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# [Karen Chan Ka Yan \[Reviewer\]](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/karen-chan)

 Written by [Suhana Sunreh](https://blog.bcm-institute.org/blog/author/suhana-sunreh) | Apr 4, 2023 6:11:57 AM

#### Who is Karen Chan?

Karen is currently the lead of the Corporate Crisis Management Framework in MTR Corporation and was the Group Business Continuity and Crisis Management leader for HAECO, a Swire Group company.

Karen started her responsibility in business continuity management early in 2009, supporting the maintenance of BCPs for epidemics for her company. In 2013, she was tasked as the Group Business Continuity and Crisis Management (BCCM) Lead to start a massive project of establishing the BCCM System and promoting crisis management for the 19 group subsidiaries. Karen also led several reviews of her current company's BCM and crisis management frameworks.

Karen is experienced in conducting business continuity and crisis management training for different levels of staff, including the members of the CMT. She had experience conducting crisis management exercises, business impact analysis, BCM audits and establishing BCM and CM frameworks and relevant plans.

#### Academic Qualification

| **Master of Engineering Enterprise Management** Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |  |
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| **Bachelor of Business Administration** The Chinese University of Hong Kong |  |

#### Professional Qualification

|   | Awarded **Crisis Management Certified Expert (CMCE)** from BCM Institute |   |   |
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|   | Awarded **Business Continuity Certified Expert (BCCE)** from BCM Institute |   |   |
|   | Project Management Professional Cert. Test Preparation Course |  |   |

#### Current BCM Career

| **Senior Corporate Safety Management Systems Manager** MTR Corporation Dec 2021 - Present |  |
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#### Past BCM Career

| **Manager - Safety & Crisis Management** MTR Corporation Sep 2017 - Nov 2021 |  |
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| **Functional Lead for Group Business Continuity and Crisis Management (BCCM)** HAECO Group 2009 - Aug 2017 |   |
| **Corporate Planning and Development Manager** HAECO, a Swire Group company Jul 2016 - Aug 2017 |   |
| **Head of Section Corporate Planning and Development** HAECO, a Swire Group company Jul 2013 - Jun 2016 |   |
| **Corporate Planning and Development Officer** HAECO, a Swire Group company Oct 2010 - Jun 2013 |   |
| **Operations Officer - Technical Management Centre** HAECO, a Swire Group company Aug 2008 - Oct 2010 |   |
| **Management Trainee** HK Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd., a Swire Group Company Aug 2006 - Aug 2008 |   |
| **Associate** PricewaterhouseCoopers Sep 2005 - Jun 2006 |  |

#### Awards

College Head List: Kong E Suan Memorial Scholarship; Wu Chung Scholarships, awarded by CUHK

Merit in Case Competition - Logistics Issues in HK, org. by the Chartered Inst. of Logistics & Transportation

Beta Gamma Sigma Member, accredited by AACSB International

Outstanding Business Student, awarded by Administration Faculty, CUHK

 

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