Management

Our management structure and style call for simpler administration and less vertical hierarchy, better accountability from people in senior posts, improved communication between all levels of staff, enhanced teamwork, greater career opportunities for those with a drive to succeed, and business strategies that are more attuned to market conditions and our clients' needs.

 

SIMON DAVIES, Chairman, Asia-Pacific

Simon joined Scott Wilson in 1978 and has worked in the Asia-Pacific Region for more than 30 years, based in Hong Kong for much of this period and in Malaysia for five years. He has been a key proponent in helping the Scott Wilson Group reach 6,000 staff and he has directed the growth of a full-service, client-focused business in the Asia-Pacific Region. Overseeing the Group's business development and operational activities in Asia-Pacific, Simon also sits on the Group's Executive Committee. Simon's technical background encompasses a range of transport-related infrastructure projects, notably design-build-operate schemes, and he has played a key role in the successful implementation of many privatised waste management projects.

 

 

PETER CHAN, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific

Peter Chan joined Scott Wilson in 1993 with responsibility for the environmental and waste business following years specialising in geotechnics and environmental remediation in Canada and Hong Kong. He has been the Director responsible for Scott Wilson's operations in China since 2000, and in 2009 became Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific Region. Peter has overseen the growth of Scott Wilson's operations in China and Hong Kong to nearly 900 staff with a diversified business structure of wholly-owned companies and joint ventures in the Mainland. Professional staff, services and capability have been developed and strengthened to match the project requirements of local government clients, private Chinese investors and multinational clients doing business in China.

 

 

MIKE CHALMERS, Director, Asia-Pacific 

Michael Chalmers joined Scott Wilson in the UK in 1973 and moved to Hong Kong in 1975. He has over 35 years extensive experience on major feasibility and planning studies for port developments, tourism and leisure projects, marine studies and investigations, industrial and urban developments, and the design, tendering and construction of a wide range of projects involving dredging, reclamation, seawalls and other maritime structures. Mike has particularly strong experience on container and oil terminals, and large-scale reclamations.

 

 

TONG WAI-LOK, Director, Asia-Pacific 

Tong Wai-lok joined Scott Wilson in 1997. He has over 25 years experience in structural, civil and geotechnical engineering with expertise in deep basement excavation, geotechnical works, foundation and high-rise buildings construction. Before joining Scott Wilson, he ran his own practice and was in charge of more than 70 projects over this period valued at over HK$ 900 million.

 

 

 

 

 

RONNIE THOMSON, Director, Asia-Pacific

Ronnie Thomson joined Scott Wilson in Hong Kong in 1989 and in 1992 relocated to Bangkok to develop the company’s South East Asia operations. He is responsible for operations in South East Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and Philippines as well as project activity throughout the region. With over 25 years’ experience in Asia, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Ronnie has directed, project managed and designed a wide range of infrastructure and building projects, specialising in geotechnical engineering. He has been responsible for the geotechnical input to major reclamation projects, foundation designs for buildings and expressways and earth retaining structures.

 

 

WALTER CHAN, Director, Infrastructure

Walter Chan rejoined Scott Wilson in 2008 after having gained early experience with the company in Hong Kong from 1978 to 1984 on bridges, new towns and industrial projects. Walter has over 30 years of experience in project management, railway, highway and bridges, buildings facilities, industrial and maritime structures. Previously he held senior positions in Hong Kong and Australia with leading consultants and a railway operator. He is growing the company’s existing infrastructure business, targeting new infrastructure and transportation projects in Hong Kong and the region, particularly with private sector clients.

 

 

 

GEOFFREY PHILLIPS, Director, Infrastructure

Geoff Phillips joined Scott Wilson in 1986 following a number of years with the Mass Transit Railway Corporation in Hong Kong and with a major construction contractor in UK. Geoff has wide-ranging experience in designing and managing large-scale transport infrastructure including expressways, tunnels and railways; urban infrastructure including site works for property developers; waste management facilities; and water, wastewater and drainage facilities. Geoff was promoted to Principal Engineer in 1991, Associate in 1993 and became Technical Director in 2001.  He has a comprehensive knowledge and experience of standard, turnkey, design-build and build-operate-transfer construction contracts, including due diligence independent checking.

 

 

COLLIN CHAN, Director, Infrastructure

Collin Chan has 20 years' experience in civil engineering infrastructure and waterworks. He has been involved in a wide range of projects comprising feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design, contract preparation and supervision-in-chief on roadworks, bridges, cycleways, site formation, reclamation, drainage, sewerage, water supply and utilities, in both rugged terrain in the New Territories and in intensively developed urban areas in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island Central Business District.

 

 

 

PAUL CHU, Director, Infrastructure

Paul Chu joined Scott Wilson in 1980 and has developed a career focused on studies, design and supervision of major highway and railway bridges, as well as managing planning and landscape studies and design for major transport infrastructure. He is currently an Associate in the Highways and Bridges Section. He has more than 28 years experience in the project management, design and contract administration of bridges and infrastructure development in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Canada. Paul has also managed Scott Wilson joint-venture operations in China.

 

 

 

BENJAMIN SUN,  Director, Geotechnics

Dr Benjamin Sun joined Scott Wilson in 1997. Following his Master's degree and PhD in Geotechnical Engineering, Ben worked on a wide variety of geotechnical and geoenvironmental projects in the USA and Canada. After joining Scott Wilson in Hong Kong, he has managed and directed many publicly funded civil projects, building development projects, as well as various slope assessment and maintenance projects. Ben has also evaluated the stability of and designed large tailings dams and has engineered various landfill and waste containment facilities.

 

 

 

IAN MUIR, Director, Maritime

Ian Muir has 20 years' experience in civil engineering and ground investigation with recent heavy emphasis on martitime works. Since joining Scott Wilson in 1993, he has been engaged in the firm's Geotechnical Section and has provided geotechnical support to design teams and resident site staff on a number of flagship site formation, earthworks, reclamation and associated projects in Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Bahrain and Qatar.

 

 

 

 

 

JONATHAN MEIGH, Director, Maritime

Jonathan Meigh has 35 years' experience in the planning, design and construction of maritime and port development projects. He has been involved in many projects in Hong Kong, China, Bahrain, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, UK, Gibraltar, the Caribbean and various countries in Africa. He is the head of the firm's Coastal Engineering Group within the Maritime business unit and will be responsible for all Bahrain and United Arab Emirates' projects.

 

 

 

 

 

SAMUEL WONG,  Director, Transportation Planning

Samuel Wong has 20 years experience in transport planning, traffic engineering and management throughout Asia and UK. He has managed and participated in numerous regional transport studies, and carried out traffic appraisals for property developments and transport infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and China. Samuel is an expert at planning and implementing traffic and financial studies for privatized expressways including more than 100 toll road projects, primarily in Mainland China, particularly as part of due diligence for companies’ Initial Public Offerings listings on Hong Kong and China stock exchanges.

 

 

 

WONG KOI-HOU, Director, Building Structures

K H Wong first joined Scott Wilson in 1990 after having worked for consultant and contractors on a variety of building structures projects. He was promoted to principal engineer in 2001 and in January 2008 was appointed Technical Director. He has over 20 years of experience in the design and construction of structural engineering projects including high-rise commercial and residential buildings, hotels, deep basements, industrial, education, exhibition halls and transport stations and complexes including numerous projects at Hong Kong International Airport.

 

 

 

MIKE BEZZANO, Director, Programme Management

Mike Bezzano has over 20 years’ experience in managing large, high-profile and fast-track projects and providing specialist advice on project management and strategic management. As Director, Programme Management, he is responsible for programming on the MTR South Island Line C902 consultancy. Previously Mike has worked in the UK on a 63,000 sq m high-bay automated distribution centre, a waste recycling centre and the UK’s largest steel coil railhead and distribution facility.  He was also the Project Director on the UK’s leading sustainable project, ‘Innovate Green Office’, and has managed over 20 environmental projects under the environmental assessment method, BREEAM.

 

 

 

LAU CHUN-LEUNG, Director, Project Management

Lau Chun-leung  joined Scott Wilson in 2004 after having worked with several major construction companies in the region and managed the construction of projects in China, Malaysia and Vietnam. He has extensive experience in working within a multi-cultural environment. His project experience is wide-ranging, encompassing the construction of hotels, residential towers, institutional developments, office and commercial complexes, industrial facilities and large-scale urban infrastructure. He is experienced in contractual dispute resolution.

 

 

 

BRUCE WONG, Director, Building Services

Bruce Wong is an electrical engineer with 20 years of experience in commercial, hotel and leisure, residential and industrial property in Hong Kong and mainland China. Based in Beijing, Bruce heads up Scott Wilson's Mechanical & Electrical engineering and building services practice in the division, including green building design for property developers and owners. He specialises in niche building services consultancy for five-star hotels, comprehensive mixed-use developments, and Class A offices.

 

 

 

SIMON LAU, Director, Management Services

Simon Lau has nearly 30 years of engineering design, construction and project management on infrastructure, industrial and environmental projects in China, Hong Kong and Canada. He joined Scott Wilson in 2007 from Zublin Project Management China Ltd where he was Managing Director of their Guangzhou office. He has excellent knowledge of implementing Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management and Design-Build projects, particularly in China. Simon holds advanced degrees in engineering from Canadian universities and diplomas in law and business from Southwest University in Chongqing and Tsinghua University in Beijing. He is responsible for construction management business in China.

HAROLD INSLEY, Head of Environmental Services

Harold Insley joined Scott Wilson in 1967 and joined the Hong Kong operation in 1975. In the Asia-Pacific region, he has worked in Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Harold has significant experience working on multi-disciplinary projects for the Hong Kong SAR Government, and is a contracts and risk management specialist, with particular experience in Design Build and Operate (DBO) schemes for waste management projects, including landfills and refuse transfer stations. Harold oversees all environmental projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China.

 

 

 

LEE PARKS, Associate Director, Landscape Architecture

Lee Parks has over 10 years experience working at all stages of the design process from large scale master planning and LVIA to detailed implementation. He has experience of landscape planning for public and private clients including commercial and retail, education and healthcare, wellness resorts, recreation areas, urban centres, riverside, coastal parks and landscape design of major infrastructure and urban regeneration areas.

 

 

 

 

 

ADI LEUNG, Head of Interior Design

Adi Leung joined Scott Wilson in 2008. He has 25 years of experience in interior design and project management with extensive experience of prestigious 5 star hotels, Grade A office developments, upscale retail shopping malls, and integrated resort and residential developments in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China. Adi's training is in art, interiors and project management. He is a Member of the Australia Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and a co-founder of the style magazine "Today's Living". Adi's strength lies in creating distinct effects by integrating interiors with existing architecture.

 

 

 

 

LEUNG WAI-KIT, Director, Hong Kong Operations

Leung Wai-kit has more than 25 years of experience in the management and design of transport and urban infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Australia, and in operations management. He is responsible for the management of the business systems for Scott Wilson' s Hong Kong operations, with expertise in information systems and CADD services, quality assurance systems and project operations and document control systems. He has also project managed a variety of major urban and regional infrastructure projects.

 

 

 

BOB YANG, Director, China Operations

Dr Bob Yang has over 20 years' experience in port and coastal engineering, urban and regional planning and environmental services and he specialises in port and waterfront area planning and project risk management. Dr Yang is an adjunct professor of the College of Civil Engineering at Tianjin University. Joining Scott Wilson in 2003, Dr Yang is the General Manager of Scott Wilson' s operations in Tianjin and Qingdao where he also directs a wide variety of business consultancy, planning, design and construction supervision projects for public sector and private clients.