Paul Tchen

Paul Tchen was elected Chairman of the Foundation in August 2020. In this role, he chairs the Board of Directors in setting, planning and developing the Foundation’s long-term strategy and programmes.

He is currently the Director of Abbeymei Limited, a boutique consultancy firm which he founded in Hong Kong.

A career hotelier, Paul served for over 25 years in the hospitality industry, including a 25 year career with The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Limited, owner and operator of The Peninsula Hotels. He has held senior executive roles including Group General Manager, Operations; General Manager, Operations Planning and Support; Opening General Manager of The Peninsula Shanghai. He was also the Director of Membership Services and Operations at The Hong Kong Jockey Club.

An experienced non-executive director, Paul also serves as a Director and is a former Chair of KELY Support Group, is a co-founder of Asian Pacific Islander Empowerment Foundation in the United States and has been a Board Director of Support! since August 2019. He is also a former Chair and Board Director of the Sir Horace Kadoorie Youth Development Foundation in Hong Kong, a former Honorary Chair of Shanghai K Charitable Foundation in China and a former Chair and Board Director of Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills in the United States.

He holds BSc in Hotel Management from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona where he was named the 1999 “Distinguished Alumni” of The Collins College of Hospitality Management and was the guest speaker at the 2024 commencement ceremony. He is also the recipient of the 1996 “Young Hotelier of the World” award by the International Hotel Association and HOTELS Magazine.