Mr Lau drives the Group’s strategies to achieve business and operational excellence through the Corporate Development and ICT functions. He is also concurrently responsible for general corporate matters in the Group’s China operations.

Mr Lau joined the Group as Investment Executive for the Banyan Tree China Hospitality Fund in 2011. He was promoted in 2014 to Investment Manager of the Strategic Planning and Investment team and subsequently became Investment Director, overseeing the Banyan Tree China Hospitality Fund and Banyan Tree Indochina Hospitality Fund. In 2019, he was appointed Assistant Vice President, Business Development, to establish new management contracts and other business ventures across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Since 2020, he has been leading the Group’s Corporate Development initiatives and in 2023, he was promoted to Vice President and subsequently appointed Head of Group ICT.

Mr Lau graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration specialising in Hospitality Management from ESSEC Business School in Paris, France, and a Master’s of IT in Business specialising in Data Analytics from Singapore Management University.