Name Adrian Cheng | Alma mater Harvard University | |
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Occupation Founder of K11 & K11 Art Foundation, Executive Vice-Chairman of New World Development Awards "Young Global Leader", World Economic Forum
2012 Fortune "40 under 40" Global Business Starts
Honorary Doctorate of Humanities degree, SCAD
Honorary Fellowship, Lingnan University
ArtReview 2014 Power 100 | ||
Luncheon dialogue the business of lifestyle and culture adrian cheng
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong (Chinese: 鄭志剛, born in 1979), founder of K11 and K11 Art Foundation, Executive Vice-chairman and Joint General Manager of New World Development, and executive director of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, is a business tycoon and cultural entrepreneur in Hong Kong, also a well-known art patron.
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- Luncheon dialogue the business of lifestyle and culture adrian cheng
- Family background and education
- Business career
- Art patron
- Current positions
- References
Family background and education
Born in 1979, Cheng is the grandson and designated heir of one of Hong Kong's and China’s most influential business families, set to inherit a large part of the empire built by his grandfather, Cheng Yu-tung, whose holdings were worth an estimated US$16.6 billion shortly before his death in 2016, according to Forbes. Family holdings include the Chow Tai Fook jewellery chain and New World Development group.
Cheng majored in East Asian studies at Harvard University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree before going to Japan to study Japanese culture for a year.
He has two younger brothers and a younger sister.
Business career
Following a two-year stint at UBS AG Cheng joined the family business, becoming Executive Vice-Chairman at New World Development in 2015, the biggest part of the family’s private Chow Tai Fook Holdings empire. He also serves as an executive director and board member.
Cheng introduced the concept of "museum-retail" by founding the K11 brand in 2008.
Art patron
He founded the K11 Art Foundation (KAF) in 2010 which serves as a platform for Chinese artists and their works. He initiated collaborations between K11 Art Foundation and international museums and art institutions such as Palais de Tokyo in Paris and Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, showcasing artistic talents from China and also facilitating cross-cultural dialogues within the global art scene. The Foundation also have an art village in Wuhan with studios to nurture young artists from China. Cheng was included in ArtReview Power100 in 2014 (ranked number 100) and 2015 (ranked number 76), and is also the Top 10 Young Art Collectors on Larry’s List, as well as 20 of the World's Most Innovative Art Collectors on artnet.