Ms. Sabrina Chao BBS JP, is the Founder and Chairman of SeaKapital.

◼ Ms. Chao is the former Chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings Limited (2012 to 2019). In 2002, Ms. Chao joined the family business and developed Wah Kwong Group into one of the best in class shipowners globally. In October 2020, she was appointed as a Justice of the Peace, and in July 2022, she was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR in recognition of her contribution to the maritime industry in Hong Kong.

◼ Ms. Chao not only steers the Wah Kwong Group, but she is also a leader in the global maritime industry with influential power in Hong Kong, Asia and the international shipping arena. She is the Immediate Past President of the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), the largest shipping organization in the world. She was the past Chairman of Asian Shipowners’ Association and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the SIGCo Group. She also served as a member of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board under the Transport and Housing Bureau of the HKSAR Government. Ms. Chao is very passionate in promoting the maritime industry to the next generations. She is presently the Chairman of External Advisory Group of the Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies in Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the former Chairman of Maritime Services Training Board under Vocational Training Council and is presently a Council Member of the Vocational Training Council. With her great contributions in the maritime industry, she was named Honorary President by the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) since 2009 and the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore in 2018. 

◼In addition to above, Ms. Chao is Honorary Consul of Norwegian Honorary Consulate in Hong Kong; a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Jiangsu Province; a member of the Airport Authority Hong Kong; Young Global Leaders 2014 awarded by the World Economic Forum; Executive Vice Chairman of Federation of Jiangsu Community Organization; Executive Vice Chairman of Wuxi Chamber of Commerce and Advisor of Wusih Residents (H.K.) Association, and a member of the Council of Lingnan University.

◼ Ms. Chao graduated from the Imperial College London in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics with Management. She received an honorary fellowship from Vocational Training Council in September 2022.