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Karen Chan Ka Yan [Reviewer]

Written by 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
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professional Qualification

  Awarded Crisis Management Certified Expert (CMCE) from BCM Institute

 

 
  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

Past BCM Career

Manager - Safety & Crisis Management
MTR Corporation
Sep 2017 - Nov 2021
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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