Mrs. Ayesha Macpherson LAU, BBS, JP
Background
Ayesha is the Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of the Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, and the Chairman and a Non-Executive Director of its wholly owned subsidiary, eMPF Platform Company Limited. She started her career with KPMG in London before joining KPMG in Hong Kong, and was Managing Partner of KPMG in Hong Kong.
Professional and industry experience
Ayesha is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Ayesha is active in community service and has been appointed by the Hong Kong SAR Government as a member of various advisory bodies.
Her current appointments include:
Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority
Chairman and Non-Executive Director of MPFA’s wholly owned subsidiary, eMPF Platform Company Limited
Member, Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
Member, Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee
Member, Governance Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee
Director, Hong Kong Academy of Finance Limited
She has also served as a member of various advisory bodies including:
Joint Committee on Student Finance
Legal Aid Services Council
Financial Leaders Forum
Council of the University of Hong Kong
Public Service Commission
Advisory Panel on BEPS 2.0
Lump Sum Grant Independent Review Committee
Task Force on Economic Challenges
Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Financial Reporting Council
Market Development Committee of the Financial Services Development Council
Policy Research Committee of the Financial Services Development Council
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Independent Commission Against Corruption Advisory Committee on Corruption
Harbourfront Commission
Aviation Development Advisory Committee
Standing Committee on Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service
Women’s Commission
Ayesha was appointed as a Justice of the Peace in July 2013, an Accounting Advisor of the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China since May 2016 and a member of the CPPCC of Jiangsu Province since Jan 2018, and was awarded Bronze Bauhinia Star in July 2021.