Phil Tye

Mr Tye has been involved in the Asian capitalmarkets for two decades,having most recently established HFL Advisors Limited as a platform to provide independent directorship and advisory services to alternative investment funds.He is a leading figure in the Asian hedge fund industry and a member of the AIMA Global Council and immediate past Chair of the AIMA Hong Kong Chapter

Mr Tye has lived in Hong Kong for 20 years and has held various senior roles since he moved to Hong Kong. Mr Tye built and ran DragonBack Capital, a multi-strategy hedge fund manager and then hedge fund platform based in Hong Kong, between 2007 and 2012. He was CFO and Director for PMA Investment Advisors, a Director at Credit Suisse (where his roles included Prime Brokerage sales, COO for NJA Cash Equities and Head of the Strategic Projects Group for the regional finance department), and he also worked at KPMG focusing on banking and securities companies across the region.

Mr Tye holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Essex and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Mr Tye is a member of the Listing Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as well as the SFC(HKExListing) Committee. He is also a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and a Senior Fellow Memberand Director of The Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute.