Charmaine Li

The co-CEO of Kowloon Dairy reveals what it takes to run an 81-year-old company, and why resting on your laurels is the ultimate business killer

By Tara Sobti

Charmaine Li joined her family’s business Kowloon Dairy in 2012 as executive director. Co-founded in 1940 by her grandfather Li Lan-sang, the milk giant today services more than 3,000 points of sale daily—and Li says it’s just getting started. In 2019, Li was appointed joint CEO of Kowloon Dairy with her cousins, Erica Li and Dominic Li. “The common perception is that we just rock up to the office to sign cheques, but we actually manage every aspect of the company—from decision-making to implementation and business review across the entire group. We’re not CEOs by name only; we’re executives who actually run the company.” Li and her family are committed to introducing greener initiatives that reduce waste and improve recycling rates, and are investing in research and development to create…

You're reading a preview of

Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2022

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.