Yvonne Chan

Yvonne Chan is the Chief Operating Officer of China Duty Free Group (CDFG), the country’s leading duty-free operator. She brings over 30 years of executive leadership in the luxury retail and brand sector across China and the Asia Pacific region.

Yvonne’s distinguished career includes a 15-year tenure at Burberry Asia Pacific, where she held several senior roles, including Senior Vice President for Partners Business Asia Pacific encompassing fashion and beauty China, and Vice President for Southeast Asia & Asia Travel Retail playing a key role in strategic channel development and category growth. She has also served as President of Asia Pacific for MCM Fashion Group, and Managing Director for a portfolio of luxury beauty brands, including Diptyque, Byredo, Eve Lom and Space NK, which are under the management of Manzanita Capital. Most recently Yvonne was President of Greater China for Swarovski, where she led the company’s brands transformation and channel revitalisation strategy.

Her expertise spans global brand strategy, omnichannel retail transformation, market expansion and travel retail innovation. Yvonne currently oversees CDFG’s core strategic operations, including overseas expansion and integrated retail, positioning the company at the forefront of the evolving duty-free landscape, particularly in light of the pivotal developments within the Hainan Free Trade Port.