Annie Lin Tao

Strategic Advisor


Hong Kong

Tel : 852.3101.1561
Fax : 852.3585.1233

Email : annie.tao@mcmillan.ca
VCard : vcard

Professional Experience Annie Lin Tao serves as Strategic Advisor in the Hong Kong office. Annie provides practical advice to clients on opportunities in Asia and Canada involving M&A, capital markets and private equity, foreign investment and commercial transactions. Serving in a client relationship partner capacity, she is focused on ensuring that clients have a responsive and rewarding relationship with McMillan. With her extensive connections and strong understanding of Asian and Western cultures, Annie is ideally positioned to provide clients with introductions to successful business partners and opportunities.

Annie has extensive knowledge of the global market place especially with regard to China, and brings over 15 years of experience in the finance and strategic business development field. She works closely with government and quasi-government officials, banks and business associations in Asia and North America. She is an accomplished public speaker, having spoken at many conferences in Hong Kong and throughout Mainland China, Canada and the United States.

Annie is the former Head of Business Development, Asia Listings for the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. During her time with the TMX Group, Annie established its Chinese business development practice, and very successfully developed the positioning of the TSX name in China. In addition, Annie has prior experience working for various U.S. and Canadian law firms in both China and Canada, an investment banking firm and a global consultancy firm.

She is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Special Recognition

  • Honorary member of Canadian-Chinese Professional Accountants Association

Media Mentions

  • Mentioned - "Go West, until you get to the Far East", Calgary Herald, September 14, 2011
  • Interviewed - "Mandarin Profile - Annie Lin Tao", Fairchild TV, 2010
  • Interviewed - "TSX in China - Chinese companies accessing North American Capital" China Securities Daily, 2008
  • Interviewed - "Successful Chinese-Canadian businesswoman - Annie Lin Tao", Omni TV, 2008

publications and presentations
September 2010
North America Capital Markets
Speaker, Seminar, Hong Kong Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, Hong Kong
September 2010
A Global Market for your Company
Speaker, Seminar, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong
July 2010
China Investment Opportunity Conference
Panel Member, Global Hunter Securities, San Francisco
2008
A Capital Opportunity - Gateway to North America
Moderator and Speaker, TSX China Roadshows, 2005 - 2008


  • business law
    • corporate governance
  • China
    • 中国业务
  • international trade
    • international trade successes
  • mergers & acquisitions
  • securities
    • corporate governance
    • public markets mergers & acquisitions
  • communications
  • entertainment & sports
  • financial institutions/financial services
    • investment dealers
    • mutual funds
  • forestry / paper products
  • mining / natural resources
  • real estate

  • Canadian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong
China Foreign Studies University,