In the third episode, Christina Gaw, Managing Principal of Gaw Capital Partners, explains how being genuine and keeping up with connections has brought her opportunities and experience in the boardroom. Christina also shares her career journey and discusses why board diversity is so important. Christina is an Independent Non-executive Director of CLP Group and has over 25 years of investment banking and management experience in the Asia Pacific region covering major institutional clients.

In this HKEX podcast series, we talk to industry experts and diversity advocates to explore how corporates can achieve board diversity.

In the first episode, Keith Pogson, Senior Partner, Financial Services, Asia Pacific at EY and a former Chairman of the Listing Committee of HKEX, shares his views on how corporates can overcome unconscious bias and drive true board diversity that exceeds regulatory requirements.

In the third episode, Alice Au, Co-Lead, Board & CEO Practice, Asia Pacific, Spencer Stuart, furthers the conversation around strategies for advancing board diversity in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Diversity prevents ‘group think’ and improves how a company listens to stakeholders and understands their unique needs. In our first webinar "Creating Value with Board Diversity", leading practitioners shared their insights on the importance of a diverse boardroom and explored practical ways for achieving and managing this goal.