Professor T. S. Chan is Shun Hing Professor of Marketing and Associate Vice President (Academic Quality Assurance) at Lingnan University. Professor Chan began his higher education career as a teacher and researcher at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 1975. He left his Senior Lecturer in Marketing and International Business position at CUHK in 1987 and joined Saint Mary’s University in Canada, where he was Professor of Marketing and Director of Graduate Studies and Research. In 1995, he returned to Hong Kong to join Lingnan as Dean of the faculty of Business.

As an active researcher, he has published/ edited twelve books and over 100 articles and papers in the areas of international marketing channel strategies, cross-cultural consumer behaviour, joint venture decisions, and marketing education. He serves on the editorial board of the five international journals. He is also Chair of the Southeast Asia Chapter of the Academy of International Business. He consults widely for corporations and government agencies in Hong Kong and aboard, his areas of consulting include strategic marketing planning, effective selling, leadership and human relations, and intercultural communication.

Professor Chan is actively involved with several quality assurance bodies in Hong Kong. He is the current Chairman of the Joint Quality Review Committee, Council member of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications and an auditor for Hong Kong Quality Assurance Council. He serves as a member on the Management Development Committee Advisory Committee on Human Resources Development in the Financial Services Sector of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. In addition, he has served in various leadership capacities for boards and committees with public and professional organizations, including the Hong Kong Canada business Association (Canada), Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Hong Kong Institute of Marketing, Rotary International, Scout Association of Hong Kong, and Vocational Training Council.