William Fung
Born (1949-02-21) 21 February 1949
Hong Kong
NationalityChinese/American
EducationPrinceton University
Harvard Business School
Occupationbusinessman
SpouseSylvia Chou Siu Mei
Children3
ParentFung Hon-chu
RelativesVictor Fung (brother)

William Fung Kwok Lun OBE JP (Chinese: 馮國綸) (born 21 February 1949) is a Hong Kong billionaire businessman who is the group managing director of Li & Fung Group, one of the largest trading companies in Hong Kong.

Early life

Fung was born in 1949 in Hong Kong. He attended Princeton University in its class of 1970, majoring in electrical engineering. He subsequently earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1972.[1][2]

Fung is one of two sons of Fung Hon-chu, former head of Li & Fung, and grandson of Fung Pak Liu, founder of the family firm.[1] He is the younger brother of Victor Fung Kwok King, the chairman of the group.[1]

Career

Fung joined the family firm, and helped it expand to Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and China.[1]

Fung is a non-executive director of HSBC Holdings, CLP Holdings Limited, VTech Holdings Limited, Shui On Land Limited and Singapore Airlines.[3]

Fung served as the international chair of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council from 1999 to 2001.

Philanthropy

Fund endowed the "Fung Scholarship" at his alma mater, Princeton University. In 2009, he was appointed to the university's board of trustees.[4]

Personal

Fung is married with three children and, like his brother Victor, holds American citizenship.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Broughton, Philip Delves (2010). What They Teach You At Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism. London, U.K.: Viking. p. 153. ISBN 9780141046488. OCLC 559782256.
  2. ↑ "William K.L. Fung - Alumni - Harvard Business School". www.alumni.hbs.edu. October 1997. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Home - Fung Group".
  4. ↑ Fairsmith, Christine, "Princeton names William Fung '70 to Board of Trustees", university news page, 31 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Victor Fung & family". Forbes. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
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