Malcolm Wood Explained

Malcolm Wood
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Alma Mater:University of Bristol
Known For:Co-founder of Maximal Concepts & Far North Productions
Managing Director

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]

Early life and education

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

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 and sustainability.[26] Dedicated to Environmentalism,[8] in 2019, he was named a member of the United Nations Environment Programme's climate change awareness campaign, Mountain Heroes.[27] He also sits on several conservationist boards including the Plastic Oceans Foundation[28] 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

Wood is married to Sandra Wood and has two children.[29]

Notes and References

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

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