Alan Lau

Alan Lau was elected to our Board of Directors in April 2023. Mr. Lau is Chairman of GROW Digital Wealth, an AI wealth platform for independent financial advisors in Asia. He was previously Chief Business Officer for Animoca Brands, where he oversaw and provided support to the company’s 600 portfolio companies and leads investment and new business building. Before joining Animoca Brands, Mr. Lau was chairman and CEO of Tencent WeSure, a fintech company that he co-founded to offer disruptive, affordable Internet insurance to WeChat users. WeSure insures over 100 million families in China and is ranked the #1 insurtech platform by Hurun Institute. Prior to Tencent, Mr. Lau was Asia head for McKinsey Digital, supporting both Big Tech companies and sector incumbents to execute their digital strategy. Before entering the tech space, Mr. Lau was in corporate finance, first at Citibank and then at McKinsey & Company, where he was the Greater China head for the Corporate Finance Practice, in charge of M&A and deal structuring support. He is vice-chair of M+ in Hong Kong. Mr. Lau obtained his master’s degree in Engineering from Oxford University. Mr. Lau is qualified to serve as a Director based on his broad experience in engaging consumers across digital channels and leveraging technology and data analytics, as well as his deep knowledge of the important China market