16 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2023
Appointments Committee
The Appointments Committee is mandated by the HKIAC Council primarily to: (1) appoint and confirm arbitrators, emergency arbitrators, mediators and experts; (2) determine the number of arbitrators; (3) fix the costs of the arbitration; and (4) review and admit members to HKIAC’s panels and list of arbitrators. The work of the Appointments Committee is subject to the supervision of the HKIAC Council.
Name | Position | External Position |
Thomas Walsh | Chairperson | Partner, Clifford Chance |
Committee Member | Arbitrator, Douglas Clark LLP | |
Sheila AHUJA | Committee Member | Partner, Allen & Overy |
Chungang DONG | Committee Member | Partner, Jingtian & Gongcheng |
Byung-Woo IM | Committee Member | Partner, Kim & Chang |
Queenie LAU | Committee Member | Barrister, Temple Chambers |
Andrea MENAKER | Committee Member | Partners, White & Case LLP |
Chie NAKAHARA | Committee Member | Partner, Nishimura & Asahi |
Robert C. TANG GBM, SBS, KC, SC, JP | Committee Member | Arbitrator, Non-Permanent Judge Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal |
Wenying WANG | Committee Member | Independent Arbitrator |
Karl Hennessee | Committee Member | Senior Vice-President & Deputy General Counsel, Airbus |
David W. RIVKIN | Ex-officio Member (HKIAC Chairperson) | Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers |
Rimsky YUEN GBM, SC, JP | Ex-officio Member (HKIAC Chairperson) | Senior Counsel, Temple Chambers |
A member of the Appointments Committee may not be appointed by HKIAC as an arbitrator in any arbitration during their term of office. A member’s designation as arbitrator by a party in an arbitration may be confirmed by HKIAC.