Mr Mark PEAKER

Having retired from an international career in finance in 2001, Mark co-founded 3812 Gallery, one of the leading contemporary galleries in Hong Kong and London. Since the launch of its London outpost in 2018, Mark has focused on expanding the galleries' European imprint through building sustained international cultural networks.

Mark is an influential voice in Hong Kong and makes regular contributions to the city's discourse on areas concerning government and social issues that affect the lives of ordinary Hongkongers. In 2022, he published his first book, Peaker of the Peak: Letters to the Editor Hong Kong 2003-2022, with Unicorn Publishing Group, featuring 20 years of his letters published in the South China Morning Post.

Personally, he is an avid collector of art, silverware, glassware as well as a passionate skier and an exceptional home chef. He shares his partner Calvin's passion for illuminating the connection between east and west in contemporary art on an international stage.

He is a committed philanthropist, focused on children's welfare and mental health. Since 2013 he has been Chairman of Shakespeare 4 All, a highly regarded NGO focused on using theatre for the benefit of children's education and development. Mark is a past Vice-Chairman of fundraising for the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children, one of Hong Kong's oldest charities. He is also an advisor to the board of MIND HK, a mental health charity.