Michael Ma has been in the Information Technology industry for over twenty years in both North America and Asia Pacific. He has extensive experience in project management, consulting, systems integration and systems development, in addition to his sales, marketing and management expertise. His experience spans many industries including airlines, IT and consulting, banks, insurance, clearinghouse, warehouse & distribution, utilities, and the public sector. Mr. Ma has held various technical, management and executive positions with such large global enterprises as IBM (Canada & Greater China Group), Unisys Asia, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), and Sun Life Financial.

Mr. Ma is currently a Corporate Vice President, Regional Information Technology, American International Assurance Company, Limited (AIA). Mr. Ma has responsibilities spanning across Asia Pacific covering 12 countries in 14 business units.

Prior to joining AIA, Mr. Ma was the Corporate Vice President and Regional Chief Information Officer for Sun Life Financial, Asia Regional Headquarters, responsible for regional Information Technology and Operations.

Mr. Ma also contributes to many not-for-profit organizations. He currently holds or has held various executive positions such as Vice Chairman of the Canadian International School of HK, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Canadian Association, Executive Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Community Services Committee of the HK Computer Society, CIO Board of the HK Computer Society, Advisory Consul of the Project Management Institute, and President of the Chinese-Canadian Information Processing Society (Canada).

Mr. Ma holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, in addition to having professional designations as a Certified Computing Professional (CCP), Information Systems Professional of Canada (ISP), and Association of Project Management Professional (APMP). He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Computer Society (FHKCS), and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors (FHKIoD).