Irene Chiu

Irene Chiu is the SVP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at MicroPort Orthopedics, a subsidiary of MicroPort Scientific (0854 HKSE). She has an exceptional track record in the legal field spanning over 24 years. Irene oversees MicroPort Orthopedics’ legal affairs, IP strategies, and compliance program globally. She sits on boards of North America, Latin America, EMEA and APAC subsidiaries.  Prior to MicroPort, Ms. Chiu held multiple C-suite level positions, including VP, General Counsel at GCA Therapeutics; Managing Director, General Counsel at NAL Pharmaceuticals Ltd.; and Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel at Systagenix Wound Management (a divestiture of J&J, and later as part of Acelity/3M). Previously, she was an experienced international corporate attorney (with finance / accounting background) with international law firms Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and Hodgson Russ LLP. She was also associated with the Economic Crimes Divisions at the US Attorney’s Office, DC (intern) and the Hong Kong legislator (extern). Irene is a licensed attorney in NJ and NY, and a qualified solicitor in the UK. She holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration (Accounting/Finance) from State University of NY at Buffalo, a Certificate in Financial Management from Cornell University, and Certificates of Healthcare Compliance (North America, APAC, and LATAM) from Seton Hall Law School.

Irene is fluent in Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) and possesses knowledge of Japanese. She is active in the community and serves on the board of trustees for the Princeton Charter School and the board of the Tennessee Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She is an activist for DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) and women’s rights and is a member of the Asian American Bar Association of NY, NJ Women Lawyers Association, Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA), and National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She currently resides in Princeton with her husband and two children.