Tung Chan (born 1952) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian philanthropist, columnist and businessman. He was the chief executive of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.. and a Vancouver city councillor from 1990 to 1993.
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Biography
Chan was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada in 1974 and eventually settled in Vancouver. In Hong Kong, he worked as a stockbroker and floor trader and his personal assets were wiped out by a stock market crash in 1973. He worked as a waiter at the Terminal City Club in Downtown, Vancouver. He received a B.A. in sociology from the University of British Columbia, and joined TD Bank Financial Group in 1978 and was district VP in all 17 TD Canada Trust branches. He also worked as a bartender, a radio program producer.
In his spare time, Chan is an avid reader, swimmer, and traveller. Chan holds a General Management Diploma from the Institute of Canadian Bankers.
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Boards and Memberships
- Former CEO of S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
- Member of the Premier's Chinese Community Advisory Committee
- Board adviser of the Vancouver Summer Festival Society.
- Board member of Richmond Public Library
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University
- Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia
- Metropolis BC
- Fairchild TV
- United Way of the Lower Mainland
- The Vancouver Summer Festival Society
- Vancouver Foundation
- Fellow of Institute of Canadian Bankers
- Honorary Naval Captain
Awards
- Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.
See also
- Chinese Canadians in British Columbia
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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