Born in Amritsar, India, Rosy Sekhri came to Hong Kong 34 years ago and has dedicated herself to a career in the wellness and nonprofit spaces, with a common goal of bettering lives through evidence-based interventions and techniques. After a decade working at the SCMP, she earned a Master’s degree and PCEd in education from HKU, followed by an 11 year teaching career in various secondary and primary schools. Her final teaching stint was at Montessori Kindergarten, where she found a particular affinity for teaching young children. Rosy has recently ventured out and entered the entrepreneurial arena opening an Ayurvedic center in Bali, Ayur Bali, where she hopes to offer holistic treatments to everyday health issues. The desire to help and heal has always been an intrinsic value to Rosy. She currently operates on the board of various charities around the world, and alongside her husband, a hospitality entrepreneur, she has donated and fundraised significant funds for various nonprofits, including ImpactHK.
Vida was born in the midst of a civil war in Iran and was a refugee at the age of 4. After traversing four continents, she found a home in Australia at the age of twelve. Vida is acutely aware of the difficulties people can face through no fault of their own and the importance of help and support for people in their time of need, exactly the services provided by ImpactHK. Vida brings significant experience from legal and management backgrounds. She has a Master of Laws from Sydney University, a Bachelor of Laws and Business from the University of Technology Sydney. She is currently the APAC Head of Product Implementation and Change Management at J.P.Morgan Asset Management, based in Hong Kong. Vida specialises in change management, process improvement and applying technology to business and operations. Vida has served as the co-chair of Women on the Move, J.P.Morgan’s flagship women’s business resources group and the co-chair of the Global DE&I Council for Asset Management Operations. Vida is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and has diverse experience with not-for-profit organisations.
As a third generation Hongkonger Elizabeth’s love for the city and its people drives her passion for challenging injustices faced by any who call it home. Elizabeth has worked extensively with charities serving the homeless in Hong Kong and overseas both personally and in her professional capacity as a lawyer, and is excited to watch ImpactHK’s reach and success grow. Elizabeth believes we have worlds to gain empowering Hong Kong’s vulnerable and encouraging meaningful community involvement by all.
Yvonne was born in Hong Kong, grew up and was educated in Australia. Ten years ago, she returned to Hong Kong to be closer to her family. Yvonne is a working mother of three teenage boys and has over 20 years of experience in the accounting and financial services sectors. Yvonne holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney and a Master of Executive MBA from the University of New South Wales. She is also a qualified Certified Practicing Accountant in Australia. With her extensive finance experience, Yvonne is currently working at Macquarie Group Services Hong Kong, where she leads the finance change and transformation team. In addition to her professional responsibilities, Yvonne is an active member of the Macquarie Foundation, serving as a committee champion involved in numerous fundraising and volunteering initiatives.
Tim was born in Münster, Germany. He joined Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt in 1995 and transferred to London in 1997. He moved to Tokyo in 2000 to join Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and moved to Lehman Brothers / Nomura in 2004. He then transferred to Hong Kong in 2005 and joined UBS in 2011 where he works today as Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Markets Asia-Pacific. Tim met his wife Jennifer in Hong Kong and together they have one daughter (Charlie), two sons (Michael and Kai) and two rescue dogs (Lightning and Flash). As a family, they are passionate about community service but also raising funds and awareness through activities including open water swimming, running adventure races or cleaning the ghost nets in the ocean. They have engaged with ImpactHK for many years and Tim supports the board with his deep experience in financing and accounting, fundraising stewardship, and governance.