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Malcolm Wood

This article is about the British-Chinese restaurateur. For the English cricketer, see Malcolm Woods.

Malcolm Wood is a British-Chinese entrepreneur and restaurateur,[1][2] in 2023, Wood was voted one of Asia's Most Influential People[3] He is the Founder and Managing Director of Steelhead Group[4] and Maximal Concepts,[5] a restaurant and hospitality group best known for its flagship restaurant brand, Mott 32. He has been involved in documentary films about environmental issues, including A Plastic Ocean and The Last Glaciers.[2]

Malcolm Wood
Born
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Occupation
Known forCo-founder of Maximal Concepts & Far North Productions
TitleManaging Director

Early life and education

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Wood was born in Taipei, Taiwan and is of Chinese and English heritage.[6] He spent his early years in Taiwan,[2] but lived in multiple places throughout his childhood, including Hong Kong, India, Italy, Canada, and London. He attended university at the University of Bristol in England,[7] and has earned degrees in finance and financial law.[8]

Career

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While still in university, he met Matt Reid, and the two formed a business partnership in hospitality which has spanned 20 years.[7] A few years later, they founded Maximal Concepts in 2011.[9] They opened their first restaurant under the Maximal Concepts umbrella, Blue Butcher,[6] that year in Hong Kong.[10] Through Maximal Concepts in 2014, Wood co-founded Mott 32, a Cantonese restaurant also based in Hong Kong.[11] After winning Inside Festival's World Interior of the Year Award in 2014,[12] the restaurant brand has since expanded with locations in Las Vegas ,[13]Cebu,[14] Dubai,[15] Seoul, Bangkok,[16] Vancouver,[17] and Singapore,[2] with a new venue opening in Toronto[18][19][20] in April 2024. Around the world, Mott 32 has won multiple awards for its interiors[21][22] and signature cuisine,[23] often named as the best high-end Cantonese cuisine.[24] As of 2024, the restaurant group has developed over 40 other brands, including Brick House, Limewood, Stockton, Sip Song and John Anthony.[10]

He is passionate about sustainability and finding the balance between doing good and doing business[25] and appears regularly on podcasts talking about business[26] and sustainability.[27] Dedicated to Environmentalism,[8] in 2019, he was named a member of the United Nations Environment Programme's climate change awareness campaign, Mountain Heroes.[28] He also sits on several conservationist boards including the Plastic Oceans Foundation[29] and Hong Kong Shark Foundation. He is currently an athlete and brand ambassador for the apparel company, Arc'teryx,[8] and watch company, Vacheron Constantin.

Personal life

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Wood is married to Sandra Wood and has two children.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Malcolm G. Wood". Malcolm G. Wood. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ^ a b c d Wood, Malcolm (17 January 2020). "Malcolm Wood: A restaurateur, entrepreneur and extreme adventurer rolled into one". Business Times (Interview). Interviewed by Jamie Ee. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ Asia, Tatler. "Malcolm Wood". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  4. ^ "Best Sustainable Gifts in Asia - Green Is The New Black". Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  5. ^ Huang, Sarah. "Mott 32's Celebration of Migration through Food". Hyphen Magazine. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b Wood, Malcolm (13 May 2020). "Are Restaurants Able to Sustain And Adapt Post Covid-19?" (Interview). Interviewed by Jyy Wei. Unreserved Media. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b Wood, Malcolm (20 June 2016). "Maximal Concepts boss Malcolm Wood dreams of delivering luxury Chinese fare and Mexican street food to a global audience". South China Morning Post (Interview). Interviewed by Tracy Furniss. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c Wood, Malcolm (10 February 2020). "This extreme sports enthusiast/restauranteur can go without food for days" (Interview). Interviewed by Tracy Lee. CNA. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. ^ Wong, Kelis (26 February 2016). "Members only". The Standard. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ a b Chan, Bernice (15 May 2019). "Fourfold rent rise in eight years kills Hong Kong steakhouse Blue, formerly Blue Butcher". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. ^ Lo, Karen (21 March 2014). "Mott 32 Restaurant Opens in Hong Kong's Central District". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Hong Kong restaurant by Joyce Wang wins World Interior of the Year". Dezeen. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  13. ^ Newsdesk (7 January 2019). "Mott 32 Opens First US Location at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas". Travel Agent Central.
  14. ^ Garcia, Joseph Emmanuel (2023-04-03). "Fili Hotel's Mott 32 restaurant launches lunch menu offering". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  15. ^ "Mott 32 in Dubai promises Chinese gastronomy like you've never experienced before". gulfnews.com. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  16. ^ "Worth the wait, and the price". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  17. ^ Wood, Malcolm (15 August 2019). "Malcolm Wood talks Mott 32's dramatic departure from Chinese cuisine". Lifestyle Asia (Interview). Interviewed by Jasmine Tay. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  18. ^ Lucas, Taylor (2023-12-21). "7 highly anticipated restaurants expected to open in Toronto in 2024". Curiocity. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  19. ^ Commisso, Erica (2024-02-27). "These are the buzziest restaurant openings in Toronto in 2024". View the VIBE. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  20. ^ "5 famous restaurant brands coming to Toronto in 2024". www.blogto.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  21. ^ "Mott 32". restaurantandbardesignawards.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  22. ^ "Mott 32". Lifestyle Asia Bangkok. 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  23. ^ "Best Fine Dining, MOTT 32". Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  24. ^ "The Best High-End Cantonese Fare at MOTT 32". The Sybarite. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  25. ^ "Adventurer, Entrepreneur, Environmentalist⁠—Mott 32's Malcolm Wood Balances Doing Good and Doing Business". MONTECRISTO. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  26. ^ #15 Malcolm Wood - Serial Entrepreneur of 35+ Businesses, Filmmaker of A Plastic Ocean & The Last Glaciers, on Why Success Is A Team Sport, 2021-01-13, retrieved 2024-02-28
  27. ^ "How can we eat more sustainably?, The Menu 599 - Radio". Monocle. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  28. ^ "Meet UN Environment's new Mountain Hero Malcolm Wood". United Nations Environment Programme. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  29. ^ "Malcolm Wood". Plastic Oceans International. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  30. ^ Whitehead, Kate. "Climate change documentary maker and restaurateur's worlds collide - his group shuts steakhouse and makes plant-based Chinese fine-dining menu". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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