Dr. Harry Lee
Chairman
Dr. Harry Lee is the Chairman of the Board at GRST. He is currently not only involved in the operation of the company, but he pursues innovative ideas to green technology into the battery business.
Dr. Lee is also Chairman of TAL, having been appointed in 2012, to oversee the business of the whole TAL Group. Dr. Lee joined Textile Alliance Limited (TAL) in Hong Kong in 1973 and the garment division in 1979. Through restructuring in 1983, TAL’s garment division became an independent operation, TAL Apparel Limited, and Dr. Lee was appointed as the Managing Director (a title now referred to as CEO) of this new company.
Dr. Lee is actively involved in a number of trade organizations and public services in Hong Kong. He is the Honorary Chairman of Textile Council of Hong Kong Ltd. and the Hong Kong Garment Manufacturer’s Association. In addition, he was the Chairman of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles & Apparel Ltd (HKRITA) from Sept 2010 to Sept 2018, and is currently holding the position of the Advisor, Chairman Emeritus. Dr. Lee is also the Chairman of the Committee of Overseers of Lee Woo Sing College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, as well as the Chairman of Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited. Dr. Lee was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Textile Institute in May in 2019 in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Dr. Lee was named in the Queen’s birthday honors list as an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in 1996. He was appointed a Justice of Peace (JP) in 1997. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star (SBS) at the Fourth Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR in 2001.
Dr. Harry Lee was educated in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, UK and a Doctorate degree from Brown University, U.S.A.