Alumni Kaleidoscope: Francis Kwok - BSc(PHYS)
Like many science students, Francis indulged in scientific innovation during his university years. Upon graduating, he combined his technical skills and talents with fellow alumna Irene Cheung's marketing initiative to found their own company, Radica, under HKUST's entrepreneurial program.
Today, Radica is a leading regional e-marketing solutions provider and the first HKUST spin-off company to set up headquarters at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. It has offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with clients ranging from small and medium-sized firms to listed companies and the Fortune 500 global conglomerate. As Chief Executive Officer, Francis is responsible for the company's strategic direction, business development and investor relations.
His excellent leadership and achievements won Francis the AD100 TOP Men Award presented by Adworld 2010 China. He is a regular author and guest speaker on e-marketing and database marketing topics for commercial, governmental and academic sectors. He is also among one of the alumni mentors. More recently, he was appointed as one of five new non-official members of the Commission on Strategic Development.
Francis was himself on the HKUST swim team during his study and always reckons that sports people are more optimistic, energetic and healthier. Since January 2014, Radica has been offering internship opportunities to our current students who are also on the sports team.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
