GruppeM Investments PLC was incorporated in the UK on 14 July 2004 and its main country of operation is the People's Republic of China.
The Board of Directors
Kenny Chen
Julian Hardy
Raymond Man
Kenny
Chen is a professionally qualified architect with experience of substantial
property development projects. Having obtained an MA & Diploma in
Architecture from The Architecture Association School of Architects in
both the UK and Taiwan.
Kenny Chen has worked on many high-profile projects, including the £70m
Fulham Football Club Redevelopment, the proposed £150m New Residential
Tower at Millbank in London and the ADC Theatre, University of Cambridge.
Kenny Chen is the founder and owner of GruppeM Europe Limited, which manufactures
high performance car parts and accessories, including specialist racing
air filter intake systems for GT racing and road cars. Kenny Chen also
owns and manages GruppeM Racing, which races the new, limited edition,
GT3 RSR and which won the 2003/2004 British GT Championship. For the 2005
FIA GT Championship, GruppeM Racing is the approved Porsche factory works
team and has already won both the team and drivers championships for 2005
with three races of the season still to go.
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Julian
Hardy holds a Masters degree in Retail Automotive Management from Loughborough
University. He has spent his career within the automotive sector since
1975 latterly holding senior management roles. From April 2002 to February
2003 he was general manager of Brunel Ford in Bristol responsible for
3 Ford main dealerships and part of Ford Retail Europe. Since that time
he has been general manager of Porsche Centre Reading, responsible for
the budgeting, performance and profitability of the largest Porsche retail
operation in Europe.
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Raymond Man, Executive Director - Responsible for
Development in China
Raymond
Man graduated in 2000 with a BA(Hons)in Hospitality Management from the
University of Central England, Birmingham. He has been with GruppeM Europe
since December 2001 as Operations Manager. Prior to that, Raymond was
an Administrator at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (an affiliate of
Credit Suisse First Boston).
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