Hong Kong Industrialist Jan-Mar 2021

Judges’ Comments: •Ambitious for the development of watch industry •A visionary who successfully tapped into the emerging markets 評審委員會評語： •對鐘錶行業的發展有抱負  •有遠見，成功打入新興市場 Nominator: Mr Yim Tse-kit Founder and CEO of S.A.S Lighting Co. Ltd 提名人：嚴子杰先生 時捷照明有限公司　創辦人及行政總監 A fter graduated from the University of Kent UK in 2007, majoring in business administration, Mr Gary Lau immediately joined the family business – Renley Watch Group and is fully devoted to the development of the watch industry ever since. He was responsible for brand building when he first joined the Group. With his efforts, three Swiss watch brands “Buler”, “Jean d’Eve” and “Sultana”, and the local watch brand “Temporis” have been successfully promoted to overseas and Greater China Region markets in several years, comprised of more than 200 sales and distribution networks all over the world during the peak. After many years of hard work, business development is in full swing. In 2015, Mr Lau was promoted to Executive Director of Renley Watch Group and its subsidiaries, and fully grasped the core mechanism of the entire group. In face of difficulties, he decisively executed corporate restructuring to improve business stability. He has also introduced the concept of smart factory to the Group, and implemented automated assembly production lines imported from Switzerland to factories in Hong Kong and mainland China, thereby reducing dependency on labour and increasing their throughput and competitive edge. Of commitment to the sustainability of family business specialising in OEM/ODM, Mr Lau noticed that the tariff concessions brought by CEPA have earned the Group a good competitive advantage in production costs, and with all well-equipped production lines in Switzerland, Hong Kong and mainland China, the Group has successfully led the OEM/ODM watch market. With quality customers gained and solid growth recorded over the past few years, the Group has expanded its business to emerging markets such as the Middle East and tapped into the high-end watch market in Saudi Arabia. Mr Lau is committed to corporate social responsibility, together with the Group to participate in voluntary services including long-term partners, eg Fu Kang Association, Sunshine Children Fund, etc. Since 2012, the Group has won the plaudits of “Caring Company” and “Industry Cares”. He encourages his employees to participate in “Recognition of Prior Learning Mechanism” to have their past qualifications officially recognised. Since 2008, more than 100 employees in the Group have attained different levels of recognitions to strengthen their competitiveness in the industry. Mr Lau was awarded the “Social Caring Youth Leadership Award” in 2017, a testament to his continuous contributions. 劉 燊濤主修工商管理，2007年畢業於英國肯特大學。 畢業後加入其家族企業旗下的公司，全身投入鐘錶行 業發展。初時主要負責品牌推廣，數年間將旗下的瑞士手 錶品牌「珍達斐」、「澎馬」及「時添雅」及自創本地手錶品 牌「天普時」成功推廣至海外及大中華區市場，高峰期擁有 超過二百個銷售及分銷網絡，遍及全球各地。 經過多年的努力，集團成績有目共睹，業務發展如日中 天。劉燊濤於2015年升任運年集團及其旗下公司的執行董 事，負責企業的整體營銷管理及規劃與執行企業策略，推 動品牌設計及產品開發，以及監督和執行集團的業務與營 銷計劃，全面掌握企業的營運。面對經營困難，劉燊濤果 斷整頓企業架構及業務，精簡人手，加強穩固內部架構， 並密切留意市場動向，帶領企業積極投入智能工廠。勇於 創新的他將瑞士進口的自動化裝配生產線引入香港及內地 廠房，減少依賴人手，提高產量及競爭力。肩負延續家 族鐘錶企業的使命，劉燊濤致力發展OEM/ODM，他把握 CEPA帶來的關稅優惠從而減低成本，提升競爭力，配合 設於瑞士、香港及國內的生產線，帶領集團大展拳腳，開 拓優質客源，成功搶佔鐘錶市場OEM/ODM覆蓋率。集團 業務藉此在過去數年間急速增長，並窺準發展中國家的潛 力，把業務拓展至中東等新興市場，成功囊括了沙地亞拉 伯高檔腕表市場。 劉燊濤於推動企業社會責任方面亦不遺餘力，身體力行 帶領員工參與多項義工服務，長期合作夥伴包括扶康會， 陽光兒童基金等，並於2012年參與「商界展關懷」及「工 業獻愛心」計劃，履行其企業社會責任，推動香港關愛文 化的發展，並連續多年贏得獎項。他更主動關懷員工，鼓 勵他們參與「過往資歷認可」，肯定其過往的資歷。由2008 年起，企業內共有超過100位員工透過該計劃取得其工作 範疇上的不同級別認可，從而提升員工個人競爭力。劉燊 濤於2017年更獲頒「社會關愛青年領袖獎」，以肯定其對 社會的貢獻。　 2020 Mr Lau Sun Tao, Gary Executive Director, Renley Watch Manufacturing Company Limited 劉燊濤先生 運年錶業有限公司  執行董事   2020 YIAH AND IOY SUPPLEMENT | 2020「香港青年工業家」暨「傑出工業家」特輯 74 | 1-3/2021