Teresa Yang

Teresa Yang is Vice Chairman of Esquel Group, a knowledge-based innovation company that continuously pushes for positive change in the textile and apparel business, expanding into new territory to evolve with the industry and its customers.

Teresa is responsible for Esquel Group’s strategic planning. Beyond her work with the group, she serves as Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Textiles (HKGCOT) and as Chairman of the Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA). She actively participates in the development of Hong Kong’s textile and clothing industry in her current capacities at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, including Industrial Advisory Committee of the Research Institute for Intelligent Wearable System (RI-IWEAR), Advisory Committee of School of Fashion and Textiles, as well as the Advisory Committee of the CR-PolyU Joint Research Institute for Carbon Neutral New Materials (RICNNM). Additionally, she is a member of the Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA).  

In 2022, Teresa was appointed as a Justice of the Peace (JP). She is passionate about education and is one of the founders of the Y.L. Yang Foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to improving educational opportunities for children. Teresa dedicated 12 years (2012 to 2023) as a member of the College Council at St. Paul's Co-educational College (SPCC) and currently serves as a Trustee and Co-Chairperson of the Fundraising Committee for the SPCC Charitable Trust.

In 2024, she was honored as an Honorary Professor in the Department of Design and Architecture at the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). Additionally, Teresa serves on the College International Advisory Board in the College of Business at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Previously, she served as a member of Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP) under the Education Bureau in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2019.  

Since 2006, Teresa has been a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Hong Kong Chapter and served as the Chair of YPO Gold Hong Kong Chapter from 2016 to 2017. She joined the YPO Gold North Asia Regional Chapter as a learning officer and was honored as the North Asia regional honoree for the 2020 YPO Global Impact Award.

Teresa holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Hawaii and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUMBA), where she currently serves as the Vice-Chairperson of the Advisory Board.