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Geoffrey Kwok | |
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| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 40–41) [1] |
| Education | Yale University Stanford University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Parent | Walter Kwok |
| Relatives | Kwok Tak-seng (grandfather) |
Geoffrey Kwok (born 1984/1985) is a Hong Kong billionaire, and a director of Empire Group. He is the eldest son of Walter Kwok, who founded the Empire Group. [2] His grandfather Kwok Tak-seng founded Sun Hung Kai Properties, which Walter Kwok and his brothers inherited, [3] Asia's largest real estate developers. [4] [5]
Kwok attended Yale University where he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics, [6] and an MBA from Stanford University. [7]
Before his father's death, Kwok worked with Morgan Stanley as an investment banker. [8] In October 2018, Walter Kwok died from a heart attack. [9] [10] Kwok inherited his stakes in Sun Hung Kai along with his brother Jonathan. In October 2018, shortly after his father's death, Kwok became a director of Empire Group, Hong Kong, along with his siblings Jonathan and Lesley. [4] [11]
In December 2018, he became a board member and a non-executive director at Sun Hung Kai properties. Kwok also manages the hotel division of Sun Hung Kai. [8] [6]
With a net worth of $40.4 billion, the Kwok family is Asia's third richest family according to Forbes . [12] [13] In May 2020, Forbes estimated Kwok to be worth $2.5 billion. [1] [14]