Ms. Sonia Cheng is the Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Hotel Group, leading a team of seasoned industry professionals to spearhead the Group’s regional and international expansion. Ms. Cheng is also Executive Director of New World Development Company Limited and New World China Land, and Non-Executive Director of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, which is one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong. Before joining Rosewood Hotel Group, Ms. Cheng worked with a major international investment bank and a global American private equity firm, specializing in real estate investments. Ms. Cheng is a member of the Thirteenth Guangzhou Municipal Committee of The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. She is a member of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, a Chairman of the Advisory Committees of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a member of the Y. Elites Association, the Young Presidents’ Organisation and the Hong Kong United Youth Association. Ms. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Mathematics with a concentration in Economics from Harvard University.