2024 ARC CFE

Judging Procedures

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
The ARC Awards Competition is unique in that each annual report is judged against itself, based on its success in communicating its company's story. Judging is based not on corporate profitability nor production, but on the values of creativity, clarity, effectiveness, and excellence as symbolized by the ARC Awards.

Some of the elements to be considered in the judging of the annual reports include: cover design, president's letter, interior design, clarity of written text, presentation of corporate information, expression of financial data, and how well the spirit of the organization is communicated.

JUDGING PROCESS
The ARC Awards are conducted as a “blind” judging.
(Nominating agency names are withheld from the judges.)

Each entry is evaluated three separate times during the preliminary rounds. The three sets of scores are then averaged into a single score for the individual entry. A certain minimum score must be achieved to qualify for an award. Only one Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honors Award will be given in each classification; however, if no entry scores high enough, no award will be given.

THE JUDGES
Judges come from around the globe to participate on the ARC jury panels. Preliminary judging is carried out independently by panels of judges representing leaders in the fields of investor relations, writing, design and photography. Final judging is made by presidents, CEOs and other senior executives of corporations, agencies, and design firms.

THE WINNERS
Annual reports scoring in the top 30 percent will be awarded Honors, Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates of outstanding achievement. All Gold Award winners become candidates for the Best of Category - Grand Awards. An ARC Award plaque will be presented to each of the Grand Award winners. The Best of Show trophy will be presented to the one top annual report that best exemplifies the spirit of the ARC Awards.

AWARDS CEREMONY
The ARC Awards will be presented during a Gala Celebration and Exhibition in
New York City. All winning annual reports will be on display. All winners will be called to the stage to receive their awards. For this year's date, please see the ARC Awards Calendar.

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Judges

DISTINGUISHED FACULTIES OF INTERNATIONAL JUDGES
The distinguished panels of judges recognize the art of communications in a global economy and the science of the new technologies which enable the world-wide exchange of ideas and information. Members of the judging faculty will evaluate the entries based on the standards of international excellence through the measures of creativity and craft.

33 Visual – MEXICO
A. Plus Financial Press Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Above The Line Company Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
ACE Design – SOUTH KOREA
Ad Fortune Communications Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
AIR – USA
Airport Authority
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Akademie Deutscher Genossenschaften E.V. – GERMANY
ANTA Sports Product Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Armacell International S.A.
   – LUXEMBOURG
Atrevia – PORTUGAL
Atrevia – SPAIN
Atruvia – GERMANY
Autlan – MEXICO
Avila Creative, Inc. – USA
Bank of China
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Berenberg – GERMANY
BESO by LLYC – SPAIN
BGA Publishing – USA
BP Content – GERMANY
Brainds Marken und Design GmbH
   – AUSTRIA
BrandsOnSpeed GmbH – GERMANY
Burgess Strategic
   Marketing Services – USA
California Water
   Services Group – USA
CD Communications Group
   SDN BHD – MALAYSIA
CHC Enterprises – USA
China Communications Services
   Corporation Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
China Telecom Corporation Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
China Unicom
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Christian Rahofer GmbH – AUSTRIA
CITIC – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Citizens Development Business
   Finance PLC – SRI LANKA
CODE Red – GERMANY
ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited
   – SINGAPORE
Concept C Media GmbH – GERMANY
COPE Content Performance Group
   GmbH – AUSTRIA
Cre8 (Greater China) Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Creative Creature Company Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Curran & Connors, Inc. – USA
Daimler – GERMANY
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
   – JAPAN
Design Kommune – GERMANY
Devon Title – USA
DNA KOMUNIKA – INDONESIA
Donnelley Financial Solutions
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Doosan Infracore Ltd.
   – SOUTH KOREA
Dotplus Communications
   SDN. BHD – MALAYSIA
EDICO Financial Press Services Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Elegance Financial Communications
   Limited – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Equity Financial Press Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Far East Consortium International Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Fast Retailing Co., Limited – JAPAN
FGI Design – USA
Finar Kurumsal – TÜRKIYE
Genesis Energy – NEW ZEALAND
GENNEX Financial Press Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Gimmick Box Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Global Reporting Services
   – AUSTRALIA
Granato Creative Group – USA
Great Thinks GmbH – GERMANY
h2h Consulting – USA
HeterMedia Services Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
HGB Hamburger Geschäftsberichte
   GmbH & Co. KG – GERMANY
Hong Kong Broadband Network, Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Hong Kong Tourism Board
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Hyundai Motor Group
   – SOUTH KOREA
i.LINK Group Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Ideas On Purpose – USA
Inbrax – CHILE
Insight Creative – NEW ZEALAND
iONE Financial Press Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
IR & Mehr – AUSTRIA
Jungheinrich – GERMANY
Kanro Inc. – JAPAN
Karin Und Walter Gedächtnisstiftung
   – GERMANY
Kerry Properties
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Killing Mario – SOUTH KOREA
KPR – SOUTH KOREA
KW Communications – GERMANY
Lin Young – MALAYSIA
Lorraine Gregory Communications
   – USA
loved GmbH – GERMANY
Luke Communications Group – USA
M-1 Studios – USA
M&M Consulting Ltd.
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
M Digital Partners Company Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Media Genesis – USA
Mens Creation Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Mensalia GmbH – AUSTRIA
Mercedes–Benz AG – GERMANY
MetaFusion Pte. Ltd. – SINGAPORE
Milenio 3 – MEXICO
Miramar Group
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
MM Partners – SOUTH KOREA
MSI – LUXEMBOURG
Newport3 Communications
   – GERMANY
Ngong Ping 360
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Noon Creative – USA
Nova Fusion – MALAYSIA
Ocean Park Corporation
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
OHHH! Organisation for Human
   Health & Happiness Foundation
   – GERMANY
Orange Financial Printing Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Pan American Energy – ARGENTINA
Paradise Group – SOUTH KOREA
Paragraphs – USA
PepperClub – GERMANY
Profilwerkstatt – GERMANY
PRATT Institute – USA
Protop Financial Press Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Quaker Houghton – USA
Red Caffeine – USA
REF Financial Press Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Reginald Pauffley
   – UNITED KINGDOM
Rethink – MALAYSIA
ringzwei – GERMANY
Sakaguchi Corp. – JAPAN
Sequel – USA
Shian Inc. – JAPAN
Shoemake Photography – USA
Six Group Services AG
   – SWITZERLAND
Smart Media – SRI LANKA
Solomon Financial Press
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
SSDM – USA
Stan Gellman Graphic Design Inc.
   – USA
Studio 210, LLC – USA
süden ad agency – GERMANY
Sydinvest – DENMARK
Symrise – GERMANY
Tayburn – TÜRKIYE
The Boeing Company – USA
The Charles NYC – USA
The Hong Kong Society for the Aged
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Toppan Merrill Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Triglav Insurance Company
   – SLOVENIA
Tronncom KG – AUSTRIA
Troy Chamber of Commerce – USA
Ulled Asociados – SPAIN
USA Writing Services – USA
United Therapeutics – USA
Walker Publicity Consulting – USA
Wynk Design, Inc. – USA
X_Design – MEXICO
Xanadu Communications – USA
Yellow Creative (HK) Limited
   – HONG KONG SAR PRC
Zeev Zamir – USA

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2023 PRELIMINARY PANELS OF JUDGES
The International ARC 2023 Awards are presented by the International Academy of Communications Arts & Sciences. The winners of the 37th anniversary competition were selected by panels of judges, totaling over 170 professionals, headed by senior members of the organizations listed below:

33 VISUAL
Mexico City, MEXICO
Rafael Monroy
   – Photographer & Visual

A.PLUS FINANCIAL
PRESS LIMITED

HONG KONG SAR PRC
Walter Yu – Head of Design

AIR
Rockville, MD
Martha Mater
   – Manager Creative Services
Matt Mowczko – Graphic Design
Lesa Rowe – Art Direction

ANTA SPORTS
PRODUCTS LIMITED

HONG KONG SAR PRC
Andy Lin – Senior ESG Officer
Suki Wang – Senior Director IR & ESG
Pamela Yeung
   – Investor Relations Manager
Emily Ng Yu Yi
   – Sr. Investor Relations Manager

AVILA CREATIVE
Chicago, IL
John Avila – Principal

BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG)
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Angel Yip – Deputy General Manager

BGA PUBLISHING
Brightwaters, NY
Beau Gardner - President

BURGESS STRATEGIC
MARKETING SERVICES

Troy, MI
Sandra J. Burgess – Owner

CALIFORNIA
WATER SERVICE GROUP

San Jose, CA
Shannon Dean – VP Customer
   Service & Chief Citizenship Officer

CD COMMUNICATIONS
GROUP SDN BHD

Selangor, MALAYSIA
Dato Shamsimar Yusof
   – Group Managing Director

CHINA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES CORPORATION LTD
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Joanna Lee – Executive Assistant to
   Company Secretary & Deputy CFO

CHINA TELECOM
CORPORATION LTD

HONG KONG SAR PRC
Lisa Lai – Director of
   Investor Relations,
   Investor Relations Department

CHINA UNICOM
(HONG KONG) LIMITED

HONG KONG SAR PRC
Michelle Lam – Senior Manager,
   Company Secretary Department
Enrica Lee
   – Assistant Company Secretary

CONSULTANT
Chichester, UK
Reginald Pauffley – Independent

CONSULTANT
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Lin Yong – Creative Director

CONTENT PERFORMANCE
GROUP GMBH

Wien, AUSTRIA
Dr. Katrin Seidel – Editor in Chief

CRE8 (GREATER CHINA) LIMITED
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Wayne Cheung – Creative Director
Jefferson Chiu – Senior Art Director
Iris Lam – Art Director
Davy Li – Managing Director

DESIGNKOMMUNE
Filderstadt, GERMANY
Karin Schurr – Art Director

DNA KOMUNIKA
Jakarta, INDONESIA
Meta Magdalena – Director
Faisal Bayhakih Umar
   – Creative Director

EDICO FINANCIAL PRESS SERVICES LIMITED
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Amy Donati – Executive Director
   & Chief Executive Officer
Queenie Shek – Director, Creative
   & Graphic Department
Ricky Tse – Director,
   Print Bind/Logistics Department

ELEGANCE FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Eiko Cheng – Art Director
Aman Ho – Assistant Art Director
Ken Lam – Art Director

EQUITY FINANCIAL PRESS LTD
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Dr. Catherin Chan DBA – Director
Harry Hui – Senior Designer
June Kan – Senior Designer
Anita Tang – Chief Design Officer
FAST RETAILING LTD
Tokyo, JAPAN
Risa Ohashi
Naota Tsuneoka

FGI DESIGN
New York, NY
Trevor Paccione – Creative Director
Susan Weiss – Senior Vice President

FINAR KURUMSAL ILETISIM COZUMLERI LTD. STI.
Istanbul, TURKEY
Nihan Yasa Sonmez – Project Director

FULKRUM
Troy, MI
Dan Baron – Account/Project Manager

GENESIS ENERGY
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Chris Mirams – GM Communications

GENNEX FINANCIAL
MEDIA LIMITED

HONG KONG SAR PRC
Corrin Chan – CEO, Managing Partner
Laetitia Wong
   – Associate Creative Director
Maxx Wong
   – Associate Creative Director

GRANATO CREATIVE GROUP
Charlotte, NC
Roy Granato – President

GREAT THINKS
Cologne, GERMANY
Brigitte Lapper-Rohricht – CEO

HETERMEDIA SERVICES LTD.
HONG KONG
Charles Ho – Design Manager
Orling Or
   – Business Development Director
Anna Sung
   – Business Development Manager

HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE
GMBH & CO. KG

Hamburg, GERMANY
Claudia Gutsche – Director
   Consulting & New Business
Olaf Koehnke – Managing Director
Catherine Marx – Creative Director
Peter Poppe – Managing Director

INBRAX
Santiago, CHILE
Cristian Chavez – Creative Director
Rod Gallardo Valdivieso – Art Director

INSIGHT CREATIVE LIMITED
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Mike Tisdall – Founding Director

iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Candy Chan – Art Director
Ricky Chan – Art Director
Axel Kiang – Creative Director

JUNGHEINRICH AG
Hamburg, GERMANY
Sandra Siegele – Senior
   Communications Manager, Finance

KANRO INC.
Tokyo, Japan
Kentaro Onoda – Senior Manger

KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Michelle Lam – Senior Director,
   Sustainability & Communications

LORRAINE GREGORY COMMUNICATIONS
Edgewood, NY
Deana Ambrosio – Managing Director
Peter Spalding – Chief Growth Officer

M. DIGITAL PARTNERS
COMPANY LIMITED

HONG KONG SAR PRC
Ray Chan – General Manager
Jemmie Chiu – Creative Director

M&M
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Mike Moulders
   – Principal Brand Design Consultant

MEDIA GENESIS
Troy, MI
Antoine Dubeauclard - President

MENSALIA UNTERNEHMENSBERATUNGS GMBH
Vienna, AUSTRIA
Larissa Alterdinger – Consultant
Sandra Degen – Art Director
Christophe Gilet – Managing Partner

META FUSION PTE LTD
SINGAPORE
Francis Chua
   – Managing & Creative Director
Ian Toh – General Manager

MILENIO 3 GENERA
Mexico City, MEXICO
Daniela Popp – CEO
Georgina Popp
   – Sustainability Director
MM PARTNERS
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
Lee, Sang Hyun – Art Director
Kim, Young Il – CPD
Yi, Jong-Kook – Chief Director

NOVA FUSION SDN BHD

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
SDH Chin Chuan
   – Senior Web Designer
Ng Jun Han – Senior Art Director
Chiew Yow Hing – Senior Art Director
Lee Ji Hing – Senior Web Designer
Zenith Lai – Senior Web Designer
Darren Lee – Senior Art Director
Jays Soh – Head of Web
Eloise Teng – Chief Operating Officer
Michael Wong – Senior Art Director

OCEAN PARK CORPORATION
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Cindy Chan – Public Affairs Director
Ben Lei – Public Affairs Manager

ORANGE FINANCIAL
PRINTING LIMITED

HONG KONG
Carbie Chan – Account Director

PRATT INSTITUTE
New York, NY
Alisa Zamir – Professor, Graduate
   Communications/Packaging
   Identities & Systems Design

QUAKER HOUGHTON
Conshohocken, PA
Victoria K. Gehris – Assistant
   Corporate Secretary & Director,
   Legal Administration
Amy O’Neill
   – Senior Legal Coordinator

REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Alex Choi – Creative Director
Jerry Lam
   – Associate Creative Director
Emmy Sin – Head of Design

RETHINK
Selangor, MALAYSIA
Audrey Soon – Operations Director
S. Indran A/L M Subramaniam
   – Chief Executive Officer

SAKAGUCHI COMPANY
Tokyo, JAPAN
Johnny Kwok Wah Law
   – Executive Director
Kiichiro Sakaguchi – President

SEQUEL
NY, NY
David Phan – Creative Director

SHIAN INC.
Tokyo, JAPAN
Design and Editing Team

SSDM
Troy, MI
Laura Oliveto
   – Communications Manager

STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN
St. Louis, MO
Mary Muehlemann – Designer
Teresa Thompson – Owner/Designer
Bryan Wakeland – Senior Designer

TRIGLAV INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD   

Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Wilson Kwan
   – Regional Creative Director
Raul Law – Art Director
Donald Tang – Senior Designer

TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Wilson Kwan
   – Regional Creative Director
Raul Law – Art Director
Donald Tang – Senior Designer

UNITED THERAPEUTICS
Silver Spring, MD
Bill Rock – Executive Creative Director
Randy Scope – Media Specialist

USA WRITING SERVICES.COM
NY, NY
Daniel Kennedy – CEO
Karin Kennedy – E.V.P.

WACHOVIA SECURITIES
NY, NY
Zeev Zamir
   – Financial Advisor (Retired)

WYNK DESIGN, INC.
Huntington, NY
John Einemann
   – Creative Director & Partner
Kim Ann Piccora
   – Creative Principal & Founder

X_DESIGN
Mexico City, MEXICO
Pilar Munoz - CEO

YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LTD.
HONG KONG SAR PRC
Rebecca So – Managing Partner
Ellen Zee – Managing Partner

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2023 Final Judge Session

Rafael Monroy
Photographer and Visual Storyteller
33VISUAL
Mexico City, Mexico

Martha Mater
Manager, Creative Services
AIR
Rockville, MD

John Avila
Principal
AVILA CREATIVE
Chicago, IL

Angel Yip
Deputy General Manager
BANK OF CHINA (HONG KONG)
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Shannon Dean
VP Customer Service &
Chief Citizenship Officer

CALIFORNIA
WATER SERVICE GROUP
San Jose, CA

Lisa Lai
Director of Investor Relations,
Investor Relations Department

CHINA TELECOM
CORPORATION LTD
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Michelle Lam
Senior Manager, Company
Secretarial Department

CHINA UNICOM
(HONG KONG) LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Enrica Lee
Assistant Company Secretary
CHINA UNICOM
(HONG KONG) LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Reginald Pauffley
CONSULTANT
United Kingdom

Lin Yong
CONSULTANT-CREATIVE
DIRECTOR

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jefferson Chiu
Senior Art Director
CRE8 (Greater China) LTD
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Mike McMurray
RegionalVice President,
Creative Director

CURRAN & CONNORS INC.
Ronkonkoma, NY

Karin Schurr
Art Director
DESIGNKOMMUNE
Filderstadt, Germany

Faisal Bayhakih Umar
Creative Director
DNAKOMUNIKA
Jakarta, Indonesia

Amy Donati
Executive Director &
Chief Executive Officer

EDICO FINANCIAL
PRESS SERVICES LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Dr. Catherine Chan DBA
Director
EQUITY FINANCIAL
COMMUNICATIONS
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Naota Tsuneoka
FAST RETAILING CO. LTD.
Tokyo, Japan

Trevor Paccione
Creative Director
FGI DESIGN
New York, NY
Susan Weiss
Senior Vice President
FGI DESIGN
New York, NY

Chris Mirams

GM Communications
GENESIS ENERGY
Auckland, New Zealand

Corrin Chan
CEO, Managing Partner
GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Maxx Wong
Associate Creative Director
GENNEX FINANCIAL MEDIA LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Orling Or
Business Development Director
HETERMEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

TEAM: Yannick Burtelt,
Boris Fister, Annika Kunkic

Project Manager, Director Consulting
& Processes, Project Manager

HGB HAMBURGER GESCHÄFTSBERICHTE
GMBH & CO. KG
Hamburg, Germany

Mike Tisdall
Founding Director
INSIGHT CREATIVE LIMITED
Auckland, New Zealand

Axel Kiang
Creative Director
iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Terence Lau
Managing Director
iONE FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Doris Gstatter
IR & mehr
Vienna, Austria

Sandra Siegele
Senior Communications
Manager, Finance

JUNGHEINRICH
Hamburg, Germany

Kentaro Onoda
Senior Manager
KANRO, INC
Tokyo, Japan

Michelle Lam
Senior Director –
Sustainability & Communications

KERRY PROPERTIES LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Peter Spalding
Chief Growth Officer
LORRAINE GREGORY COMMUNICATIONS
Edgewood, NY

Darrelle Bay
Senior Art Director
META FUSION PTE LTD
Singapore

Ian Toh
General Manager
META FUSION PTE LTD
Singapore

Daniela Popp
CEO
MILENIO 3 GENERA
Mexico City, Mexico

Jong-Kook Yi
Chief Director
MM PARTNERS
Seoul, South Korea

Tang Lien
Managing Director
NOVA FUSION SDN BHD
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Carbie Chan
Account Director
ORANGE FINANCIAL
PRINTING LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Alisa Zamir
Professor, Graduate Communications/Packaging
Identities & Systems Design

PRATT INSTITUTE
New York, NY

Alex Choi,
Creative Director
REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Lisa Wong
Project Manager
REF FINANCIAL PRESS LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Johnny Kwok Wah Law
Executive Director
SAKAGUCHI COMPANY
Tokyo, Japan

Kiicchiro Sakaguchi
President
SAKAGUCHI COMPANY
Tokyo, Japan

David Phan
Creative Director
SEQUEL
New York, NY

Design & Editing Team
SHIAN INC
Tokyo, Japan

Ananda Jagoda
Chief Creative Officer
SMART MEDIA THE
ANNUAL REPORT COMPANY
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Teresa Thompson
President
STAN GELLMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN
St. Louis, MO

Wilson Kwan
Regional Creative Director
TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Iris Wong
Creative Director
TOPPAN MERRILL LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC

Bill Rock
Executive Creative Director
UNITED THERAPEUTICS
Silver Spring, MD

Randy Scope
Media Specialist
UNITED THERAPEUTICS
Silver Spring, MD

Zeev Zamir
Financial Advisor (Retired)
WACHOVIA SECURITIES
New York, NY

Kim Ann Piccora
Creative Principal & Founder
WYNK DESIGN, INC.
Huntington, NY

Pilar Munoz
CEO
X_DESIGN
Mexico City, Mexico

TEAM: Rebecca So,
Chun Hong Wong, Ellen Zee

Managing Partner, Executive
Creative Director, Managing Partner

YELLOW CREATIVE (HK) LIMITED
Hong Kong SAR PRC