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Shangri-La Asia Names Kuok Hui Kwong as CEO to Unite Leadership Roles

The appointment is designed to streamline strategic execution by combining the chair and chief executive roles under the founder’s daughter.

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Overview

  • Kuok Hui Kwong will assume the chief executive role on August 1 while continuing as chair, a position she has held since January 2017.
  • Under her existing contract, she is entitled to a monthly base salary of HK$576,000 plus a discretionary bonus and pension benefits.
  • She holds a direct and indirect interest in 95.57 million Shangri-La Asia shares, representing about 2.7 percent of the company.
  • The dual-listed hotel group operates over 100 properties under four brands and posted US$2.19 billion in 2024 revenue amid a 12.3 percent net profit decline.
  • The move formalizes a generational succession in the Robert Kuok family and fills the CEO vacancy left by Lim Beng Chee’s retirement at the end of 2022.