Kelvin Wu King Shiu
| Kelvin Wu King Shiu | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kelvin Wu King Shiu October 8, 1969 Hong Kong |
| 🏡 Residence | Hong Kong |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Chinese |
| 🏫 Education | Osaka University |
| 💼 Occupation | Investor and businessman |
| Known for | Cofounder, charimain of AID Partners |
| 🌐 Website | http://aidpartners.com/ |
| Twitter= | |
Kelvin Wu King Shiu (born September 8, 1969) is a Hong Kong financier and business person.[1][2] He is the executive chairman and cofounder of AID Partners and AIDGenomics which is the parent company of GeneSort.[3][4][5] He also seed-funded Dave.com (personal finance app) with Mark Cuban.[6][7]
Early life and education[edit]
Kelvin has completed his bachelor's degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in business administration and finished his post-graduate diploma from Osaka University, Japan.[8][9]
Achievements[edit]
From 2009 to 2011, Kelvin was the CEO of Legendary East Ltd and Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment Ltd.[10][11] Over the years, Kelvin has served and advised on the board of multiple companies, including Shunwei Capital Partners (China), Brave Entertainment (S. Korea) and Kabushiki Kaisha Hyakusen (Japan).[12][13] In 2013 Kelvin acquired the Hong Kong and Singapore outlets of the bankrupt music retail chain HMV.[14][15] Within AID Group, Kelvin is also the chief investment Officer of AID Partners Technology Holding Ltd, Principal Partner of AID's private equity fund and non-executive director of HMV Digital China Group Ltd.[16][17][18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ice Cube Partners with Hong Kong Investor Kelvin Wu". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "Ice cube hong kong investor Kelvin Wu". Variety. September 13, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Legendary Forges Partnership With Hong Kong Financier". TheWrap. 2019-09-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "AID Partners buys Israel's GeneSort for $23m". en.globes.co.il (in עברית). May 9, 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ↑ "Legendary secures $220 mln for China movie venture". Reuters. 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ Fuscaldo, Donna. "Personal Finance App Dave Launches Mobile Banking; Raises $110 Million in Debt". Forbes. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ↑ "Dave Investors list". Crunch Base. September 13, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kelvin Wu Linkedin Profile". September 13, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Changing the World, One Firm at a Time—Kelvin Wu creates impact via private equity". 香港中文大學 The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "Chinese Film Studios | China Hollywood Society". www.chinahollywood.org. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "BRIEF-AID Life Science Says Wu King Shiu, Kelvin Resigned As CEO". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "Orange sky golden harvest celebrates anniversary with expansion plans". Variety. September 13, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "OSGH open four mutiplexes in chinese speaking territories". September 13, 2019. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Hong Kong HMV store faces the music over unpaid rent". South China Morning Post. November 15, 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ↑ Tone, Sixth (2019-09-16). "Why the Curtain Is Falling on Chinese Investment in Hollywood". Sixth Tone. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Shackleton2011-08-25T12:44:00+01:00, Liz. "China's international ambitions". Screen. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ↑ "Shoppers turned away as HMV winds up 25-year-old Hong Kong retail chain". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ↑ "'HMV is getting an upgrade in Hong Kong': Buyer explains how he turned around failing business in two years and why vinyl is back". South China Morning Post. December 2, 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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