accountants, Hong Kong Branch.
  • 2001/present, Audit Committee of Fu Hong Society, Hong Kong.
  • 2003/present, Member of the Editorial Board, HK Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
  • 1994 & 1999, Vice Chairman of The Association of International Accountants, Hong Kong Branch.
  • 1991 /1999, 2003/present, Chairperson of the Continued Professional Education Sub-committee of The Association of International Accountants, Hong Kong Branch.
  • 1989/90, Chairman of the Management & Methods Club (The Hong Kong Management Association), previously known as the Organization & Methods Club.
  • 1989/90, Executive Committee Member of the Office Management Committee (The Hong Kong Management Association).
 
Other Data
Languages: Speak, read & write fluent English & Chinese (Putonghua, Shanghai-hua & Cantonese).
 
Public Speeches & Publications:
  • Panel Speaker on the section of “Effective Use of Arbitration in the Banking and Finance Sector“ in the ADR in Asia Conference: Is Arbitration an effective medium in resolving International Disputes, organized by HK International Arbitration Centre & HK Corporate Counsel Association on September 15, 2004.
  • Speaker at a private forum at PRC Ministry of Commerce, Beijing on August 19, 2004 on topic of “Clusters of Enterprises”.
  • Guest Speaker of The HK Institute of Vocational Education (Morrison Hill), on March 2, 2002 Open Day Symposium: Virtual Enterprise Employability Skills and Life-wide Learning.
  • Organizer and Panel Chairman of the Seminar - "Business Financing-A Continuing Challenge" held on March 3, 2001 at the HK Convention & Exhibition Center, jointly organized by 7 professional accounting associations, i.e. AIA, CGA, CIMA, CMA, CPA Australia, ICAA & SCAA; and co-organized by HK Venture Capital Association.
  • Organizing Committee for the Seminar - "eBusiness - What is in it for accounting professions" held in February 2000 at the HK Convention & Exhibition Center, jointly organized by 4 professional accounting associations, i.e. AIA, CGA, CIMA & CMA.
  • Article: "Management Incentives to Earnings Management - A glimpse into the industry's concern on the evidence of earnings management" - published twice in (1) Financial Post, September 2000, p17; and (2) The International Accountants (Journal of AIA), October 2000 Issue 10, pp 28-29.
  • Article: "Indonesian Oil Reserve - Number One in South Asia" - Wen Wei Po newspaper, August 17, 1991.
  • Host Chairman of the Inauguration Ceremony held at Hong Kong Club in 1990 for change of the name of "O&M Club" to "Management & Methods Club".
  • Article: "You can’t do without O&M" - Hong Kong Management Association Newsletter June 1989.