Hong Kong – 2nd September 2024 : – The Pacific Basin Economic Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Chan, CEO of Isola Capital to its board of directors, with immediate effect.
“I have had the privilege of getting to know Anthony over the past 3 years and witnessed at first-hand his passion and generosity for engaging his clients and fellow PBEC members. He has been an active participant at our roundtable dialogues and public events as an accomplished subject matter expert and quickly gained the respect of all his peers. We are delighted Anthony has accepted his new board role at PBEC and look forward to working together on topics and win-win initiatives that matter most to our APAC business leadership community.” said PBEC Executive Director Michael Walsh
Anthony has extensive experience in asset management across private equity, venture capital, private credit and liquid secondary strategies. Anthony enjoyed a career in investment banking before transitioning to private investments and family office wealth management. He has broad investment expertise across a broad range of consumer, agricultural, industrial and technology sectors.
In addition to his contributions to PBEC, Anthony is a Co-Chair of Cyberport Investors Network Growth Portfolio Sub-Committee, a member of the HK Trade Development Council Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee, a member of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce Taxation Committee and YEC Executive Committee, Co-Chair of the HKVCA Social Committee and a member of the HKVCA Limited Partners Committee and Family Office Committee. He is appointed to the Hong Kong Market Misconduct Tribunal.
Anthony is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. He is a keen tennis player, golfer, wine enthusiast and Formula One fan.
About Isola Capital: An asset management and family office platform founded by a group of shareholder families from Asia and Europe with a well-established history of preserving and generating wealth through prudent and entrepreneurial investments. Isola Capital leverages the spirit of generations of entrepreneurial success and the dynamic expertise of an international network across different investment strategies and portfolio companies. Isola Capital possesses an extensive network with access to a wealth of knowledge across strategies, geographies and sectors to secure optimal investment outcomes. www.isola-capital.com
About PBEC: Founded in 1967 by international prominent businessmen of multi-national corporations from both sides of what was referred to back then as the Pacific Basin after WWII, PBEC grew from its original Los Angeles base for the first 25 years before moving to the East West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1992 and then to the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 2003, where it remains today as a proud independent and prominent voice for cross-border business initiatives, market intelligence, policy advisory and cultural engagement in Asia and the Pacific. www.pbec.org