Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2002
ALLEN T.Y. CHAN founded Sino-Wood in 1993 and became Chairman and CEO of
Sino-Forest Corporation in 1994. Prior to Sino-Wood becoming a wholly
owned subsidiary of Sino-Forest in 1994, he had been heavily involved in
China projects for 12 years as project manager in the 1980s and
management consultant in the early 1990s. Prior to his China years, Mr.
Chan had experiences in the Hong Kong government's new town development
and management programs as well as in the private sector managing a
chain of floating restaurants in Hong Kong for four years. Mr. Chan is a
well-known writer on culture, history and business subjects with books
published both in Hong Kong and China. He regularly speaks in the local
universities as well as to the public. Mr. Chan graduated from the
Sociology Dept. of the Hong Kong Baptist College (now known as Hong Kong
Baptist University) in 1978. Profile
Mr. Chan: Sino-Forest Corporation is a company that is incorporated in
Ontario and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange,
