CURRICULUM VITAE

He as over 30 years experience in international trade, accumulating a wealth of knowledge in settling international trade disputes on letters of credit, international trade frauds, transport and cargo insurance related to UCP 500 operation. He constantly tracks the new techniques in prevention of international commercial frauds, risk management and ISO9000, keeping abreast with new development in letter of credit, transport, cargo insurance, mediation and arbitration. Before establishing the first such comprehensive consulting services in Hong Kong and Canada, he was a director and general manager in a division of Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong and the Group's advisor and trainer on letters of credit during the period of 1982 -1992.

He is a DOCDEX Letter of Credit Expert appointed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Headquarters in Paris since 1997 to adjudicate letter of credit disputes submitted to ICC International Centre for Expertise, Paris. He was invited by ICC to comment on the drafts of banking and trading rules, such as the UCP 500 Position Papers, URC 522, URR 525, DOCDEX, ISP 98, eUCP, Transferable Credits & UCP 500, Discrepant Documents, Waiver and Notice, International Standard Banking Practice (ISBP 645) and ICC Banking Commission Official Opinions. He is actively involved in ICC Commercial Crime Bureau and is a representative of Canada in ICC Electronic Commerce Project (ECP), the ICC International Commercial Practice (Incoterms 2000) and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the ICC Publication "Documentary Credits Insight" (1994 -1999) and an Editor of "L/C Monitor" in Canada.  He is a member of the Canadian Working Party on the ICC Commission on Banking Technique and Practice administered by the Canadian Bankers Association. Being an Accredited Arbitrator nominated by the International Center for Letters of Credit Arbitration, Inc. USA, he is also an Accredited Expert of the Academy of Experts, Gray’s Inn, London, a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, England, a Member of the United Nations International Multimodal Transportation Association, Geneva and a Member of the Institute of Training and Development, England.

He was a columnist in the Lloyd's of London Press "Maritime Asia/Intermodal Asia" magazine during the period of June 1993 to March 1995. He has been contributing since August 1993, a Friday column in the "Hong Kong Economic Journal". He is a co-author with Eric Ellen in ICC Publication No. 548 "Special Report on China Trade - The Risk Factor". He chairs public seminars in China, Hong Kong, other ASEAN and Middle East Countries and is a panellist in North America, providing in-house training and consultancy services to Fortune 500 corporations and banks globally. His professional workshops are known for the 4 "i's" - interesting, insightful, inspiring and interactive. He also provides expert witness services to international legal firms in letter of credit litigations.