Laura Cha — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Former Chair of Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Non-executive Deputy Chair of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Served as a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong from 2004 to 2022
Vice-Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) from 2001 to 2004, holding vice-ministerial rank
Earned a Juris Doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law
Non-Executive Director of Unilever since May 2013

Biography

Laura Cha Shih May-lung is a prominent Hong Kong businesswoman and politician. Born in Shanghai in 1949, she moved to British Hong Kong at age two. She pursued her higher education in the United States, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Juris Doctor degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law.