Charles Kwok
About Charles Kwok
Charles Kwok serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Manulife, focusing on Asia Strategy and Transformation since 2021. He has a diverse background in financial services, having held various roles at Manulife, KPMG, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited.
Current Role at Manulife
Charles Kwok serves as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Manulife, focusing on Asia Strategy and Transformation. He has held this position since 2021, contributing to the company's strategic initiatives and partnerships in the Asia region for three years.
Previous Experience at Manulife
Prior to his current role, Kwok worked at Manulife in various capacities. He was an Assistant Manager in Global Market Intelligence & Investor Relations for Asia from 2020 to 2022. Additionally, he served as a Management Associate in the same department for five months in 2020, and participated in the Asia Management Trainee Programme from 2019 to 2020.
Educational Background
Kwok studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he earned a degree in Finance from 2015 to 2018. He furthered his education at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, completing a program in Algorithmic Trading in 2018.
Internship Experience
Kwok has gained diverse internship experience in the financial sector. He interned at KPMG in 2017 as a Summer Intern in Financial Services Audit. He also worked at Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) in two roles: as a Summer Analyst in Derivatives Clearing Risk Control and as a Summer Analyst in Market Surveillance & Monitoring, both in 2017 and 2018. Additionally, he interned at JD.COM in 2018 in the CEO Office.
Work at Technovation
Since 2017, Kwok has been the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Technovation. In this role, he has been involved in fostering partnerships and strategic initiatives across Hong Kong and the United States for seven years.