Ernest Lee FCG HKFCG(PE) is a Technical Partner of Deloitte China. Mr Lee serves some of the largest audit engagements of the Firm. With extensive experience in the accounting profession, he provides valuable technical advice on matters related to accounting, auditing and governance for companies in various industries in Hong Kong, Mainland China and the Asia-Pacific area. He is a CPA (Practising) and a Fellow of the ICAEW and ACCA.
Mr Lee is the Immediate Past President of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute (HKCGI). He is currently the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Nomination Committee and Mainland China Affairs Committee of HKCGI. He represents the Institute on the Services Advisory Committee of the Official Receiver's Office.
Mr Lee has actively contributed to setting financial reporting standards locally and internationally. He is the Immediate Past Chairman (2019-2021) of the Financial Reporting Standards Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). The Committee is responsible for setting financial reporting standards in Hong Kong. He is currently a member of various HKICPA’s Advisory Panels on financial and sustainability reporting matters, including the Companies Ordinance (Financial Reporting) Advisory Panel, and Sustainability Advisory Panel. In addition, he is currently a Convenor of the Financial Reporting Review Panel of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.
Mr Lee is a member of the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and a member of the Standing Committee on Company Law Reform of the HKSAR Government.
As an advocate of education, Mr Lee is a Professional Advisor to the Executive Master of Accounting programme of Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.