Victor Li Tzar-kuoi
Hong Kong businessman
Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (born 1 August 1964) is a Hong Kong businessman, the chair of the board and group co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and the chairman of the board and managing director of CK Asset Holdings Limited and the chairman of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited. He is the elder son of tycoon Li Ka-shing and the brother of Richard Li.
Early life and education
Victor was born to Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong billionaire businessman, at his parents' family house in 79 Deep Water Bay Road, Deep Water Bay, Hong Kong on 1 August 1964, He has a younger brother, Richard Li. He attended St. Paul's Co-educational College in Hong Kong, and earned B.S. and M.S. degree in civil engineering from Stanford University.
Career
In March 2018, his father announced retirement and passed control of his US$100 billion empire to his son.
Victor Li has been holding the following positions:
Chairman and Group Co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited
Chairman and managing director of CK Asset Holdings Limited
Chairman of CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited
Chairman of CK Life Sciences Int'l., (Holdings) Inc.
Non-executive Director of Power Assets Holdings Limited
Deputy Chairman of HK Electric Investments Limited
Deputy Chairman of Li Ka Shing Foundation Limited, Li Ka Shing (Overseas) Foundation and Li Ka Shing (Canada) Foundation
Co-Chairman of Husky Energy Inc.
Director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Personal life and kidnapping
Victor Li was kidnapped in 1996 on his way home after work by notorious gangster "Big Spender" Cheung Tze-keung. Victor's father, Li Ka-shing, paid a ransom of HK$1.038 billion, directly to Cheung who had come to Li Ka-shing's house.
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