STEVE LEUNG
President | Founder
President of IFI - International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers - USA
Founder of SLD Group Holdings - Hongkong
HONGKONG
Mr. Leung Chi Tien Steve (梁志天) is the Founder and a Director of each of SLD Group Holdings, SLDL, SLAL, Steve Leung & Yoo (SLY), Steve Leung Hospitality (SLH), Steve Leung Exchange (SLX), Steve Leung Lifestyle (SLL) and Everyday Living (EDL). Steve is mainly responsible for the brand building, market development and strategic planning of our Group, as well as creative design of our key projects.
Mr. Leung is a leading architect, interior and product designer in Hong Kong with over 30 years of experience in the interior design and decorating services and architecture industries. Steve's works reflect the projects' unique characters with his contemporary touch, taking inspirations from the Asian culture and arts. Prior to establishing the Group in 1997, Steve served as an assistant architect of Wong & Ouyang & Associates from 1981 to 1983, and was responsible for office/commercial and residential projects. He worked as a building surveyor of the Building Development Department of Hong Kong from 1983 to 1986 and the Buildings and Lands Department of Hong Kong from April 1986 to June 1986. Steve was a director of Architects and Designers Co. Limited (later known as C D U Architects, Planners Limited.), an architectural and urban planning consultancy, from 1987 to 1990, responsible for architecture and interior design advisory. He also established LKI Development Limited (later known as Leung & Chow Architects Planners Limited), an architectural and urban planning consultancy, in 1990 where he was a director, responsible for architecture and interior design advisory.
Mr. Leung obtained a bachelor of arts degree in architectural studies, a bachelor of architecture degree and a master of science degree in urban planning from the University of Hong Kong. He became a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Architects in 1983, an Authorised Person (List of Architects) in 1994, and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners in 1992. He became a registered architect since 1991. He is also a fellow member of the Hong Kong Interior Design Association and a member of the Hong Kong Designers Association. In 2013, Mr. Leung was appointed as an executive officer of the design professional committee of China National Interior Decoration Association. He was elected as the President on the IFI Executive Board from 2017 to 2019 of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers. In 2016, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of C Foundation.
Mr. Leung also assumes several social positions including the adjunct professor of The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education and a member of the board of directors of Hong Kong Design Centre. Mr. Leung was also recognised as an honorary fellow of Vocational Training Council in 2016.