Daisy Ho
{{Short description|Hong Kong businesswoman (born 1964)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ho|Daisy|Chiu-fung|lang=Hong Kong}}
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| name = Daisy Ho
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| birth_name = 何超鳳
Ho Chiu-fung
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}
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| education = University of Southern California (BA)
University of Toronto (MBA)
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| occupation = Casino businesswoman
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| spouse =
| parents = Stanley Ho
Lucina Laam
| relatives = Pansy Ho (sister)
Maisy Ho (sister)
Josie Ho (sister)
Lawrence Ho (brother)
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|title=Daisy Ho Chiu-fung
|t=何超鳳
|s=何超凤
|y=Hòh Chīu-fuhng
|p=Hé Chāofèng
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Daisy Ho Chiu-fung ({{zh|t=何超鳳}}; born 1964) is a Hong Kong businesswoman who is the daughter of Macau-based businessman Stanley Ho.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-28 |title=Daughter inherits gambling empire with death of Stanley Ho |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/05/28/asia-pacific/stanley-ho-empire/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=The Japan Times |language=en-US}} She is the chairman and executive director of SJM Holdings, a major owner, operator and developer of casinos in Macau.{{Cite web |last=Asia |first=Tatler |title=Daisy Ho |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/daisy-ho |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}} She is also an executive director of Shun Tak Holdings.{{Cite web |title=Shun Tak Holdings Limited - Management Profile |url=https://www.shuntakgroup.com/en/company/management-profile/index.html |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=www.shuntakgroup.com}}
Biography
Ho was born in 1964. She is the second daughter of Stanley Ho and his second wife. Her siblings are Pansy Ho, Josie Ho, Maisy Ho, and Lawrence Ho.
Ho earned an MBA in finance from the University of Toronto and BA in marketing from the University of Southern California.{{Cite web |title=USC And China In The News - January And February, 2019 {{!}} US-China Institute |url=https://china.usc.edu/usc-and-china-news-january-and-february-2019 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=china.usc.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-10 |title=The U of T (Hong Kong) Foundation celebrates 25 years of changing lives |url=https://defygravitycampaign.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/the-u-of-t-hong-kong-foundation-celebrates-25-years-of-changing-lives/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Defy Gravity |language=en-CA}} She worked for several investment banks before joining Shun Tak Holdings in 1994 as executive director and was appointed chief financial officer in 1999.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-06 |title=2019 Asian Gaming Power 50: Number 34 – Daisy Ho |url=https://www.asgam.com/index.php/2019/11/06/2019-asian-gaming-power-50-number-34-daisy-ho/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=IAG |language=en}}
In 2013, Ho became chairwoman of Hong Kong Ballet and performed from Swan Lake at the Hong Kong Tatler Ball.{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2013 |title=Hong Kong Ballet's Daisy Ho takes the leap for fundraiser |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1253121/hong-kong-ballets-daisy-ho-takes-leap-fundraiser |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} She also chairs the University of Toronto (Hong Kong) Foundation, a scholarship fund that sends academically gifted Hong Kong students on a scholarship to U of T,{{Cite news |last=Wong |first=Tony |date=2007-06-03 |title=It was in the cards |language=en-CA |work=The Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2007/06/03/it_was_in_the_cards.html |access-date=2022-04-02 |issn=0319-0781}} and serves on the dean's advisory board of the Rotman School of Management.{{Cite web |title=Daisy Ho |url=https://alumni.utoronto.ca/news-and-stories/featured-alumni/daisy-ho |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=University of Toronto Alumni |language=en}}
In 2018, Ho became chairman of the board of director and executive director of SJM Holdings, succeeding her father, Stanley Ho.{{Cite web |last=Standard |first=The |title=Casino tycoon Stanley Ho to retire as SJM chair |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/1/105663/Casino-tycoon-Stanley-Ho-to-retire-as-SJM-chair |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=The Standard |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2018-04-13 |title=Stanley Ho to retire, Daisy Ho to chair SJM Holdings |url=https://macaonews.org/gaming/stanley-ho-to-retire-daisy-ho-to-chair-sjm-holdings/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Macao News |language=en-US}} She is also the executive director and Deputy Managing Director of Shun Tak Holdings.
Ho has served as a director and chairman of Hong Kong charity Po Leung Kuk,{{Cite web |title=Press Releases - News & Publication - Po Leung Kuk - Multi-faceted Charity Service Provider |url=https://www.poleungkuk.org.hk/en/news/inaug_2021-22 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=www.poleungkuk.org.hk |language=en}} Vice President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong,{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors – REDA |url=https://www.reda.hk/board-of-directors/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |language=en-US}} and a member of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.{{Cite web |title=香港中華總商會 The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce |url=https://cgcc.org.hk/en/thirdcat.php?cid=2&sid=21&tid=27 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=cgcc.org.hk}} She became the chairwoman of the Hong Kong Ballet again in 2020 {{Cite web |title=Hong Kong Ballet Announces New Chairman of the Board|url=https://hkballet.com/en/meet-hkb/media/press_release/hong-kong-ballet-announces-new-chairman-of-the-board-2020 |access-date=2022-05-31|website=hkballet.com}} and was also the Chief Commissioner of the Hong Kong Girl Guides Association.{{Cite web |title=The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association Annual Report 2015|url=https://hkgga.org.hk/sites/hkggacms/files/upload/resources/Publication/Annual%20Report%202015.pdf |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=hkgga.org.hk/}}
Personal life
Ho has two children, Beatrice Ho and Gillian Ho, graduates of Princeton University and Columbia University, respectively.{{Cite web |last=Sobti |first=Tara |title=What's In Their Shopping Cart? 5 Things Gillian Ho Is Buying This Week |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/gillian-ho-shopping-cart |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Sobti |first=Tara |title=What's In Their Shopping Cart? 5 Things Beatrice Ho Is Buying This Week |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/style/fashion/beatrice-ho-shopping-cart |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}
References
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Category:Hong Kong businesspeople
Category:Hong Kong casino industry businesspeople
Category:Hong Kong people of Dutch-Jewish descent
Category:Macau emigrants to Hong Kong
Category:Hong Kong businesspeople in real estate
Category:University of Toronto alumni
Category:University of Southern California alumni
Category:Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021
Category:20th-century Hong Kong businesspeople
Category:21st-century Hong Kong businesspeople