Dr Haywood Cheung named CityU Distinguished Alumni

Dr Haywood Cheung, a renowned leader in the financial services sector, has been honoured with the 5th CityU Distinguished Alumni Award.

Dr Chung Shui-ming, Pro-Chancellor of CityU and Chairman of the Panel of Judges of the 5th Distinguished Alumni Award; Mr Lester Garson Huang, Chairman of the CityU Council; and Prof Way Kuo, CityU President, presented the award to Dr Cheung at the ceremony held on 22nd March.

Dr Haywood Cheung, Chairman and Executive Director of Target Insurance (Holdings) Limited, has over 30 years’ experiences in the financial industry, including metals trading, securities and futures brokerage and forex dealing. He is Permanent Honorary President of the Chinese Gold & Silver Exchange Society. After graduating from CityU with an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) in 2012 and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in 2014, he has been participating in alumni activities enthusiastically over the past few years to boost alumni support for the University. To appreciate Dr Cheung’s contributions to CityU’s development, the University conferred the title of Honorary Fellow on him in 2016.

Dr Cheung is a member of the Alumni Advancement Committee under the CityU Foundation, and he has made generous donations to propel campus development. Being the Honorary Chairman of the EMBA Association Charity Trust, Dr Cheung takes the lead to solicit donations for promoting the EMBA programme and funding students through scholarships. In appreciation of his longstanding support, Lecture Theatre 13 was named after him as “Jennifer and Haywood Cheung Lecture Theatre”.

The College of Business thanks Dr Cheung for his significant contributions to both College and University.