創辦人暨總裁—陳嘉賢教授, JP

*香港管弦協會有限公司董事局成員
*香港個人資料(私隱)諮詢委員會委員
*香港O2O電子商務總會創會會長
*香港工業總會理事會副主席
*香港工業總會香港家具協會主席
*香港工業總會香港優質標誌局Qmark副主席
*香港工業總會青年委員會榮譽會長
*香港藝術發展局大會委員
*香港藝術發展局藝術推廣委員會主席
*香港藝術發展局戲曲組副主席
陳嘉賢教授,太平紳士為德國寶集團執董及時尚文創品牌SPARKLE COLLECTION創辦人。陳教授取得華盛頓大學工商管理及經濟學雙學位、紐約大學教育碩士學位及香港中文大學市場學(理學)碩士學位;她更獲頒VTC職業訓練局榮譽院士、獲委任為香港浸會大學客席教授、香港恒生大學人文社會科學學院客席教授及香港都會大學李嘉誠專業進修學院顧問。
陳教授留學美加十多年後回流接管家族生意,負責集團整體市場及業務拓展策略,成功將德國寶入屋並重新打造成為家傳互曉、至具代表性的香港品牌之一。Karen負責集團旗下三大品牌包括德國寶、SPARKLE COLLECTION、Happy Kitchen Cafe & Bar的整體業務發展及市場推廣。
陳教授對文化、工業及時尚界的成就備受肯定,所獲獎項包括2009年香港青年工業家獎、2013年年青創新婦女獎、2014年當選十大傑青、2017年女工商專傑出女企業家大獎、2020年旭茉JESSICA成功女性大獎、2021年香港文化創意產業大獎、2022年獲選粵港澳大灣區傑出青年企業家及榮獲金紫荊女企業家-創意藝術企業家獎、2023年香港設計師協會最佳設計品牌大獎及香港經濟日報企業大獎 -「領先時尚文化企業」、2024年香港珠海學院創意產業創新年度大獎 -「藝術與文化」等。
*Member of the Board of Governors of the HK Philharmonic Orchestra Society Ltd.
*Member of PCPD Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee
*Founding Chairlady of HK O2O E-Commerce Federation Ltd.
*Deputy Chairman of FHKI
*Chairman of FHKI HK Furniture Industry Council
*Vice Chairman of FHKI Quality Mark Council
*Honorary President of FHKI Young Executive Council
*Adjunct Professor of HK Baptist University
*School Advisor of the HK Metropolitan University LiSPACE
*Council Member of the HK Arts Development Council
*Chairman of Arts & Promotion Committee of HK Arts Development Council
*Vice-Chairman of HKADC Xiqu Group
Professor Karen Chan, JP. is Executive Director of German Pool Group Company Ltd and Founder of cultural fashion brand Sparkle Collection. Prof. Chan holds double degrees in Business Administration and Economics from University of Washington, MA degree in Education from New York University, MSc degree in Marketing from CUHK, and Honorary Fellowship from Vocational Training Council. Prof. Chan is also Adjunct Professor of HKBU-School of Business, Adjunct Professor of HSUHK-School of Humanities and Social Science and School Advisor of HKMU(LiSPACE).
Karen is responsible for the entire business development and marketing of the three brands of the group, including German Pool, SPARKLE COLLECTION and Happy Kitchen Café & Bar. Under Karen's leadership, German Pool successfully developed its O2O business in 2015, boldly expanding the Group's digital footprint onto various international e-commerce platforms. She flexibly merges traditional and emerging digital promotion platforms, integrating Online to Offline sales channels, and insightfully utilises digital marketing media and social media to strengthen the brand's corporate image and consumer popularity, establishing German Pool as a market-leading household name.
Prof. Chan’s accolades include FHKI Young Industrialist Award (2009), APEC Young Women Innovator Award (2013), Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award (2014), HKWPEA Outstanding Women Professionals and Entrepreneurs Award (2017), JESSICA Most Successful Women Award (2020), APCIA HK Cultural & Creative Industries Award (2021), GBA Outstanding Young Entrepreneurs Award - Cultural and Creative and Golden Bauhinia Women Entrepreneur Award – Art & Culture (2022), HKDA Brand Design Awards and HKET Excellence Awards - Excellence in Leading Fashion and Cultural Enterprise (2023), HKCHC Linking Innovation To Creative Industries Award - Culture and Art (2024).