Profiles of Senior Executives

Mr Lynch joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in July 2011. He had a long and distinguished career in arts administration, serving as Chief Executive of the Sydney Opera House from 1998 to 2002 and then led the rejuvenation of London’s Southbank Centre where he was Chief Executive from 2002 to 2009. Since then he has been a director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and a member of the Board of Film Victoria and the Myer Foundation. Mr Lynch was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List of 2001 for services to arts administration and as an advocate for Australian cultural life. In 2008, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Birthday Honours for his services to the arts.

Ms Wong joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in August 2010. She was formerly the Head of Charities at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, where she was in charge of the overall operations of the department including donations, personnel management and administrative matters. She was also instrumental in conceptualising and initiating various major social and educational projects during her term of office. Ms Wong’s first degree was Bachelor of Arts, majoring in music. She was trained as a solicitor in the United Kingdom and has practised law in both the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Dr Nittve was appointed Executive Director, M+ of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in June 2010 and he took up his post in January 2011. Dr Nittve has over 30 years of experience as a director, curator and educator of the arts. From 1978-1985 he lectured on art history at the University of Stockholm while concurrently writing as senior art critic for Stockholm's Svenska Dagbladet newspaper and as contributor to New York's Artforum magazine.

Beginning in 1986 he embarked upon a career in museum curating and directing that saw him successfully hold posts at the Moderna Museet, the Rooseum in Malmo, Sweden, and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark. In 1998 he was named the first Director of Tate Modern, which opened in May 2000 to great acclaim.

From 2001-2010, while serving as Director of the Moderna Museet, Dr Nittve helped double the museum's attendance, triple its donor members, raise approximately US$62 million in donations, and host a number of critically acclaimed exhibitions featuring artists such as Max Ernst and Andy Warhol. In 2003, Moderna Museet was named Museum of the Year by the Association of Swedish Museums. During his time there, Dr Nittve also developed a training programme with the goal of deepening appreciation and understanding of visual arts among teachers and promoting it as an educational tool in school activities.

In 2009, Dr Nittve was awarded an honorary PhD at Umeå University in Sweden and he was named professor at the same university in 2010.

Mr Yu joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in June 2010. He was formerly the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. He had also worked with the Hong Kong Arts Centre for 13 years and worked as the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Centre from 2000-2007. With over 25 years of experience in arts administration and management, Mr Yu was the advisor of the Drama School of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, member of the Venue Partnership Committee of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department as well as a member of the Performing Arts and Tourism Advisory Group of the Consultative Committee on the Core Arts & Cultural Facilities of the West Kowloon Cultural District.

Dr Chan joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in May 2010. He was formerly the Vice President (Projects and Facilities) of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation reporting directly to the CEO. He has over 30 years of experience overseeing the planning, construction, and management of large-scale development projects, both local and overseas.

Dr Lam joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in April 2010. A professional accountant, Dr Lam was formerly the Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of IDT International Limited, where she played a key role developing the strategies and development of the group as well as managing its finances and performance. A former CSL Chief Financial Officer, Dr Lam had more than 21 years of experience working in the telecommunication industries with the then Hongkong Telecom (subsequently renamed as PCCW) after starting her few years in external audit with one of the Big Four, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.

Ms Kwong joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in June 2010. She was formerly the Human Resources Manager for the CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, where she was in charge of the overall operations of the human resources department and change management for the company’s Generation Business Group. She has over 20 years of management experience in public utilities and multi-national companies such as United Airlines, Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation and Merck Sharp & Dohme (China) Limited.

Mr Randall joined the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in April 2010. He was formerly the Principal Legal Adviser - Projects and International Business for the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, a capacity in which he specialised in infrastructure development in Hong Kong, international consultancies, railway operations and railway maintenance contracts.