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As Watson Promotes Malina Ngai To Group CEO

PRIVATEApr 09, 2024•about 2 years ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

AS Watson

Malina Ngai
Hong KongHealth CareRetailBeautyLifestyle

Description

AS Watson is delighted to announce the promotion of Malina Ngai to the position of Group CEO, effective from 1st May 2024. Malina Ngai, who currently holds the position of Group Chief Operating Officer, AS Watson, and Chief Executive Officer, AS Watson (Asia & Europe), will take over the leadership from Dominic Lai.

Company Information

Company

AS Watson

Location

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

About

AS Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, is operating over 16,000 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with over 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2022, AS Watson Group recorded revenue of US$22 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) technology-enabled platforms.

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