Eva Kwok


Eva Lee Kwok is a Malaysian-born Canadian business executive and investor. She is currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She spent her early life in Penang, where she attended St. George's Girls' School.
She has served as chairperson and CEO of Amara International Investment Corporation since 1992. She previously served in a variety of roles, including president and managing director of Melcorp Mercantile Inc., vice-president of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. From 1968 to 1988, Kwok taught at the University of Saskatchewan in progressively senior positions, becoming Dean of the College of Home Economics in 1986.
Her own investment firm, Amara International Investment Corp., was responsible for the development of Burnaby's Crystal Mall.
Kwok received her Master of Science from King's College London, University of London, England in 1967.
She also serves as a director of B.C. Women's Hospital and Health Centre Foundation and Canada's Outstanding Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award Program.

Personal

Kwok is married to architect and urban planner, Stanley Kwok. He is a former deputy chairman of Concord Pacific Developments and currently president of private investment firm Amara International.

Board member

Kwok serves on the board of directors of these companies:
Previous board affiliations include: