Suntrust Resort Holdings, Inc., a tourism-related company, has appointed Yip Ho Chi as its new chief financial officer, effective January 2.
Yip will serve in this role for the remainder of Sutharshan Kandiah’s term and until a successor is formally elected. Kandiah has resigned from his position as CFO and relinquished his responsibilities at the company.
Yip, 55, brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate finance, having served as CFO for several publicly listed companies on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. His prior roles include CFO at Summit Ascent Holdings Limited, Melcolot Limited (now Crypto Flow Technology Limited) from 2009 to 2013, and Sandmartin International Holdings Ltd. Yip also has eight years of audit experience at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a global accounting firm, where he worked from 1992 to 2000.
A Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Mr. Yip holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) from The University of Hong Kong. He also brings IPO experience to his new role, enhancing his expertise in financial strategy.
Suntrust has two wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and Macau, namely SWC Project Management Ltd. and WC Project Management Ltd., respectively. Both subsidiaries are engaged in providing project management services.