Team List

Former Global Head of Innovation and Strategic Investment at HSBC. Frank has had a long and distinguished career as a technologist and entrepreneur. Prior to joining the bank, Frank was CEO of the Applied Science and Tech Research Institute (ASTRI) in Hong Kong, and set out the FinTech strategy for Hong Kong Government. Frank has started, scaled, and exited his own companies, mentored many others, and held senior roles in IBM Research, TDK, and HiSense.

Andy is former CEO of Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL), a business which his family exited in 2018. He has extensive operating experience in international transportation, and has been an important figure in the trade and logistics sectors for many years. In addition to his involvement in QBN, Andy also serves on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Cathay Pacific Airways, and Orient Overseas International Limited in Hong Kong.

Philea leads our investments in UK and Europe, while also participates in our activities in Asia.

Former Tech Policy Advisor in the UK Government. Philea is very familiar with the tech ecosystem and investment landscape in UK and Europe, as well as policies relating to Open Banking, Data Protection, and Digital Economy. Philea is well connected in the tech sector, including with universities, VCs, and public sector bodies, and is uniquely positioned to bridge between East and West.

Violet was trained as a professional accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She also has experience in e-commerce and fintech.

Since the start of his career, Piers' activities have centred on corporate finance, governance, and advisory. After a successful career in banking, in 1987 he became an independent consultant and started servicing a range of leading international financial institutions. Piers deals with clients who are based across the globe, with active and past projects spanning five continents. As a result, he has diverse and extensive experience with both private and publicly traded companies; having focused on family controlled businesses in particular. His engagements typically centre on providing strategic advice to help clients grow their businesses. The longer term nature of his engagements means he ultimately ends up helping his clients through Merger/Acquisition and the pursuit of other market liquidity strategies. He also represents a range of ultrahigh net worth families and assists them in managing/developing their directly owned businesses. On behalf of clients, he chairs philanthropic foundations. Additionally he acts as a mentor to a range of young entrepreneurs and is an investor in their businesses.

With over 30 years of experience in finance IT industry, Raymond worked in various IT functions in HSBC Hong Kong and North America. Prior to his retirement from the bank, Raymond was the Chief Operating Officer for HSBC Asia Pacific, and is currently still a Council Member of HSBC Vietnam. Raymond is an active participant in numerous technology advisory committees for government and universities. He served as the Director of Hong Kong Science and Technology Park in 2013 – 2018. He is the Chairman of Chinese University Engineering FinTech Applied Research Academy Advisory Committee, and Council Member of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Group.

Raymond is serving as non-executive director and advising a number of FinTech startups for QBN.