What makes Hong Kong CEOs are billed as topnotch leaders

Is MBA the secret?

Unlike a typical CEO in other Asia Pacific markets, Hong Kong CEOs are more likely to have graduated from an overseas university (82.4%) than from a local institution (17.6%). In comparison, 36.7% of Asia Pacific CEOs received a degree from an overseas university.

According to a release from Qlik, a leader in user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), has today launched a new QlikView application that presents the anatomy of a typical Chief Executive Officer (CEO) based in Hong Kong and across the Asia Pacific.

The release noted that among academic destinations, the United States claimed the top spot (30%) and Harvard ranking as the number one choice for overseas universities followed by the University of Pennsylvania, University of San Francisco, and INSEAD.

Here's more from Qlik:

The leading local universities were Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the University of Hong Kong. Business was the most popular academic major.

In addition, 30% of local CEOs took an MBA, which is higher than the Asia Pacific average (23%).

The majority of CEOs in Hong Kong have been CEOs for less than five years (60%) and were not previously CEOs (12.5%).

They are also likely to hail from the property (25%) and business services (20%) industries.