Dr. Daniel Chan is the Chief Technology Officer of SYSTEK Information Technology Limited. Dr. Chan joined the Group in 1998 and has been responsible for technology strategy as well as product research and development. His valuable work on promoting the XML technology was acknowledged by an election as one of the Hong Kong's "Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons" by the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong Junior Chamber, and Government's Information Technology Services Department. His success as the ambassador of XML in Hong Kong is backed by the experience gained from his research activities in Europe and the role of architect for a family of XML products that is being marketed worldwide. The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong is using his products for XML message translation within the new Centralised Clearing and Settlement System (CCASS/3).

Prior to joining SYSTEK, Dr. Chan worked for the French National Research Institute for Computer Science and Control (INRIA). Previously, he held various industrial, academic, and research positions in New World Hotel Group and Digital Equipment Corporation in Hong Kong, Glasgow University in the U.K., Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and Twente University in the Netherlands. Dr. Chan is a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council of the U.K. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Department of Computing of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In addition, he is an adviser to Information and Communication Technology for the Trade Development Council.