Education
Chau attended the Diocesan Girls" School, Hong Kong, where she sat the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination in 1978.
周凱旋
Chau attended the Diocesan Girls" School, Hong Kong, where she sat the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination in 1978.
She is also a major stockholder in Tom.com, a publication and advertising company in the People"s Republic of China. As of 2014, she is listed as the 82nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. Upon her graduation, she went on to further study in Sydney, Australia.
Business career
In 2002, Chau invested RMB ¥ 1 million into an interactive voice-recognition service provider, Beijing Leitingwuji Network Technology Company Limited (北京雷霆无极网络科技有限公司).
In September 2003, before the company was even profitable, she sold it to TOM Group for the sum of USD132 million. Its subsidiary TOM Online was then separately listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in early 2004.
Chau remained a 9.998% shareholder in Tom Online until 12 March 2007, when Tom Group announced an offer for the outstanding shares in Tom Online, to take the company private. Chau also has a 24% stake in TOM Group prior to the announcement.
She was named one of Forbes Asia"s 50 Women in the Mix in 2013.
As of 2014, she is listed as the 82nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.