Calvin Lo

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Calvin Lo
盧啟賢
Born
Nationality Hong Kong S.A.R.
Alma mater Queen's University
OccupationBusinessman

Calvin Lo is a Hong Kong businessman and chief executive officer (CEO) of RE Lee International, an insurance brokerage firm based Hong Kong. [1]

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Early life and education

Lo was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [2] He studied at Queen's University and graduated in 1999. [2]

Career

Early in his career, Lo worked in the investment banking division at JPMorgan from 2001 to 2002. [2] Later, he joined his family's business, R.E. Lee International, which was founded in 1954. [3] [2] He also briefly served on the Jane Goodall Institute's board of trustees. [2]

In May 2022, Lo launched an investment fund in Hong Kong named Legacy Jewellery Fund. [4]

In July 2023, a Forbes investigation stated that it could not verify Lo's wealth or connection with Dorilton Capital and Williams, adding that representatives from those entities said they did not recognize his name. [2] Lo refuted the claims and filed a complaint with the Royal Thai Police against the authors, alleging invasion of privacy, misrepresentation of information, and defamation. [5]

References

  1. Roantree, Anne Marie (April 13, 2023). "Hong Kong billionaire Lo in talks with potential F1 teams". Reuters . ... The chief executive of insurance broker RE Lee International told Reuters he was considering backing a bid to enter in 2026 and money was not the major hurdle.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Olsen, Robert; Kang, John; Lee, Zinnia (July 26, 2023). "Desperately Faking Riches: Inside A Hong Kong Businessman's Outlandish Efforts To Get On The Forbes Billionaire List". Forbes . Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. "R E Lee International profile". Bloomberg .
  4. William, Langley (August 8, 2022). "Chinese investors ditch property for jade in search of higher returns". Financial Times . ... Calvin Lo, a Hong Kong investor who in May launched the Legacy Jewellery Fund, an investment fund.
  5. "Hong Kong businessman Report defamation to a famous news agency Thailand branch Post distorted news Damage business and reputation". Manager Daily . 2023-12-20.