Mrs Ayesha Macpherson LAU

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
• Director, Hong Kong Academy of Finance Limited
• Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of MTR Corporation Limited
• Member, Audit & Risk Committee of MTR Corporation Limited
• Member, Finance & Investment Committee of MTR Corporation Limited
   

She has also served as a member of various advisory bodies including：

• Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
• Financial Infrastructure and Market Development Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee
• Governance Sub-Committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee
• 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.