Manufacturing / Plant Management - Tony Mok

I have been working in Lee Kum Kee for more than 25 years, and I’m now the General Manager Xinhui Plant and Huangpu Plant. When I joined the Company, I started as an officer trainee in the Manufacturing Function. Today, I manage a team of nearly 3,000 people. Over the years, I have had the opportunities to work on different projects in our plants in Hong Kong, Malaysia and US. The way I handle work and look at problems has evolved a lot compared to the past.

Witnessing first-hand the tremendous changes in Lee Kum Kee’s soy sauce manufacturing process has been the most unforgettable experience throughout my career. During its soy sauce manufacturing history of less than 20 years, Lee Kum Kee has advanced from traditional fermentation techniques in earthenware crocks to utilizing the world-class Rotary Type Koji Making Machine to produce soy sauce. As a pioneer of the industry, the Company was the first to have introduced functional soy sauce. The Company’s culture of putting quality first and the philosophy of Si Ri Ji Ren (Considering Others’ Interests) have contributed to a large part of its today’s success. With these in mind, I have learned to set stricter standards and become more persistent in work. I am proud to be a part of Lee Kum Kee. Looking forward, I hope to bring about forward-looking ideas to the Company within my scope of responsibility and take the Company’s business to a new level.

If I had to describe myself using a product of the Company, I would choose soy sauce. Good soy sauce must go through the koji making in the early stage and the subsequent koji discharge step. It is similar to my experience at Lee Kum Kee: I was trained in different Functions and personally worked in the frontline early on. The accumulation of experience takes time and cannot be rushed – it has taken me more than 20 years of hard work to reach my current position. I always give the same advice to my colleagues: learn industriously, walk the talk to gain hand-on experience in the frontline, and be a role model. That is how you earn admiration and respect from others.