Leadership team

Richard is responsible for Computershare’s issuer services in Asia, looking after over 1,100 global clients listed in Hong Kong who represent over 80% of total market cap. With over nearly three decades of experience in service delivery excellence, Richard is focused on providing a full range of innovative solutions for the ever-evolving challenges faced by issuers today.

As the current Chairman of the Federation of Share Registrars (FSR), Richard is a strong advocate of the interests of issuers, shareholders, and the industry. He is actively involved in industry-shaping initiatives such as jointly leading the Uncertificated Securities Market (USM) workgroup with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX).

Prior to joining Computershare, Richard held leadership positions in securities services, asset management and management consulting industries across multiple countries, including the United States and Hong Kong.

With 15+ years’ experience in the employee share plans industry gained through working experience in the United States, Australia and Hong Kong /China, Seth possesses a deep understanding of global employee compensation trends and the local regulatory challenges involved in effectively administering share awards plans. Seth is responsible for establishing a business and growing a local employee equity plan management team in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai that now includes a client base of over 160+coporate clients.

With over 25 years of experience in professional services, Michelle Ho is a Fellow Member (FCG) of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute and The Chartered Governance Institute, as well as a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors and The Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association. Michelle is the head of Computershare Entity Solutions, where she focuses on IPO governance advisory and managed service offerings. This includes providing company secretarial services for both listed and non-listed companies in Hong Kong, entity solutions for companies in the APAC region, and global entity compliance outsourcing for organizations headquartered in various regions.

Anthea Chan was appointed Chief Financial Officer – Asia in July 2011 and has responsibility for all of Computershare’s Finance functions in Asia. Before taking this role, she was the Financial Controller in Hong Kong. Prior to this, Anthea held various management positons in multinational companies with experience in Hong Kong as well as overseas. Anthea is a qualified accountant with an Accounting Degree. She has earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from The Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA Program.

Jennifer Sun has over 17 years of experience in equity compensation across APAC. She relocated from Sydney to Beijing in 2009 to help establish the Computershare Plans business in Asia and moved to Hong Kong when she was appointed as Head of Computershare’s Plans business for Asia in 2023. Jennifer works alongside the regional executive and country heads to improve and grow the business and will soon oversee Asia’s SFC-regulated activities as a licensed representative/responsible officer. She leads her team by demonstrating and inspiring accountability, strong business acumen and a passion for business growth.